University Archives: Major Formats - Photographs

The University Archives holds approximately 80,000 images of the UCI campus that document a wide array of subjects, including people, buildings, and events.

Selected Printed Materials

While not actually photographs, yearbooks are often useful sources for images.

• Anthology
  Each volume of the UCI yearbook contains approximately 500 images and includes student portraits and photographs of events, faculty, staff, and buildings. No yearbooks were published in 1968-1975. There is no index.
• The Cortex
  The yearbook of the California College of Medicine and the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons contains approximately 500 images in each volume. There is no index.

Selected Archival Collections

Archival collections are described in detail in searchable, online finding aids in the Online Archive of California. Follow the links below to view the complete finding aid.

• Early Campus Photograph Albums (AS-056)
  372 black and white photographs documenting UCI's first decade, including aerial and landscape views of the campus and Irvine Ranch area, construction of major campus buildings, scenes from daily campus life, and significant events and people from early campus history, such as Chancellor Aldrich’s inauguration, the first commencement and President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s dedication of the campus.
• Communications Department Photographs (AS-061)
  More than 65,000 photographs depicting campus events, places, services, and people. These include campus buildings, campus scenes showing student activities, athletic teams, and student groups. This collection has not yet been organized; please contact us for more information.
• Anton Ercegovich Slides of the University of California, Irvine (AS-054)
  Approximately 1,125 slides from 1963-1976 featuring the dedication of the UCI site, the construction of UCI buildings, the inauguration of Chancellor Aldrich, the first day of classes, and general campus scenes.
• Beth Koch Photographs of the University of California, Irvine (AS-051)
  Approximately 15,000 images taken by Beth Koch on the UCI from 1963 to 1984. Includes School of the Arts performances as well as portraits, landscapes, and other significant events and people.
• Yearbook Photographs (AS-065)
  Approximately 4,000 images taken by yearbook photographers of UCI events, students, faculty, staff, and buildings between 1989 and 1995. This collection has not yet been organized; contact us for more information.
• Construction Photographs (AS-106)
  400 black-and-white images of campus buildings under construction during 1965-1970.  This collection has not yet been organized; contact us for more information.
• College of Medicine Photographs (AS-027, Series 7)
  Photographs of the UCI College of Medicine and its predecessors, the California College of Medicine, the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeon, and the Pacific College of Osteopathy. The subjects best represented include events, faculty, students, campus buildings, laboratories, and the staff, residents, and interns. This collection has not yet been organized; contact us for more information.