Abstract The Philip L Boyd papers contain materials related to the establishment and subsequent construction of the University of California, Riverside. The collection primarily consists of correspondence between former University of California Regent, Philip L. Boyd, and those individuals responsible for the development of the Riverside campus. Correspondents include members of the California legislature, community leaders, and university officials including Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, James H....

Abstract This collection is comprised of material pertaining tot he Citizens University Committee, a community group founded in 1948 to aid the development of a University of California campus in Riverside and to strengthen relations within the community. Includes membership records, development proposals for the University of California, Riverside campus, scholarship funds, and project books. Correspondence with Gordon B. Watkins, University of California, Riverside's first provost and Robert Gordon...

Abstract This collection contains reports, correspondence, minutes and other material which originated with or were transmitted to the University of California Riverside College of Letters & Science in the early years of UCR (1954-1969). Annual Reports of the various departments as well as minutes of Faculty meetings and of the Executive Committee are featured.The collection also includes a later accrual from the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) Dean's Office,...

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The collection consists of materials from Albert John Haight, the first Campus Architect for UC Riverside. Items in the collection include a certificate of appreciation from the American Institute of Architects, meeting minutes of the Association of University Archivists, correspondence, and article featuring Haight on the original five UCR campus buildings, and materials on the UCR Faculty Club that opened in 1967.

Abstract This collection contains correspondence, reports, and other material regarding the University of California (UC) Natural Reserve System, a network of protected natural areas throughout California that are administered by UC. Primarily includes material pertaining to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Natural Reserve System including the Box Springs Reserve, Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, Emerson Oaks Reserve, Motte Rimrock Reserve, James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve,...

Abstract This collection contains photographs, correspondence, military records, and other material pertaining to Earl R. Oatman, a Prisoner of War (POW) during World War II and Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of California, Riverside. Includes correspondence and documents related to Oatman’s experience as a POW in World War II, photographs of Oatman and family from childhood to adulthood, and manuscripts of Oatman's book titled Bataan: Only the Beginning....

Abstract This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, catalogs, pins, banners, negatives, correspondence, records, and other material regarding the University of California, Riverside, Office of Alumni & Constituent Relations, which serves to preserve and promote the relationships between UCR, its alumni, students and many external constituencies. Mostly contains information on past commencements, events which occurred in the news, and records of the UC Riverside Alumni...

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This collection contains newsletters, commentaries, correspondence, memorandums, dedications, awards, documents, and other material from the Office of the Chancellor at the University of California, Riverside, which is located in Hinderaker Hall. The bulk of the records consist of information on events, speeches, inaugurations at UCR and information about the three colleges at the University of California, Riverside.

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This collection contains minutes, memorandums, course descriptions, pamphlets, correspondence, degree lists, and other material regarding the Pest Management Program at the University of California, Riverside. Mostly contains information on the M.S. degree, courses, graduates, and other topics.

Abstract Tomás Rivera was born on December 22, 1935 in Crystal City, Texas. Rising from humble beginnings as the son of Mexican migrant farm workers, Rivera went to Southwest Texas State University, where he received his B.S. in English Education in 1958. Aiming higher, he returned to Southwest Texas State to get a Master's in Education in 1964 and then, in 1969, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in Romance Literatures. Rivera taught at the university level for many years at various...