http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5q2nf145 No online items Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records Processed by Special Collections staff; latest revision A. Demeter Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3062 Fax: (805) 893-5749 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/ © 2009-2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Guide to the University of UArch 16 1 California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records, ca. 1955-2013 [bulk dates 1968-1989] Collection number: UArch 16 Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Processed by: Processed by Special Collections staff; latest revision A. Demeter Date Completed: Feb. 26, 2009 Latest revision: May 9, 2013 Encoded by: A. Demeter © 2009-2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records Dates: ca. 1955-2013 Bulk Dates: 1968-1989 Collection number: UArch 16 Creator: University of California, Santa Barbara. Arts and Lectures Collection Size: ca. 45 linear feet (57 document boxes, 12 oversize flat boxes, 369 audiotapes) and 1 map cabinet drawer. Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Abstract: The UCSB Arts and Lectures records contain individual files relating to lectures, performances, film series and other events arranged and/or sponsored by the committee, as well as general files on press releases, calendars and programs, and other materials. Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives, 24A (Series I-IV); 30B (Series V); Annex 2 (Series VI). Languages: English Access Restrictions None; Some materials stored off-site, advance notice required for retrieval. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation University of California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records. UArch 16. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Bulk of materials transferred from Arts and Lectures in 2004. Merged with other Arts and Lectures holdings in 2008. Audio merged from University Archives Recordings in 2010. Additional materials received periodically. Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains individual files relating to lectures, performances, film series and other events arranged and/or sponsored by Arts and Lectures (previously known as the Committee on Arts and Lectures), as well as general files on press Guide to the University of UArch 16 2 California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records releases, calendars and programs, a large collection of posters, and audio recordings of some events. Audiotapes from University Archives Recordings were added to this guide in 2010. The collection is generally arranged chronologically by school year. Arrangement Series I, Dated files, contains Arts and Lectures event and committee meeting files arranged chronologically. Files contain correspondence, publicity information, budgets, minutes, and other materials relating to individual events and committee proceedings. Arranged chronologically. Series II, Alphabetical film files, contains summaries of films shown by Arts and Lectures over the years arranged alphabetically by title (addition, April 2011). Series III, Related groups and events, contains flyers, calendars, etc. from groups such as the Santa Barbara Symphony and the Natural History Museum on related and/or cosponsored events. Series IV, Undated/miscellaneous files, contains general files on Regents' Lecturers, inactive correspondence with possible visiting lecturers and performers, undated flyers, programs, etc. Materials generally from 1957-1980. Series V, Oversize, contains posters, flyers, calendars and other oversize materials relating to Arts and Lectures events, arranged chronologically. Materials housed in boxes and map cabinet drawers. Series VI, Audio, contains open reel and cassette tapes of some Arts and Lectures-sponsored events, such as lectures, panels, interview, etc. Many but not all tapes have corresponding files. There are some discrepancies in lecture titles and/or dates between the audio and lecture files. Listed alphabetically by speaker/performer. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. University of California, Santa Barbara. Committee on Arts and Lectures University of California, Santa Barbara. Arts and Lectures Related Material Bound copies of Arts & Lectures events records from 1970 to 1978 shelved with the manuscript collection in University Archives, Departments. Also in University Archives: Public Information Office (PIO) Subject files, UArch 12 - Files on performances, concerts, etc. Department of Women's Physical Education scrapbooks, UArch 95 - Scrapbooks of dance concerts. Music Department collection, UArch 83. In Special Collections: Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions collection, Mss 18 - A few files on some CSDI programs cosponsored by Arts and Lectures. This collection is stored off-site, advance notice required for retrieval. Film Press Kit collection, PA Mss 39 - Many films featured in collection were shown by Arts and Lectures. This collection is stored off-site, advance notice required for retrieval. Arts & Lectures maintains a website with past and upcoming calendars of events: https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/ Series I. Dated files 1950-1960 Box 1: 1 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1956/57 Box 1: 2 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1957/58 Box 1: 3 Memos, budgets, etc., 1958/59 Box 1: 4 "Events and Committees, 1959/60-1968/69" 1960-1968 Box 1: 5 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1960/61 Box 1: 6 Memos, budgets, etc., 1960/61 Guide to the University of UArch 16 3 California, Santa Barbara, Arts and Lectures Records Series I. Dated files 1960-1968 Box 1: 7 Christopher Isherwood, Regents' Lecturer, "The Twentieth Century Literary Scene," Fall 1960 Box 1: 8 Africa series, Spring 1961 Box 1: 9 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1961/62 Box 1: 10 Memos, budgets, etc., 1961/62 Box 1: 11 Harold Clurman, Regents' Lecturer, "What Is Theatre About?" Spring 1962 Box 1: 12 George Gamow, Regents' Lecturer, "Modern Ideas in Science," Spring 1962 Box 1: 13 Rico Lebrun, Regents' Lecturer, "Problems of Style," Spring 1962 Box 1: 14 Ashley Montagu, Regents' Lecturer, "Anthropology and the New Image of Man," Spring 1962 Box 1: 15 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1962/63 Box 1: 16 Memos, budgets, etc., 1962/63 Box 1: 17 Minutes, 1962/63 Box 1: 18 Richard Edes Harrison, Regents' Lecturer, Fall 1962 Box 1: 19 Reuel Denney, Regents' Lecturer, "The Lonely Crowd Revisited," Spring 1963 Box 1: 20 Paul Tillich, Regents' Lecturer, "Religion and Politics," Spring 1963 Box 2: 1 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1963/64 Box 2: 2 Memos, budgets, etc., 1963/64 Box 2: 3 Minutes, 1963/64 Box 2: 4 H. D. F. Kitto, Regents' Lecturer, "The Odyssey," "The Orestes - Legend in Aeschylus," "The Orestes - Legend in Sophocles and Euripides" and "Thucydides's 'History of the Peloponnesian War'," Fall 1963 Box 2: 5 Margaret Mead, Regents' Lecturer, "Can We Have a Human Science?" and "Communication Across the Generations," Winter 1964 Box 2: 6 Rod Alexander, Regents' Lecturer, Spring 1964 Box 2: 7 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1964/65 Box 2: 8 Memos, budgets, etc., 1964/65 Box 2: 9 Minutes, 1964/65 Box 2: 10 Kenneth Burke, Regents' Lecturer, "Coriolanus and the Delights of Faction," Fall 1964 Box 2: 11 Abba Lerner, Regents' Lecturer, "Our Shrinking National Debt: Is It Too Small?" Fall 1964 Box 2: 12 Philip Wagner, Regents' Lecturer, "An Editor Looks at Politics" and "Is Federalism Worth Saving?" Fall 1964 Box 2: 13 Joseph von Sternberg film series, Spring 1965 Box 2: 14 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1965/66 Box 2: 15 Memos, budgets, etc., 1965/66 Box 2: 16 Minutes, 1965/66 Box 2: 17 Jacques Chailley, Regents' Lecturer, "Poulenc and the French Six," Fall 1965 Box 2: 18 Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, Regents' Lecturer, "The Old Economy of Salvation," Fall 1965 Box 3: 1 Wolf Mankowitz, Regents' Lecturer, "Christopher Marlowe's Faustus," Winter 1966 Box 3: 2 Edward Morehouse, Regents' Lecturer, "The Economics of Nuclear Electric Energy," Winter 1966 Box 3: 3 Alvin M. Weinberg, Regents' Lecturer, "Science and Public Policy" and "Nuclear Energy and Modern Technology," Winter 1966 Box 3: 4 Sidney Hook, Regents' Lecturer, "Intelligence and Human Rights," "Academic Freedom and Student Rights" and "The Quest for Security: Existentialism without Tears," Spring 1966 Box 3: 5 Paul Lazarsfeld, Haynes Foundation Lecturer, April 1966 Box 3: 6 Calendars, programs, flyers, etc., 1966/67 Box 3: 7 Memos, budgets, etc., 1966/67 Box 3: 8 Minutes, 1966/67 Box 3: 9 George Rickey, Regents' Lecturer, "Depersonalization