Ch. 15: The Formation of College Five and the Kindling of the Arts
Provost Page Smith Pastoral Letter. May 20, 1966
Fruit Room, created by Kim Boutelle (now Sigrid Jardin), Jonathan Boutelle, Philip Thompson, and Beatrice Thompson, 1969
Construction view of College Five (Porter), 1969
Construction view of College Five (Porter), 1969
College Five (Porter) dining hall, 1969
College Five (Porter) newsletter, June 1972
Art student, 1968
College Five (Porter) Photography Guild, 1970
Jack Zajac, Professor of Art, 1970
Robert L. Strini, Assistant Professor of Art, 1977
Student welding, 1975
Pottery studio, Merrill College, 1981
William Everson, Professor of Poetry, and Founder of Lime Kiln Press
Invitation to Publication Party for William Everson's Granite and Cypress book, Limekiln Press, February 15, 1976
Photo of Mind, Tongue, & Hand. Cowell Press, 1975
Oral History Audio Clip: Felicia Rice, Moving Parts Press, 2005
Chinquapin Literary Magazine poster, 1980s
Future site of Performing Arts building, 1967
Aristophanes' "The Congresswomen", all-male cast, 1970
Baroque woodwind quartet, 1970
Ruth Solomon, Professor of Theater Arts and Dance, 1980
Winter Dance Theater Concert, publicity still, 1989
"El burlador de Sevilla," unidentified set construction worker, 1985
UC Santa Cruz Gamelan, concert at Monterey Penninsula Museum of Art, 1985
UC Santa Cruz Gamelan, concert at Monterey Penninsula Museum of Art, 1985
Santa Cruz Youth Symphony and College Five (Porter) "Peter and the Wolf" performance poster. 1970s
"The Birds" poster. Performing Arts Theater. Directed by Audrey Stanley, Circa 1970s
Free Jazz. Campus Jazz Groups. College Five (Porter) Handmade Painted poster. Circa 1970s
Dance Theater Institute poster, 1978
John Cage lecture and reading poster. Performing Arts. January 25, 1980
"Waiting for the Muses: A Performance of Poetry by Audrey Stanley," April 13, 199
"An Evening with Tandy Beal" poster
Santa Cruz Writers Conference poster, College Five (Porter), 1979
College Five (Porter) Aesthetic Studies major brochure cover
All Slug Comics, 1976
Blunt Probe, May 1978
East Field House pool, 1992
KZSC Record Swap, circa 1992
Contributed Memory: College Five Graduation, 1974
KZSC Celebration invitation
1976 UCSC Documentary on Fine Arts
Produced by UCSC alumnus Denise Gallant and edited at NBC in Los Angeles the following year, where Denise worked in the news department as an editor.
Contributed by Denise Gallant, April 2020
Context and moment-by-moment description of UCSC Documentary on Fine Arts, 1976, Denise Gallant.
12 minute documentary on nearly 40 years of the Synopsis Video Synthesizer, designed by Rob Schafer, with video by Denise Gallant. The synth was invented at UC Santat Cruz, built in 1974-81, and was the only voltage controlled synth of its kind.Â
Video by Denise Gallant
Carolyn Atkinson, contributed memory
Archives--UCSC Library Special Collections
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz Records (UA 41)
- UCSC Poster Collection (UA 60): This collection contains posters produced by the University of California Santa Cruz for campus events. Most posters promote music and theater productions. Posters were produced by the Music, Theater Arts, Performing Arts as well as Arts & Lectures and various colleges.
Digital Exhibits
- “Shakespeare Santa Cruz.” Curated by UCSC Library CART fellows Megan Martenyi, LuLing Osofsky, and Alex Ullman.
Oral Histories
- The Cowell Press and its Legacy: 1973-2004
- "Everything was a Stage": An Oral History with Ruth Solomon, Founding UCSC Professor of Theater Arts and Dance
- Founding the Aesthetic Studies Major at UC Santa Cruz: An Oral History with Professor Pavel Machotka
- Picture to Picture: An Oral History with Photographer-Teacher Norman Locks
- Weaving Practice Into History: An Interview with Professor of Music Leta Miller
Books and articles
- Summary Report of Visiting Committee for the Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz: January 14-January 16, 1974. This report was written after an external review of the arts at UCSC. Available in the Dean E. McHenry Papers: UA 1: Box 128: Folder 5.