Ch. 2: Envisioning A New Campus of the University of California, 1956-1961

How Dean McHenry and Clark Kerr convinced Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown to support the 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education

Oral History Audio Clip: How Chancellor Dean McHenry and UC President Clark Kerr convinced Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown to support the 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education

University of California, Santa Cruz planning: UC Regents tour the site for UC Santa Cruz: principal architect Jack Wagstaff (driver), Librarian Donald Clark (right, front seat), with unidentified regents

UC Regents tour the site for UC Santa Cruz, 1962

University of California, Santa Cruz, dedication events: presentation of the Preliminary Master Physical Plan to the regents, at the First Congregational Church social hall on High Street: architect Ernest Kump (standing, left background), Clark Kerr, Donald McLaughlin (right) and other participants. 1964.

Presentation of the Preliminary Master Physical Plan to the UC Regents, 1964

UC Santa Cruz dedication events: Franklin Murphy, chancellor of UCLA, with regent William Forbes of Los Angeles, 1964

Contributed Memory: A piece of Clark Kerr history during the development of his Master Plan of Higher Education.

Contributed Memory: A piece of Clark Kerr history during the development of the Master Plan of Higher Education, from Julie Minnis

Photo of California Club key given to members by Dr. Clark Kerr

Contributed by Julie Minnis

Poster of People's Park, Berkeley

Contributed by Julie Minnis

Resources

University of California History--Digital Archives. Provides access to a growing collection of digitized historical documents, images and materials, along with past and current analysis on the history of the University of California.
University of California Timeline

Archives--UCSC Library Special Collections

Cowell Ranch Records MS 80. This collection contains various record books, ledgers, cash books, tax records and artifacts from the Cowell properties and businesses, Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company and Cowell Portland Cement Company.

Digital Exhibits

“An Uncommon Place.” Curated by emeriti professors James Clifford, Michael Cowan, Virginia Jansen, and emeritus campus architect Frank Zwart for the 50th Anniversary of UCSC.
“Chancellor Dean McHenry, the Political Mastermind behind UC Santa Cruz.” Curated by Regional History Director Irene Reti.
The Upper Quarry Ampitheater Curated by UCSC graduate student Christine Turk for UCSC Physical Planning and Construction.

Oral Histories

Books and Articles

Doyle, William. The Origin of UC Santa Cruz: 1957-1961, Activities Resulting in the Selection and Purchase of the Cowell Home Ranch, Santa Cruz County, California. (Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu.com, 2014). Available in the Special Collections.