Loma Prieta Earthquake. Ford's Department Store, Watsonville, damaged in the October 17 earthquake. 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Ford's Department Store, Watsonville, 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Santa Cruz Town Clock Tower stopped at the time of the earthquake 5:04 PM. 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Santa Cruz Town Clock Tower stopped at the time of the earthquake 5:04 PM, 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Hihn Building (1201 Pacific Avenue) damage, Lincoln Street, Santa Cruz, California. 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Hihn Building (1201 Pacific Avenue) damage, 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Building damage on Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California. 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Building damage on Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California, 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Gottschalks Department Store (formerly Leask's), 1405 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Gottschalks Department Store, Santa Cruz, 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Building damage on Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California. October 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Building damage on Pacific Avenue, 1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Building damage on Cooper Street, Santa Cruz, California. October 1989.

Loma Prieta Earthquake. Building damage on Cooper Street, Santa Cruz, 1989

Sinsheimer Labs: interior view of main staircase. 1989.

Sinsheimer Labs, main staircase, 1989

Women's Studies Library dedication at Kresge College: Bettina Aptheker, Akasha Hull, and Carolyn Martin Shaw. 1993.

Women's Studies Library dedication at Kresge College—(left to right) Professor of Women's Studies Bettina Aptheker, Professor of Women's Studies Akasha Hull, and Professor of Anthropology Carolyn Martin Shaw, 1993

Women of Color Conference, February 20, 1993. Poster.

Women of Color Conference, February 20, 1993

1992 African/Black Student Alliance Statewide Conference Poster.

African/Black Student Alliance Statewide Conference poster, 1992

Free Education Flyer. Sammy the Slug Behind Bars. Circa 2000s.

Free Education Flyer, Sammy the Slug Behind Bars, Circa 2000s.

Ad for UCSC Annual Fund. Featuring Chancellor Robert Stevens.

Ad for UC Santa Cruz Annual Fund featuring Chancellor Robert Stevens. Early 1990s

Safe Sex Health Awareness Week flyer with slugs. Circa 1980s.

Health Awareness Week flyer with slugs, circa 1980s

Condom Co-op flyer. UCSC HIV Prevention. Poster. 1994.

Condom Co-op flyer, 1994

Condom Courier : the newsletter of the Student AIDS Mobilization Condom Co-Op (Winter 1990; Vol. 1, No. 2)

Condom Courier: the newsletter of the Student AIDS Mobilization Condom Co-Op, Winter 1990

Oral Histories

Resources

  • Santa Cruz After the Earthquake: An Oral History: An audio archive of stories about the aftermath of Loma Prieta in downtown Santa Cruz.  These stories were collected in 2009 by Santa Cruz undergraduates and  Sarah Yahm, an instructor in the Community Studies department and an audio producer. These pieces can be listened to online but they are meant to be downloaded as a walking tour.