UC San Diego. John Muir College Office of the Provost Records, 1964-2019 (RSS 1120)

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The John Muir College Office of the Provost records document the administration, committees, policies and procedures, educational programs and courses, buildings and physical planning, and student life. This includes administrative files, event materials, publications, and produced works.

John Muir College was the second college to be founded at UC San Diego and admitted its first students in 1967. Named after John Muir (1883-1914) environmentalist, writer, and founder of the Sierra Club; the college emphasizes individual choice and responsibility, as well as encourages awareness of environmental issues, preservation, and sustainability. This includes flexible education requirements, allowing students to select courses fitting their individual goals.

The designs for Second College began in 1963, as part of the original campus plans for several semi-autonomous colleges within the larger UC San Diego campus. John Stewart was appointed as the founding Provost of Second College in 1965. While the physical planning for the college had been established early on, Stewart had a large role in planning its focus, mission, and curriculum. In 1966, Second College was official renamed John Muir College after receiving UC Regents approval. During its early years, the college was housed in buildings on the Matthews campus, formally a Marine camp. Muir College moved to its current location in 1970.

At UC San Diego, Provosts serve as the academic and administrative leader of their college and are responsible for overseeing curriculum, faculty, programs and activities related to college life, acting as the college's representative, and serving on several campus-wide committees.

Provosts of Muir College have included: John L. Stewart (1965-1987), Patrick J. Ledden (1987-2003), Susan Kirkpatrick (Acting Provost, 2003-2004), Susan Smith (2005-2013), Stuart Brody (Acting Provost. 2007), John Moore (2013-2018), and Wayne K. Yang (2018-current).

The John Muir College Office of the Provost records document the administration, committees, policies and procedures, educational programs and courses, buildings and physical planning, events, and student life.

Arranged in three series: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 2) EVENTS, and 3) PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCED WORKS.

John Stewart papers. MSS 614. Special Collections and Archives, UC San Diego Library.

For additional related material, see UC San Diego. Office of the Chancellor Subject Files, RSS 1. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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ADMINISTRATIVE FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES: Records pertaining to the administration and academic programs of the college; including publicity and outreach materials, buildings and physical planning, committees, reports, educational initiatives, and course planning. Arranged alphabetically.

Box 1 Folder 1
Articles and newspaper clippings, 1965-1986

Buildings and physical planning

Box 1 Folder 3
Building 2A (G), Second College detailed project program, 1964 April 30
Box 1 Folder 2
Building Advisory Committee (BAC), 2008
Box 1 Folder 4-6
Getty grant for historic resources inventory - Proposal, correspondence, meeting minutes, and final inventory, 2007-2009

Includes John Muir College historic resources inventory and preservation plan (2008 December), which surveys the buildings on campus and their historical context.

John Muir College historic resources inventory and preservation plan, 2008
Box 1 Folder 7-8
Muir College apartments #4217 - Detailed project program and schematic design narrative, 2008
Box 1 Folder 9
Muir College apartments design meetings - Correspondence, agendas, minutes, and budgets, 2008-2009
Box 2 Folder 1
Photographs of buildings and architecture, ca. 1968-1998

Includes images of campus construction.

Box 2 Folder 2
Physical and master planning - Talk and supporting documents by Robert Mosher, 2005

Includes copies of earlier documents.

Box 2 Folder 3-4
Revelle and Muir Colleges neighborhood planning study, 2004-2006

Includes Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) materials.

Box 2 Folder 5
By-laws of the faculty of John Muir College, ca. 1975
Box 2 Folder 6
College committees list and descriptions, ca. 1982-1990
Box 2 Folder 7
College constitution, 1981 April 8
Box 2 Folder 8
College logos, undated
College logos and designs, ca. 1970-1990

Educational initiatives and courses

Box 2 Folder 9
An undergraduate academic plan for the Second College, undated
Box 10 Folder 1
Contemporary Issues (CI22) - Panel discussion on sexuality (7" reel-to-reel), undated

Panel includes Baratta.

Box 2 Folder 10
Course and lecture programs and booklets, 1980-1986

Includes Contemporary Issues (CI) courses and public lectures.

Box 2 Folder 11-14
Dartmouth College Exchange Program - Correspondence, flyers, and publicity, 1969-1990

Includes letter from Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) agreeing to meet Dartmouth exchange students (1970).

Box 3 Folder 1-8
Dartmouth College Exchange Program - Correspondence, flyers, publicity, course materials and syllabi, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks with photographs, 1990-2006
Box 3 Folder 9
Education requirements and academics, ca. 1970-1997
Box 3 Folder 10
Muir 192: Muir Architecture/Getty Grant senior seminar, 2008
Box 4 Folder 1-2
Wilderness and Human Values course, 1973-1990

This course was developed in response to student interest and was originally designed by both students and faculty. It represents Muir College’s core values focusing on the environment, sustainability, and preservation. Designed as an interdisciplinary course, in the early years guest lecturers were invited from various fields. Over the years, the course has been identified as CI20, CI96, CI98, and ENVR 140. Included here are course approvals, descriptions, syllabi, exam materials, and course booklets.

Box 11 Folder 1-15
Wilderness and Human Values course (CI20), lecture recordings (fifteen audiocassettes), 1984-1985

Some tapes do not have individual lecture dates recorded; original order of tapes at the time of transfer was maintained.

Box 4 Folder 3
John Muir research correspondence, 1967-1978
Box 4 Folder 4
John Muir Week Committee, 1979

Includes event flyers.

Muir College Archive materials, part 1, 1993-2007

Material was compiled by Muir College.

Muir College Archive materials, part 2, 1993-2007

Material was compiled by Muir College.

Box 4 Folder 5-7
Muir College historical documents, 1966-1986

Compiled by the Provost's Office. Includes early faculty and fellows list, correspondence, early planning documents, committee materials, and reports.

Muir College residential life - House Advisors (HA), 1996-2006

Includes photographs, events, and newspaper clippings.

Muir College residential life - Resident Deans, 2002-2008

Includes photographs, administrative history, and interview.

Box 4 Folder 8
Organizational chart, ca. 1970-1990

Photographs

Box 4 Folder 9-11
Muir College Provosts, staff, and academic advising, ca. 1980-2008

Includes images of Patrick Ledden.

Box 5 Folder 1
Student life and buildings, ca. 1970-1999
Box 5 Folder 2
Program Review Committee (PRC) Contingency Planning Task Group final report, 1979 December

John Stewart served on the committee.

Box 5 Folder 3
Proposed marketing plan for UCSD's Enrollment Management Team, 1980 January 9
Box 5 Folder 4
Publicity - Muir College history write-ups, undated
Box 5 Folder 5
Report on the Warner Springs Conference on Drama in the University, 1966
Box 5 Folder 6
Responsibilities of the Provost, 1973 April 18
Box 5 Folder 7
Tenth Year Study - A Review...An Evaluation, 1968-1978

Study on John Muir College.

EVENTS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) EVENTS: Documenting college anniversaries, commencements, orientations, lectures, and other significant events. Includes planning materials, speeches, publicity, photographs and albums, scrapbook, and audiovisual recordings. Arranged alphabetically.

Box 5 Folder 8
30th Anniversary - Muir trivia, ca. 1998
Box 2 Folder FB-427
30th Anniversary - Scrapbook, ca. 1998

Includes earlier materials from 1967 onwards.

40th Anniversary

Box 6 Folder 2
The Architecture of Muir College: A 40th Anniversary Forum photographs, 2008 April
Box 12 Folder 2-7
The Architecture of Muir College: A 40th Anniversary Forum (six mini-DV tapes), ca. 2008

Unedited footage.

Box 5 Folder 9
Brochure and flyers, 2008
Box 11 Folder 16-17
An Evening with John Muir, featuring Lee Stetson (two audiocassettes), 1987 April 9-10

Part of CI20. Includes Stetson rapping to class.

Box 5 Folder 10
Caledonian Society - Publicity materials for annual banquet, 1990-1991
Box 11 Folder 21
Caledonian Society speaker (audiocassette), 2005 January

Commencements and convocations

Box 5 Folder 9-16
Booklets, invitations, speeches, and photographs, 1967-2019
Box 9 Folder 8
Muir College commencement recording (VHS), 2005
Box 10 Folder 3
Muir College convocation recording (7" reel-to-reel), undated
Box 10 Folder 2
Robert Penn Warren address on "The Uses of the Past," John Muir College convocation (7" reel-to-reel), 1967 October 6
Box 5 Folder 17
David Marc Belkin Memorial Lecture publicity materials, 1985-1989
Box 10 Folder 4-5
David Marc Belkin Memorial Lecture recordings (seven 7" reel-to-reel), 1979-1983

Lectures on conservation and environmental studies. Includes the 1979 inaugural lecture by Peter Matthiessen on "The American Indian and Wilderness," as well as other lectures by David Brower (1980), Wallace Stegner (1981), Edward Abbey (1982), and David Western (1983).

Box 11 Folder 18-20
Environmental Visions for San Diego County: A Celebration of John Muir College conference (three audiocassettes), 1998 April 24

Conference was held as part of Muir's 30th Anniversary celebrations. Recordings are split into three panel discussions: local biodiversity issues, the environment and the media, and local environmental policy. Featured speakers include Ted Case, Robert Gottlieb, Dale Jamieson, Scott LaFee, Duncan McFetridge, Oliver Ryder, Michael Soule, Diane Takvorian, and Douglas Wheeler.

Box 5 Folder 18
Events - Miscellaneous flyers, programs, and invitations, ca. 1967-1994
Box 6 Folder 1
Events - Slides, 1984-2000

Slides include images of sporting events, parades, performances, classroom images, and portraits of students.

Box 7 Folder FB-459
John Muir Week posters, 1979, 1989

Includes event flyers.

Box 6 Folder 3
Leadership retreat photographs, ca. 1983-1984
Box 10 Folder 6
Lute recital: Robert Barto, Mandeville Center (two 7" reel-to-reel), 1976 May 10
Box 6 Folder 4
Mandeville Center Festival program, 1983
Box 6 Folder 5-7
Muir College Alumni Day, 1997, 2007-2008
Box 6 Folder 8
Muir College Family Weekend flyer, 1997
Box 6 Folder 9-12
Muir College orientation, 1967-1968, 1976-1983

Includes photograph album (1979-1983).

Box 7 Folder 1-9
Muir College orientation, 1979-1997

Includes photographs for 1983 and 1984 orientations.

Box 12 Folder 1
Talk on the environment, pollution, and government policies (audiocassette), undated

Labeled "EPP."

Box 7 Folder 10
Undergraduate Arts Festival exhibit catalogs, 1983-1985
Box 7 Folder 11
The UC San Diego Muir Musical: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying , 2003

Includes tickets and program.

Box 7 Folder 12
Unolympics - Slides, ca. 1999
Box 7 Folder 13
Welcome Week booklet, 2017
Box 7 Folder 14
The Wizard of Muir - Third Annual House Advisor Musical, 1984

Includes brochure and song lyrics.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCED WORKS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCED WORKS: Includes newsletters, handbooks, academic planner and calendars, program evaluations, brochures, and video recordings. Materials document policies and procedures within Muir College. Arranged alphabetically.

Box 7 Folder 15
Academic handbook, 1976-1978
Box 8 Folder 1-2
Academic planner, 1987-1995
Box 8 Folder 3
Anniversary calendars, 1987-1988, 1992-1993
Box 8 Folder 4
Cement City News , 1975 December 4

Volume 1, issue 2.

Box 8 Folder 5
Changes in background and attitude of Muir College freshmen between 1968 and 1984, 1985 November
Box 8 Folder 6
The First Catalogue , ca. 1970-1980

Produced by the Student Educational Change and Development Center (SECDC), which was a student ran group housed at Muir College.

Box 8 Folder 7
Great expectations - Muir College brochures, 1980, 1985
Box 8 Folder 8
John Muir College spring leadership manual, 2001 May 5

Compiled by the Muir College Leadership Retreat Committee.

Box 8 Folder 9
Learning and living at Muir: 2015-2016 guide to John Muir College, 2015
Box 8 Folder 10
Muir College bookmark, undated
Box 8 Folder 11
Muir College Council Newsletter , 1988 January 25
Box 8 Folder 12
Muir College general education requirements and course descriptions, 1988-1989, 1997, 2000-2001
Box 8 Folder 13
Muir College housing brochure, 1994-1997
Box 8 Folder 14
Muirall , 1979-1992
Box 8 Folder 15
Parents Fund brochure, 1970-1971
Box 8 Folder 16
Parents' handbook, 1974-1995
Box 8 Folder 17
Parents' newsletter, 1986-1988
Box 9 Folder 8
Patrick Ledden: A Gentle Man Remembered (VHS), 2004

Produced by UCSD-TV (#8526).

Box 8 Folder 18
Residential life handbook, 1971-1979

Earlier handbooks are titled "Residence Hall handbook" and "Resident student handbook."

Box 9 Folder 1-2
Residential life handbook, 1984-1999
Box 9 Folder 8
Richard E. Shore presents "John Muir and the 1,000 Mile walk: An Introduction" (VHS), 1996

Recreation of naturalist John Muir by Shore, with cover design by M. Roides. Approximate running time 10 minutes.

Box 9 Folder 3
Stewart, John L. Lines found under a stone in the High Sierras, undated

Poem about John Muir College.

Box 9 Folder 4-5
Student handbook, 1968, 1982-1997
Box 9 Folder 6
The Tramp: Muir Environmental Corps Quarterly Newsletter , 2004-2012
Box 9 Folder 7
Transfer handbook, 2015-2016