Institutional History of UCSC

Parent: Regional History Project Oral Histories

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for July through October, 2026

ItemTitleTotal requestsDownloadView-only%Dnld
9636r3cjMichael Nauenberg, Professor of Physics: Recollections of UCSC, 1966-19963,437303,4070.9%
56h206hbAdding a Plank to the Bridge: Julia Armstrong-Zwart's Leadership at UC Santa Cruz2,420552,3652.3%
8787s3c9Peter Scott, Professor of Physics: Recollections of UCSC, 1966-19941,757421,7152.4%
20b91099Hayden White: Frontiers of Consciousness at UCSC1,374391,3352.8%
21r987zwMurray's Universe: An Oral History with UCSC Professor Murray Baumgarten, 1966-20141,048559935.2%
2n20r98mDonald T. Clark: Early UCSC History and the Founding of the University Library1,048529965.0%
3j5438d7"It Became My Case Study": Professor Michael Cowan's Four Decades at UC Santa Cruz96619976720.6%
3nf9m5prGrowth and Stewardship: Frank Zwart's Four Decades at UC Santa Cruz952808728.4%
37p6h827Creating a World-Class Graduate Program on a Unique Campus: An Oral History with John Wilkes, Founder of UCSC's Science Communication Program879398404.4%
21s8b7xcFrom the Ground Up: UCSC Professor Gary Griggs as Researcher, Teacher, and Institution Builder81614267417.4%
6s80c9v4G. William Domhoff: The Adventures and Regrets of a Professor of Dreams and Power80613667016.9%
5rq98388Harold A. Hyde: Recollections of Santa Cruz County748666828.8%
0r64t762James Clifford: Tradition and Transformation at UC Santa Cruz742576857.7%
949077n9Red Clay, Blue Hills: An Oral History of Professor John Brown Childs724456796.2%
5dp6d4c6Patricia Zavella: Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, UC Santa Cruz721256963.5%
9891v4hvProfessor Pedro Castillo: Historian, Chicano Leader, Mentor7169362313.0%
3gh404x1John P. Lynch: Campus Citizen, Community Educator, Classics Professor715586578.1%
1p6409v5An Act of Love: Serving Undocumented Students at UC Santa Cruz--An Oral History with EOP Director Pablo Reguerin703316724.4%
5kf1t3wgKenneth S. Norris: Naturalist, Cetologist & Conservationist, 1924-1998: An Oral History Biography68324244135.4%
7zs703vfKenneth V. Thimann: Early UCSC History and the Founding of Crown College660376235.6%
6rv1h8fvDean McHenry: Volume III: the University of California, Santa Cruz, Early Campus History, 1958-196963719943831.2%
4j9397s9Raymond F. Dasmann : A Life in Conservation Biology624535718.5%
9h09r84hEdges and Ecotones: Donna Haraway's Worlds at UCSC61317244128.1%
8m9346m7For a More Humane World: A Family Oral History of Professor Jasper Rose601415606.8%
7vv2v3rzWith Conocimiento, Love, Spirit, and Community: Rosie Cabrera's Leadership at UC Santa Cruz, 1984-2013584425427.2%
4m01p3bz"Look'n M' Face and Hear M' Story": An Oral History with Professor J. Herman Blake57818839032.5%
0c00c5xbFrom the Mysteries of the Universe to the Mysteries of the Univers-ity: An Oral History with UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthal53327825552.2%
0mz917dqThe Cowell Press and Its Legacy: 1973-20045126844413.3%
9kc4x0gx“Faculty and Students Together in the Redwoods” An Oral History with Carolyn Martin Shaw5077143614.0%
4xp901f2Mike Rotkin on the Rise and Fall of Community Studies at UCSC, 1969-2010504334716.5%
33s2k55x"Everything was a Stage": An Oral History with Ruth Solomon, Founding UCSC Professor of Theater Arts and Dance499374627.4%
0mp6n2rxRobert L. Sinsheimer: The University of California, Santa Cruz During a Critical Decade, 1977-19874905543511.2%
9zx9n3btIn the Beginning...and Beyond: Edward M. Landesman—Professor of Mathematics, UC Santa Cruz486364507.4%
4xm9n444Founding the Aesthetic Studies Major at UC Santa Cruz: An Oral History with Professor Pavel Machotka480374437.7%
9cf8w0f1Rita Bottoms: Polyartist Librarian4639137219.7%
9tn727hfAn Artist with Shoes On: An Oral History of Founding UC Santa Cruz Professor of Art Douglas McClellan462334297.1%
3ws3p49bDean E. McHenry: Volume II, The University of California, Santa Cruz: Its Origins, Architecture, Academic Planing, and Early Faculty Appointments, 1958-196845114131031.3%
8165t7k8Leading Through Transitions and Turbulence: An Oral History with Executive Vice Chancellor R. Michael Tanner447444039.8%
2xg7k0gzA Lifetime Commitment to Giving Voice: An Oral History of Elba R. Sánchez438403989.1%
3s75k0n1“Study what is in your backyard”: Professor Virginia Jansen and the UC Santa Cruz Campus43110133023.4%
8q9754b0Saving the Peregrine: An Oral History of the UCSC Predatory Bird Research Group with Glenn R. Stewart43010232823.7%
7216m333Grand Opera: The Life, Languages, and Teaching of Miriam Ellis42914428533.6%
34r6t4d5Dean E. McHenry: Founding Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Volume I: Childhood and Teaching Career, 1910-195842719023744.5%
4mw8b8vbWeaving Practice Into History: An Interview with Professor of Music, Leta Miller42127214964.6%
9bw645n9Clark Kerr and the Founding of UC Santa Cruz4187534317.9%
9hv2j5t9From Complex Organisms to a Complex Organization: An Oral History with UCSC Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood, 1996-2004418373818.9%
3nj8f076Allan J. Dyson: Managing the UCSC Library, 1979-20034037832519.4%
6zq1v27wCommunity Studies and Research for Change: An Oral History with William Friedland403373669.2%
9hr6t6b3Page Smith: Founding Cowell College and UCSC, 1964-1973371283437.5%
4st5s13xA Dual Teaching Career: An Oral History with UC Santa Cruz Professor Frank Andrews369343359.2%

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