Irvine Students Housing, Inc.

Irvine Students Housing, Inc. (ISHI) was officially incorporated in 1975. It was formed by students at the University of California, Irvine, in an effort to establish cooperative housing as a low cost alternative to existing on-campus housing. Residents conducted their own management, cooking, cleaning and maintenance. The ISHI Co-op, by agreement with the UCI Student Housing office, was housed in a building with ten apartments at the Verano Place housing community on campus. In 2007 ISHI disbanded, the Co-op ceased to operate, and the apartments were made available for standard graduate student housing.

From the description of Irvine Students Housing, Inc. Co-op records, University of California, Irvine, 1967 - 2007 1975 - 1979. (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 632390975

Historical Background

Irvine Students Housing, Inc. (ISHI) was officially incorporated in 1975. It was formed by students at the University of California, Irvine, in an effort to establish cooperative housing as a low cost alternative to existing on-campus housing. Residents conducted their own management, cooking, cleaning and maintenance. The ISHI Co-op, by agreement with the UCI Student Housing office, was housed in a building with ten apartments at the Verano Place housing community on campus. In 2007 ISHI disbanded, the Co-op ceased to operate, and the apartments were made available for standard graduate student housing.

From the guide to the Irvine Students Housing, Inc. Co-op records, University of California, Irvine, 1967-2007, bulk 1975-1979, (University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.)