Magalousis, Nicholas M.

Nicholas Magalousis was active in the preservation of California missions, particularly San Juan Capistrano and San Luis Rey de Francia, and other Southern California historic sites such as the Irvine Ranch. He was one of the founding members of the California Mission Studies Association, an organization established in 1984 to preserve the California missions and support education about them. He has taught anthropology and archaeology at the University of California, Irvine, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College, and Long Beach State University. As of 2010, he was a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, California, and had published about 1500 pages of research.

From the description of Nicholas Magalousis papers, 1979 - 2009. (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 644641558

Historical Background

Nicholas Magalousis was active in the preservation of California missions, particularly San Juan Capistrano and San Luis Rey de Francia, and other Southern California historic sites such as the Irvine Ranch. He founded the California Mission Studies Association, an organization established in 1984 to preserve the California missions and support education about them. He has done pioneering work in Atomic Absorption Analysis and Archaeology and has taught anthropology and archaeology at the University of California, Irvine, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College, and Long Beach State University. In 2005, he became a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, California, and had published about 1500 pages of research.

From the guide to the Nicholas Magalousis papers, 1979-2009, (Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries)