Spencer C. Olin papers, 1944-2006, bulk 1966-2006.

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Spencer C. Olin papers, 1944-2006, bulk 1966-2006.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/187171519

This collection comprises the extant professional papers of Spencer C. Olin, founding faculty member, administrator, and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). His papers contain research files related to his book Major Problems in California History, teaching materials for two undergraduate courses titled "California in Modern America" and "Utopian Experiments in American History," research files documenting Orange County, and research files documenting the history of UCI. The papers include photographs, clippings, journal articles, correspondence, and notes.

3.4 linear feet (4 boxes)

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6952186

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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