UCSC Campus History Resources

Images

UC Santa Cruz is one of the UC system’s most picturesque campuses, nestled between majestic redwood trees and sweeping plains, overlooking the expansive Monterey Bay. The restful beauty of the campus grounds and the comfortable residential and academic buildings play a key role in a UCSC student’s successful college experience. The images in the gallery below show the historical development of the campus from its Cowell Ranch days to the energetic student protests of the 1980s. Visitors can locate additional images of the campus in the (Special Collections) and (Visual Resources) departments. The campus’s online news bulletin, Currents, also contains images that accompany select articles.

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Campus Entrance Cowell Ranch Quarry Miners Cowell Ranch Lumber Industry Aerial View of UCSC
Aerial View of UCSC Colleges Founding Day UCSC Site on Founding Day Charter Address
Dean McHenry Oakes College Lick Observatory Politcal Protest
  Student Protest Students Relaxing