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Photo courtesy of the University
Archives
This playful shot of the Daily Bruin staff, circa 1950,
is one of thousands in the History Project’s files that
need identification. Can you help? If so, e-mail the project
office at UCLAHistoryProject@UCLAlumni.net.
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History project seeks help to tell UCLA's story
BY WENDY SODERBURG
UCLA Today Staff
It’s been 35 years — practically enough time for two
more generations of Bruins to pass through UCLA’s hallowed
halls — since the last comprehensive history book about the
campus, “UCLA On The Move,” was published.
So much has happened since 1969 that a new book was clearly overdue.
In fact, many in the campus community realized that the need to
capture the full scope of UCLA’s history, in every way possible,
was crucial. As a result, the UCLA History Project was born.
“The book is the cornerstone of the history project, but
we’ve discovered that there is a bigger issue here: How do
you have an ongoing collection of UCLA history and use that to communicate
to people about what UCLA has become?” said Assistant Vice
Chancellor of Alumni Relations Keith E. Brant, who is leading the
project. “Telling the story is going to be quite a challenge.”
Senior Writer Marina Dundjerski, a 1994 alumna, is the principal
researcher and author of the new book, which is being planned as
a 400-page general history combining narrative, pictorial elements,
lively anecdotes and marginalia. The UCLA Alumni Association and
longtime support group Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA will co-fund
the new publication.
Patricia Hardwick, a 1952 UCLA graduate and Gold Shield member,
is chair of the project steering committee, comprised of Gold Shield
members, alumni volunteers and UCLA staff. The book project is especially
dear to the hearts of the organization’s members, who were
instrumental in getting the first history book published in 1969.
There are a few areas not covered in “UCLA On The Move”
that Hardwick would like to see in the new book. “There’s
the campus itself, which has turned into such a city,” Hardwick
said. “And student housing, which I think is a huge issue.
I lived in Hershey Hall, and that was about it when I was on campus!”
The UCLA History Project will be an ongoing effort to preserve
the UCLA story, and the campus community is invited to help by submitting
anecdotes, photographs, videos, programs and other memorabilia.
For more information, visit
www.UCLAHistoryProject.ucla.edu or call (310) 206-0383.
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