The Gold and the Blue
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The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gold and the Blue canonical | 1 |
| The Gold and the Blue, Volume 1 | 1 |
| The Gold and the Blue, Volume 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T789360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gold and the Blue Context triple: [Clark Kerr, notableWork, The Gold and the Blue]
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
A Golden Chain
A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
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E.
Das blaue Licht
Das blaue Licht is a 1932 German mountain film directed by Leni Riefenstahl, known for its expressive cinematography and mystical, romantic narrative set in the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gold and the Blue Target entity description: The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
-
B.
A Golden Chain
A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.
-
C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 gothic mystery film that follows a detective investigating murders at West Point with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe.
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E.
Das blaue Licht
Das blaue Licht is a 1932 German mountain film directed by Leni Riefenstahl, known for its expressive cinematography and mystical, romantic narrative set in the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Clark Kerr’s tenure as president of the University of California
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California Master Plan for Higher Education ⓘ
surface form:
Master Plan for Higher Education in California
expansion of the University of California campuses ⓘ |
| author | Clark Kerr ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
development of the University of California as a multi-campus system
ⓘ
faculty-administration relations at the University of California ⓘ internal governance of the University of California ⓘ relations between the University of California and the State of California government ⓘ student movements at the University of California ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
history of the University of California system
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politics of the University of California system ⓘ transformation of the University of California system ⓘ |
| genre |
educational history
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political history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Gold and the Blue
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Gold and the Blue, Volume 1
The Gold and the Blue self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Gold and the Blue, Volume 2
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| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in university history
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scholars of higher education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
University of California system
ⓘ
surface form:
University of California
academic politics ⓘ higher education ⓘ university governance ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Gold and the Blue Description of subject: The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Gold and the Blue, Volume 1
this entity surface form:
The Gold and the Blue, Volume 2