Finding aid for the West Valley College Library Services and Instruction Materials
Pam Parker and Jeanie Schwab
West Valley College Library
© 2010
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone: (408) 741-2021
Fax: (408) 867-5033
Email: wvc_library@westvalley.edu
URL: http://www.westvalley.edu/library
West Valley College Library. All rights reserved.
Finding aid for the West Valley College Library Services and Instruction Materials
Collection number: Consult repository
West Valley College LibrarySaratoga, California
- Processed by:
- Pam Parker and Jeanie Schwab
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- Jonathan Hall
© 2010 West Valley College Library. All rights reserved.
Title: West Valley College library services and instruction materials
Dates: 1972-
Bulk Dates: 1978-1985
Collection number: Consult repository
Creator:
West Valley College
Collection Size:
2.5 linear feet.
Online items available
Repository:
West Valley College Library
Saratoga, CA 95070
Abstract: This file contains West Valley College materials generated for, or about, the West Valley College Library.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary
property.
West Valley College library services and instruction materials, Consult repository. Courtesy of the West Valley College Library.
Material in this collection came from the West Valley College Library.
Biography / Administrative History
The West Valley Joint Community College District was formed in January of 1963 when voters approved creation of the district
after a countywide master plan for community college education had been designed in 1962. At that time it was comprised of
the Campbell Union, Los Gatos-Saratoga high school districts and the Santa Clara Unified School District. Doors opened for
classes in fall 1964 at the Campbell campus. In early 1966, a 143-acre site in Saratoga was purchased for what would become
the permanent campus for West Valley College and the District offices. Groundbreaking for the first campus building began
in June 1967. The second campus in the College District, Mission College, began with the acquisition of 12 acres in Santa
Clara and eventually grew to be a 164-acre site. Mission College was temporarily located at Jefferson Intermediate School
from 1975 to 1979. With the completion of the first building phase in the fall of 1979, the new Mission College campus opened
its doors to students. In September 1985, the name of the District was changed from the West Valley Joint Community College
District to West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD).
Scope and Content of Collection
This file contains West Valley College Library materials, including accreditation documentation, annual and organizational
reports, blueprints and plans, furniture specifications and layout, print and color slide photography, library guides and
instructional materials, anniversary-related items, a vintage user library card assortment, and library-generated publications.
The file also includes 4 sets of instructional color slides dating from 1978-1985.
The file is arranged alphabetically by subject. The instruction slides are boxed by topic.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
West Valley College
West Valley College. Library
West Valley College. Library
Community college libraries--California--Saratoga