Description
The San Jose State
College World War I and World War II
Collection, 1914-1949 (bulk 1942-1948),
consists of materials related to students and
faculty who served in the armed forces during
World War I and World War II. The collection
consists of index card files, newspaper
clippings, a USO scrapbook, service ledgers,
and memorial flags. This collection is arranged
into three series: Series I: Military Service
Files, 1914-1918, 1940-1949; Series II: World
War II Memorabilia, 1940s; and Series III:
World War II Scrapbooks and Printed Matter,
1940-1949.
Background
In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education
established Minns' Evening Normal School for
current and prospective teachers in the city.
Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the
institution was formally established as the
first California State Normal School by the
State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the
Legislature voted to move the Normal School to
San Jose, and the school relocated to its new
home on Washington Square prior to the fall
term of 1872. After a fire destroyed the Normal
School building in 1880, the Legislature
authorized $200,000 to construct a new building
on the same site. Completed in 1881, the
building was commonly referred to as the Second
State Normal School. After several names and
curriculum changes, Minns' Normal school is now
San Jose State University, offering more than
134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110
concentrations, and is recognized as one of the
top public universities granting such degrees
in the West.
Extent
7 boxes
(11.17 linear feet)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the San
José State University Library Special
Collections &
Archives. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be
submitted in writing to
the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the
Special Collections
& Archives as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained
by the reader. Copyright restrictions also
apply to digital
reproductions of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and
educational purposes.
Availability
The collection is open for research.