Descriptive Summary
Administration Information
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Descriptive Summary
Title: California State University Academic Senate Collection,
Dates: 1961-2000
Collection Number: CSU 042
Creator:
California State University and Colleges Academic Senate
Extent:
87 boxes
87 linear ft
Repository:
California State University Historical Archives
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Archives & Special Collection
University Library, Room G-145
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3013
URL: http://archives.csudh.edu/
Abstract:
The records of the Academic Senate of the CSU consist of meeting minutes with attachments and resolutions (1963-2000), Executive
Committee Minutes (1963-1993), Academic Senate newsletters (1969-1996), Advisory Committee of the Consortium (1975-1978),
constitution and founding by-laws (1961-1966) and subject files (1963-1993).
Language: Collection material is in English
Administration Information
Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], California State University Academic Senate Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special
Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Acquisition Information
Materials in this collection were transferred by the system-wide Academic Senate, donated to the collection by various Chairs
of the Academic Senate and collected by archives staff. It is a growing collection.
Processing Information
Processed during 2004-2006 CSU System-wide Archives Processing Project.
History
The California State University System, formally established in 1960 by the Donahoe Higher Education Act. It is the nation’s
largest university system, with 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers, more than 400,000 students and 42,000 faculty and
staff. The CSU is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California (the others are the University of
California and the California Community College System). Since 1961 more than 2 million alumni have received a bachelor's,
master's, and doctoral (Ph.D. and Ed.D) degrees from the university system. It offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some
240-subject areas.
Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now, San Jose State
University) established by the California Legislature on May 2, 1862. By 1895 there were four State Normal schools. In 1921,
the schools were re-named the State Teacher’s Schools. In 1935 the colleges were re-named the California State Colleges and
were run by the State Department of Education. With the master plan created along with the Donohue Act, the California State
Colleges were placed under control of the CSC Board of Trustees. In 1972 the system was renamed the California State Colleges
and Universities. The term "Colleges" was dropped in 1982.
Responsibility for the California State University is vested in the Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed by the
Governor of the State of California. The Trustees appoint the Chancellor, who is the chief executive officer of the system,
and the Presidents, who are the chief executive officers of their respective campuses. The Academic Senate of the California
State University, made up of elected representatives of the faculty from each campus, recommends academic policy to the Board
of Trustees through the Chancellor. Chancellors of the system include Buell Gallagher (1961-1962); Glenn S. Dumke (1962-1982);
W. Ann Reynolds (1982-1990); Ellis E. McCune [Acting] (1990-1991); Barry Munitz (1991-1998); Charles B. Reed (1998- ).
The Academic Senate of the California State University consists of 51 faculty members elected by their colleagues at the 23
CSU Campuses. The Senate, founded in 1963, recommends academic policies to the Board of Trustees and the Chancellor.
The Executive Committee of the statewide Academic Senate, led by the Senate Chair, organizes the activities of the Senate
and is principally responsible for representing the Senate in its dealings with many groups, including the Board of Trustees,
the Chancellor and his staff, the California State Student Association, the CSU Alumni Council, statewide policymakers, and
the public. With offices at the CSU Headquarters in Long Beach, the Senate operates throughout the year as an agency of CSU
faculty governance.
Scope and Content
The records of the Academic Senate of the CSU consist of meeting minutes with attachments and resolutions (1963-2000), Executive
Committee Minutes (1963-1993), Academic Senate newsletters (1969-1996), Advisory Committee of the Consortium (1975-1978),
constitution and founding by-laws (1961-1966) and subject files (1963-1993). Subjects include faculty salaries, outstanding
professor award, joint doctoral program, Senate academic retreat, collective bargaining, 60/40 ratio for promotions and tenure,
grievance procedures, legislation, campus senate councils, affirmative action, educational policies, libraries, sexual harassment,
California State Student Association. Subject files include large correspondence files and Committee Materials. Included are
Committees on Educational Policy, Finance, Credit & Curriculum, Student Affairs, Government Affairs, Inter-segmental and other
committees.
Arrangement
Arranged in six series:
- Series I. Meeting Minutes with Attachments and Resolutions, 1963-2000, 11 ft.
- Series II. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes and Materials, 1963-1993, 5 ft.
- Series III. Academic Senate Newsletters, 1969-1996, 0.75 ft.
- Series IV. Advisory Committee of the Consortium, 1975-1978, 0.25 ft.
- Series V. Academic Senate Constitution Materials, 1961-1966, 0.5 ft.
- Series VI. Subject Files, 1963-1993, 68 ft. (Subject Files organized alphabetically by academic year.)
- 1963-1964. Box 19
- 1964-1965. Boxes 19-20
- 1965-1966. Box 20
- 1966-1967. Boxes 20-21
- 1967-1968. Box 21
- 1968-1969. Boxes 21-22
- 1969-1970. Box 22
- 1970-1971. Boxes 22-23
- 1971-1972. Box 23
- 1972-1973. Boxes 23
- 1973-1974. Boxes 23-24
- 1974-1975. Box 24
- 1975-1976. Boxes 25-26
- 1976-1977. Boxes 26-27
- 1977-1978. Boxes 27-28
- 1978-1979. Boxes 28-31
- 1979-1980. Boxes 31-34
- 1980-1981. Boxes 34-38
- 1981-1982. Box 38
- 1982-1983. Box 38
- 1983-1984. Box 38
- 1985-1986. Boxes 39-44
- 1986-1987. Boxes 44-50
- 1987-1988. Boxes 50-57
- 1988-1989. Boxes 58-65
- 1989-1990. Boxes 65-71
- 1990-1991. Boxes 71-76
- 1991-1992. Boxes 77-82
- 1992-1993. Boxes 82-87
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Affirmative action programs
Sexual harassment
Corporate Names
California State University
California State University and Colleges. Academic Senate
Related Material
CSU Oral History Collection, CSU Reports Collection, CSU Chancellor’s Office Collection, California State Student Association
Collection