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Title: San José State University Office of the Vice President Records
Dates: 1953-1994
Bulk Dates: 1961-1972
Collection number: MSS-2009-04-02
Creator:
San José State University. Office of the Vice President
Collection Size:
22 Paige boxes
(27.5 linear feet)
Repository:
San José State University. Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The SJSU Office of the Vice President Records, 1953-1994 (bulk 1961-1972) consist of administrative files, admissions issues,
committee meeting notes, correspondence, departmental evaluations, informational pamphlets, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings,
and photographs. The bulk of these records document the impact of the civil rights movement and the anti-war protests on
campus life in the 1960s and 1970s. Of note, the records document the administration's response to race relations and anti-war
protests and include research materials related to the campus from other local and national colleges. This collection is arranged
into one series: Series I: Administrative Records, 1953-1994 (bulk 1961-1972).
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
The collection is open for research, however, all materials in boxes 15, 20, and 22 are restricted.
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University 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. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the
original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
San José State University Office of the Vice President Records, MSS-2009-04-02, San José State University Library Special
Collections & Archives.
Collection processed by Alicia Deadrick. Finding aid EAD encoded by Mary Ellen Petrich. Reviewed by Danelle Moon and Erin Louthen.
This finding aid was created as part of the Survey and Cataloging Project, a two-year San José State University Library grant project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The project began in 2008. The Project Director is Danelle Moon. The Project Archivist is Erin Louthen.
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
José, 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 José 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.
The Office of the Vice President reports directly to the President of the University. In the 1960s this office was known as
the Office of the Executive Vice President, and had responsibility over the Director of Admissions and Records, Director of
Public Relations, and the Executive Dean. The Academic Administration, composed of the Academic Vice President (AVP) and college
deans, was responsible for policies, procedures, and programs related to the educational mission of the university.
Today the Executive and the Academic branches consist of the following: President, Chief of Staff, Intercollegiate Athletics
Director, Special Assistant to the President, and the Director of Sustainability; Academic Affairs--Provost and Vice President;
Administrative and Finance Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Information Technology Vice President, Student Affairs
Vice President, and University Advancement Vice President.
Executive Vice Presidents/Administration and Finance Vice Presidents
| 1953-1955 | James C. DeVoss |
| 1955-1956 | C. Grant Burton |
| 1956-1972 | William J. Dusel |
| 1972-1978 | Burton R. Brazil |
| 1978-1980 | Gail Fullerton |
| 1980-1986 | Jack W. Coleman |
| 1986-1992 | J. Handel Evans |
| 1992-1994 | Dean Batt |
| 1995-2006 | Don W. Kassing |
| 2006-2009 | Rose Lee |
Academic Vice Presidents/Provosts
| 1967-1970 | Hobert W. Burns |
| 1970-1972 | Edward J. Harrington |
| 1972-1984 | Hobert W. Burns |
| 1984-1986 | John R. Brazil |
| 1986-1988 | John B. Gruber |
| 1988-1994 | Arlene N. Okerlund |
| 1995-1998 | Vacant |
| 1998-2002 | Linda L. Bain |
| 2002-2006 | Marshall R. Goodman |
| 2006-2008 | Carmen Sigler |
| 2009 | Gerry Selter (interim) |
Student Affairs Vice Presidents
| 1995-1998 | Dean Batt |
| 1998-2006 | Monica F. Rascoe |
| 2006-2009 | Veril Phillips |
University Advancement Vice Presidents
| 1998-2004 | Janet C. Redding |
| 2004-2006 | Robert Ashton |
| 2006-2009 | Fred Najjar |
Gilbert, Benjamin F., and Burdick, Charles. 1980.
Washington Square, 1857-1979: The History of San José State University. San José, California: San José State University.
San José State University.
About SJSU.
http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/ .
Walsh, James P. 2003.
San José State University: An Interpretive History, 1950-2000. San José, California: San José State University.
San José State University Office of the President, John T. Wahlquist Records. MSS-2009-04-04. San José State University Special Collections & Archives.
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt896nf61b/
San José State University Office of the President, Robert D. Clark Records. MSS-2009-07-02. San José State University Special Collections & Archives.
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt638nf351/
San José State University Office of the President, Hobert W. Burns Records. MSS-2009-06-02. San José State University Special Collections & Archives.
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8h4nf4jf/
San José State University Office of the President, John H. Bunzel Records. MSS-2009-06-01. San José State University Special Collections & Archives.
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6x0nf447/
Scope and Content of Collection
The SJSU Office of the Vice President Records, 1953-1994 (bulk 1961-1972) consist of administrative files, admissions issues,
committee meeting notes, correspondence, departmental evaluations, informational pamphlets, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings,
and photographs. The bulk of these records document the impact of the civil rights movement and the anti-war protests on
campus life in the 1960s and 1970s. Of note, the records document the administration's response to race relations and anti-war
protests and include research materials related to the campus from other local and national colleges.
This collection is arranged into one series: Series I: Administrative Records, 1953-1994 (bulk 1961-1972).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
San José State University. Office of the Vice President -- History
San José State University. Office of the Vice President -- Records and correspondence
California State University, San José -- History
San José State University -- History
San José State College -- History
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- California -- San José
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- California -- San José
Education, Higher -- California -- San José
- Collection Overview
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Collection Details
- Descriptive Summary
- Access
- Publication Rights
- Preferred Citation
- Processing Information
- Project Information
- Organizational History
- Executive Vice Presidents/Administration and Finance Vice Presidents
- Academic Vice Presidents/Provosts
- Student Affairs Vice Presidents
- University Advancement Vice Presidents
- Bibliography
- Related Material
- Scope and Content of Collection
- Arrangement
- Indexing Terms