Series Descriptions
Records of the Chancellor's Office
1959-1998
R115.1, Box 1-5
Series 1
Board of Governors Agenda
1974-1998
Physical Description: 5 cubic feet
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by meeting date.
Scope and Content Note
Bound volumes contain agendas created for annual meetings of the Board of Governors. The volumes document the decisions and
activities of the Board during the period covered. The materials also represent the work of the Board of Governors' academic
policy, legislation, and budget and finance committees. Volumes include background, analyses, and reports related to subjects
such as diversity, affirmative action, faculty qualifications and tenure, intercollegiate athletics, fees, funding, transfer
policy, CCC mission, California Postsecondary Education Commission, the 50% law, Title 5 regulations, and AB1725 reforms.
R115.2, Box 5, Folders 1-5
Series 2
Correspondence
1990-1990
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence files were created by the Chancellor's Office and mainly document the activities of Chancellor David Mertes.
The mostly outgoing correspondence may provide information on the following subjects: proposed legislation, budget, grants,
performance measures, student records, transfer policy, AIDS education, 50% law, AB 1725 implementation, and EOPS special
projects.
R115.3, Box 6-11, Folders 1-12
Series 3
District Organization Files
1963-1980
Physical Description: 130 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by county name.
Scope and Content Note
The District Organization files were created in an effort to comply with legislation requiring the inclusion of all territory
in the State within a Community College District. Counties and School Districts were thus obliged to submit plans to the
Chancellor's Office expressing their intent to either join an existing District or form their own. The District Organization
series documents these local decisions and the response of the Chancellor's Office. The decisions were often contentious and
led to extended litigation. Files include: background, analysis, reports, redistricting proposals, election results, maps,
court briefs, legal opinions, school district meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, letters of support and opposition, and
correspondence.
R115.4, Box 17-18, Folders 19-4
Series 4
Reports
1959-1997
Physical Description: 12 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
Reports were created by the Chancellor's Office and include such topics as: enrollment, fiscal data, history of the California
Community Colleges, governance, the Master Plan, performance measures, occupational education, work-stoppages, and tax-sheltered
annuities.
R115.5, Box 18, Folders 5-22
Series 5
Subject Files
1965-1980
Physical Description: 18 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
Created by the Chancellor's Office subject files include the following topics: vocational education, admissions, the handicapped,
special education, Title 5, tuition, trustees, and California postsecondary education. Record types include clippings, reports,
journal articles, analysis, and correspondence.
R115.6, Box 18, Folders 23-27
Series 6
Legislation Files
1970-1978
Physical Description: 5 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings.
Scope and Content Note
Created by the Chancellor's Office. Legislation files include background and analysis on the court case, Serrano v. Priest,
as well as several bills related to higher education in California, including: AB165 (1972[JC2]), AB 2337 (1971), and AB 1258
(1976).
Records of the Fiscal Affairs Division
1975-1980
Records of the Facilities Planning Unit
1975-1980
R115.7, Box 12-17, Folders 1-18
Series 1
Community College District Files.
1975-1980
Physical Description: 116 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by community college district name.
Scope and Content Note
Community College District files were created and maintained by the Facilities Planning Unit, which provided capital outlay
and local assistance project support to the local Community College Districts. The files document the assistance and support
provided by the Unit for the construction and remodeling of new buildings and centers, the maintenance and repair of existing
campus infrastructure, the removal of hazardous substances and the equipping of the colleges to meet divergent Statewide enrollment
needs. The series contains Five-Year Plans, Preliminary Plan Packages, Project Planning Guides and Correspondence. Files
include maps, blueprints, budgets, work plans, estimates, and proposals.