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MSS-2009-12-02
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Title: San José State University School of Library and Information Science Records
Dates: 1935-2009
Bulk Dates: 1944-1971
Collection number: MSS-2009-12-02
Creator:
San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection Size:
2 boxes
(2.18 linear feet)
Repository:
San José State University. Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The San José State University School of Library and Information Science Records, 1935-2009 (bulk 1944-1971), document the
history of the department over a sixty-year period. The records include flyers for events, general and alumni correspondence,
self-assessment reports, annual reports, publications for special events such as the annual breakfast and annual dinner, as
well as brochures for conferences and workshops. This collection is arranged into one series: Series I. Administrative Records,
1935-2009 (bulk 1950-1971).
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.
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 School of Library and Information Science Records, MSS-2009-12-02, San José State University Library
Special Collections & Archives.
Collection processed by R. Schuyler Selden. Finding aid EAD encoded by Rosalinda Gonzales. 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 School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University is the largest accredited library and information
science program in the world. The school first began offering a graduate degree in Library Science in 1954. Accredited by
the American Library Association (ALA) in 1969 and again in June 2007, it is the only ALA accredited program in the 23-campus
California State University system.
The SLIS curriculum has expanded significantly over the past 50 years and the school prides itself on pioneering new ways
to educate information professionals, such as fostering global partnerships, creating leadership programs, preparing students
to serve diverse communities, embedding technology into their programs, offering a wide range of internships, and building
a fully online degree program. The programs include a Gateway Ph.D. Program with Queensland University, an Executive MLIS
program, a Master's Degree in Archives and Records Administration (MARA), and standard programs that provide training in public,
school, academic, and special libraries, as well as non-traditional settings.
Gilbert, Benjamin F. and Burdick, Charles.
Washington Square, 1857-1979: The History of San José State University. San José, California: San José State University, 1980.
San José State University.
About SJSU. http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/ (accessed May 18, 2010).
San José State University. School of Library and Information Science.
SLIS History. http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/history.htm (accessed May 18. 2010).
San José State University. School of Library and Information Science.
Annual Review, 2009.
Walsh, James P.
San José State University: An Interpretive History, 1950-2000. San José, California: San José State University, 2003.
The San José State University School of Library and Information Science Records, 1935-2009 (bulk 1944-1971), document the
history of the department over a sixty-year period. The records include flyers for events, general and alumni correspondence,
self-assessment reports and annual reports. The records also consist of publications for special events such as the annual
breakfast and annual dinner, as well as brochures for conferences and workshops.
This collection is arranged into one series: Series I. Administrative Records, 1935-2009 (bulk 1950-1971).
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. School of Library and Information Science -- History
San José State University -- History
Education, Higher -- California -- San José
California State University, San José -- History
San José State College -- History
San José State Teachers College -- History