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MSS-2010-05-04
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Title: San José State University Archives Directories, Guides & Handbooks Collection
Dates: 1920-1997
Bulk Dates: 1941-1976
Collection number: MSS-2010-05-04
Creator:
San José State University
Collection Size:
17 boxes
(6.88 linear feet)
Repository:
San José State University Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The San José State University Archives Directories, Guides & Handbooks, 1920-1997 (bulk 1941-1976) consists of handbooks and
directories targeted to students, faculty and staff. The directories contain address and telephone lists of students, staff,
and faculty. The handbooks, mostly produced for student usage, give a comprehensive view of University procedures, resources,
and traditions. The records consist of printed materials, bound and unbound guides and handbooks, directories, and pamphlets.
This collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Directories, 1921-1997 (bulk 1945-1981); Series II. Student Handbooks,
1923-1997 (bulk 1941-1967): Series III; Staff Reference Guides, 1962-1997 (bulk 1961-1978); Series IV. Miscellaneous, 1902-1979
(bulk 1934-1969).
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 has 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.
San José State University Archives Directories, Guides & Handbooks Collection, MSS-2010-05-04, San José State University Library
Special Collections & Archives.
Collection processed by Stephanie Waslohn. Finding aid EAD encoded by Stephanie Waslohn. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
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.
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/
Walsh, James P.
San José State University: An Interpretive History, 1950-2000. San José, California: San José State University, 2003.
San José State University Faculty Wives Club Records, MSS-2010-03-02. San José State University Library Special Collections
& Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The San José State University Archives Directories, Guides & Handbooks, 1920-1997 (bulk 1941-1976) consists of handbooks and
directories targeted to students, faculty, and staff. The directories contain address and telephone lists of students, staff
and faculty. The handbooks, mostly produced for student usage, give a comprehensive view of University procedures, resources,
and traditions. The records consist of printed materials, bound and unbound guides and handbooks, directories, and pamphlets.
This collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Directories, 1921-1997 (bulk 1945-1981): Series II. Student Handbooks,
1923-1997 (bulk 1941-1967): Series III. Staff Reference Guides, 1962-1997 (bulk 1961-1978); Series IV. Miscellaneous, 1902-1979
(bulk 1934-1969).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
San Jose State Teachers College -- History.
San Jose State College -- History.
San José State University -- History.
San Jose State Teachers College -- Directories.
San Jose State College -- Directories.
Education, Higher -- California -- San José.
Universities and College -- California -- San José.