Description
The San José State University History Department Records, 1962-1982, consist of a selection of the department's annual reports,
technical reports, printed booklets, and newspaper clippings. In addition, the records include the original manuscript of
Associate Professor Benjamin F. Gilbert's
The Craft of History at San José State (1981). The collection is arranged into one series: Series I. Annual Reports, Records and Miscellany, 1962-1982.
Background
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 Staté 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.
Extent
1 box,
0.42 linear feet
Restrictions
Copyright is 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. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Availability
The collection is open for research.