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San Joaquin Valley College (Woodbridge, Calif.) Collection
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Title: San Joaquin Valley College (Woodbridge, Calif.) Collection
Date: 1884-1977
Collection Number: Ms40
Location:
Erickson Vault
Extent:
1 linear foot
Contributing Institution:
San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum
11793 North Micke Grove Road
Lodi, CA 95240
Language of Material: Records written in English
Abstract: The San Joaquin Valley College Collection includes founding documentation for the school, related legal opinions, and administrative
records. Also included are academic catalogs and bulletins, school newspapers, and invitations and programs related to student
activities and organizations. In addition, the history of the college is chronicled in newspaper clippings and published and
unpublished essays and articles.
Access Information
Collection is open for research by appointment.
Conditions of Use
The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary
property.
Preferred citation: [Item name], San Joaquin Valley College Collection, Ms40, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum,
Lodi, California.
Related Material
Title: Live Oak School (Lodi, Calif.) Records,
Date (inclusive): 1919-1956 (Ms84)
Title: Ray and Turner Schools (Lodi, Calif.) Registers,
Date (inclusive): 1910-1998 (Ms83)
Title: Salem-Needham School (Lodi, Calif.) Scrapbooks,
Date (inclusive): 1935-1939 (Ms21)
Title: San Joaquin County (Calif.) Schools Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1866-1973 (Ms41)
In 1878, the Church of the Brethren in Christ established its headquarters in Woodbridge, California. One year later, it opened
Woodbridge Seminary, a preparatory school, which in 1883 became San Joaquin Valley College a four-year institution. The college
graduated its first class two years later and a total of approximately fifty students before closing its doors in 1897 due
to competition from better-financed institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notable among its graduates was Congressman
Marion DeVries, who later became U.S. Tax Collector for the Port of New York. The college's curriculum included traditional
classical courses, as well as business, music, and art.
The San Joaquin Valley College Collection consists of three series: 1. Academic and Social Activities, 2. Administrative and
Legal Documentation, and 3. History and Publicity, each arranged in alphabetical order by subject or title. Material in the
collection includes administrative records, legal opinions, school catalogs and bulletins, documentation of student activities
and organizations, and historical essays.
Lodi (Calif.)--History
San Joaquin County (Calif.)--History
San Joaquin County--Schools