Collection processed by Don Walker and Leigh Johnsen
2012
San Joaquin County Historical Society
11793 North Micke Grove Road
Lodi, CA 95241
Phone: (209) 331-2055
Fax: (209) 331-2057
URL: http://www.sanjoaquinhistory.org/
San Joaquin Valley College (Woodbridge, Calif.) Collection, 1884-1977
Collection number: Ms40
San Joaquin County Historical Society
- Processed by:
- Don Walker and Leigh Johnsen
- Date Completed:
- 2012
- Encoded by:
- Leigh Johnsen
2012
San Joaquin County Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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unpublished essays and articles.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.
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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)
Historical Sketch
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Access Points
Subjects
Lodi (Calif.)--History
San Joaquin County (Calif.)--History
San Joaquin County--Schools
Series 1
Academic and Social Activities
1886-1897
Scope and Content Note
School newspapers and bulletins, commencement invitations, academic catalogs, constitution and history of a literary society,
printed programs of school activities, and school colors.
Box 1, Folder 1
College Ensign Newspaper.
1890-1893
Box 1, Folder 2
Commencement Bulletin.
1892
Box 1, Folder 3
Commencement Bulletin.
1893
Box 1, Folder 4
Commencement Bulletin.
1894
Box 1, Folder 5
Commencement Bulletin.
1895
Box 1, Folder 6
Commencement Bulletin.
1896
Box 1, Folder 7
Commencement Invitations.
1886
Box 1, Folder 8
Commencement Invitations.
1887
Box 1, Folder 9
Commencement Invitations.
1889
Box 1, Folder 10
Commencement Invitations.
1891
Box 1, Folder 11
Commencement Invitations.
1893
Box 1, Folder 12
Commencement Invitations.
1894
Box 1, Folder 13
Commencement Invitations.
1895
Box 1, Folder 14
Commencement Invitations.
1897
Box 1, Folder 15
Philophronean Literary Society, Constitution and History.
1890
Box 1, Folder 16
Recital, Play, and Debate Programs.
1893-1894
Box 1, Folder 17
School Catalog.
1886-1887
Box 1, Folder 18
School Catalog.
1887-1888
Box 1, Folder 19
School Catalog.
1892-1893
Box 1, Folder 20
School Catalog.
1893-1894
Box 1, Folder 21
School Catalog.
1894-1895
Series 2
Administrative and Legal Documentation
1878-1903
Scope and Content Note
Founding documentation, legal opinions, trustees' minute book, student register, and receipts.
Box 1, Folder 23
Articles of Incorporation.
1883
Box 2, Folder 1
Real Estate and Taxes.
1878-1903
Box 2, Folder 3
Student Register.
1883-1897
Box 2, Folder 4
Trustees' Minute Book.
1884-1894
Series 3
History and Publicity
1884-1977
Scope and Content Note
Published and unpublished historical documentation and advertising.
Box 2, Folder 6
Historical Landmark Dedication.
1956
Box 2, Folder 7
Mills, Freeman B., "History of Woods School."
1935
Box 2, Folder 8
Myers, Celia Adams, "San Joaquin Valley College,"
San Joaquin Historian 13:130-151.
1977
Box 2, Folder 9
Newspaper Clippings.
1884-1973
Box 2, Folder 10
"Woodbridge College Notes."
1912
