The records contained in the Collection of the CSU Historical Archives Advisory Committee date from 1960 to the present. They measure two linear feet and are currently growing. These records provide insight into the concerns and activities of CSU Archives Advisory Committee, which was developed to support and advise the CSU Historical Archives. Additionally, the records document the growth and ongoing development of CSU's system wide Archives.

In 1979, the California State University and College Board of Trustees, with an eye on the up coming 20th anniversary of CSU system, established the California State University and Colleges Historical Archives Project. The project, which became the California State University Historical Archives, is housed at CSU Dominguez Hills. The archive was established to include selected materials related to the origins and development (approximately 1958-present) of the CSU system as a whole and deemed of historical significance.

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All materials are open to the public unless specific restrictions are imposed.