Baccalaureate mass records, 1959 to present

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Summary

Creators:
Santa Clara University (Calif.)
Abstract:
The baccalaureate mass programs consist of the programs for baccalaureate masses held each academic year, from 1859 to the present.
Extent:
tbd Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Baccalaureate mass records, 3VC, Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections

Background

Scope and content:

The baccalaureate mass programs consist of the programs for baccalaureate masses held each academic year, from 1859 to the present.

Biographical / historical:

Santa Clara University was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara College and is California's oldest operating institution of higher learning. It was established on the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asìs, the eighth of the original 21 California missions. The college originally operated as a preparatory school and did not offer courses of collegiate rank until 1853. The institution became known as the University of Santa Clara in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added. For 110 years, Santa Clara University was an all-male school. In 1961, women were accepted as undergraduates and Santa Clara University became the first coeducational Catholic university in California. The number of students and faculty tripled over the next decade and the university began the largest building program in school history with eight residence halls, a student union, and an athletic stadium. In the early 1970s, the Board of Trustees voted to limit the size of the undergraduate population, an action that was intended to preserve the character and ensure the quality of the university for generations to come. In 1985, the university adopted Santa Clara University as its official name. Bibliography: Santa Clara University. "About SCU – History." www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm (Accessed Nov. 23, 2010) McKevitt, Gerald, S.J. The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1979.

Processing information:

Collection processed prior to 2021 and used to be part of 3VC Commencement records.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
This collection is located in Santa Clara University Library's Archives & Special Collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

Materials in Archives & Special Collections may be subject to copyright. All requests for permission to publish from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the specialcollections@scu.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Archives & Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials, and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials.

Preferred citation:

Baccalaureate mass records, 3VC, Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections

Location of this collection:
Dept. of Archives & Special Collections, University Library,
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0500, US
Contact:
(408) 554-5530
specialcollections@scu.edu
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