University Archives
Holt Atherton Special Collections Staff
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
URL:
https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
University Archives
Collection number:
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
Contact Information
- Processed by:
- Holt Atherton Special Collections Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2023
- Encoded by:
- Nicole Mountjoy
- Updated by:
- Gillian Goldberg
© 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: University Archives
Dates: 1851-present
Creator:
University of the
Pacific
Collection Size: ~1000 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
University Archives. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections,
University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Founded on July 10, 1851, the University of the Pacific is California's
oldest university. It was founded in Santa Clara as the California Wesleyan
University but changed to University of the Pacific the following year. A
privately endowed college, founded by leaders of the Methodist church, Isaac
Owen, Edward Bannister, and William Taylor, the school provided both
preparatory and college instruction. In 1871 the University began moving to its
new College Park campus in San Jose and became the first coeducational campus
in California. Napa College was consolidated in 1896 with the University of the
Pacific and discontinued as a separate organization. In 1911 the name was
changed to College of the Pacific – a name more appropriate to the size and
limited liberal arts curriculum at the time. Due to intense competition for
students in the Bay Area and the need for more land, the leadership under
President Tully C. Knoles relocated the College to Stockton, California in
1924. A number of professional schools and programs were added over the years
and in 1960 the College of the Pacific was renamed University of the
Pacific.
Scope and Content of Collection
The University Archives contains papers and publications, together with
histories, photographs, and ephemera, generated by the various administrative,
faculty, and student branches of the University from its inception in 1851 to
the present.
Materials are arranged in twelve record groups and may be accessed
through on-site finding aids available in the Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
University of the Pacific -
History
Universities and colleges -
California
Series 1: Chief Administrative Units and
Officers
Abstract: Materials generated by the Board of Trustees/Regents; the
President, and the various Vice-Presidents. These materials include 19th and
20th century minutes of Regents' meetings, and 20th century Presidential and
Vice-Presidential correspondence and memos.
Series 2: Colleges and Schools
Abstract: Materials generated by the schools and colleges and their
deans. Includes the College of the Pacific (liberal arts programs),
Conservatory of Music, Graduate School, Professional Schools (Business &
Public Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Pacific Medical
Center and the defunct Cluster Colleges). Published records include descriptive
brochures, catalogues, and programs as well as departmental correspondence and
memos.
Series 3: University-Wide Committees
Abstract: Materials generated by the various administrative, faculty,
and staff committees of the University including the President's Cabinet, Task
Forces, Councils, Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees.
Series 4: University-Wide Functions and Functional
Units
Abstract: Records of the various functional units of the University.
Materials consist both of memos and of published descriptive brochures and
other similar materials. They are arranged in series according to which chief
administrative officer oversees their activities.
1. Departments under the Academic Vice President: the
Library; Registrar's Office; and Research & Sponsored Programs.
2. Departments under the Financial Vice-President: the
Controller; Personnel; and Physical Plant.
3. Departments under the Executive Vice President: Public
Safety; Audio-Visual; Information Technology; University Relations; Religious
Life; Radio & Television; Admissions; and Financial Aids.
4. Departments under the Vice President for Development:
Fundraising; and Parent & Alumni Programs.
5. Departments under the Vice President for Student Life:
Career Planning & Placement; Student Advising and Counseling; Student
Health Services; Housing; International Student Services; University Center;
Food Service; Feather River Inn; Mail Room; Box Office; etc.
Series 5: Related Organizations
Abstract: Materials related to the various organizations affiliated
with the University such as fraternities, sororities, clubs, honor societies,
and faculty associations. These materials include descriptive brochures,
histories and ephemera, as well as unpublished correspondence and
reminiscences.
Series 6: Records of Special Programs and Events
Abstract: Materials pertaining to special programs, projects,
proposals, workshops, conferences and other special events sponsored by the
University. Includes descriptive brochures, memos, or event
programs.
Series 7: Records of Individual Administrators, Faculty, and
Staff
Abstract: Items generated by individual administrators, faculty and
staff.
Series 8: Records of Individual Students and
Alumni
Abstract: Items generated by individual students and alumni including
clippings, reminiscences, diaries, scrapbooks, biographies, and
ephemera.
Series 9: Athletic Program
Athletic
Photographs
Abstract: Materials pertaining to the University's Athletic Program.
Includes game programs, newspaper clippings, press books, statistical
compilations, and some correspondence and memos.
Series 10: Serial Publications
Abstract: Periodicals published by students, faculty, departments,
schools, and functional units of the University. Includes directories,
yearbooks, bulletins, newsletters, journals, newspapers, etc.
Series 11: University History and Early Records
Abstract: Histories including period writings, catalogues, photographs,
recordings, films, clippings, and early records pertaining to the history of
the University and its various campuses, including now defunct Napa College.
This record group contains 19th century financial records as well as student
grades and attendance records and University catalogs, ephemera, photographs,
recordings and film.
Series 12: Holt-Atherton Department of Special
Collections
Abstract: Correspondence, financial records, donor records, and
projects files of the Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections at the
University Library.