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Office of the President Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice collection
USDA.055
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Contributing Institution:
University of San Diego Archives
Title: Guide to the Office of the President Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice collection
Creator:
University of San Diego. Office of the President
Identifier/Call Number: USDA.055
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
1 records center box
Date (inclusive): 1995-2003
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, committee documents, mission statement drafts, and plans related to the founding
of the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. The collection was assembled by Elaine
Atencio, executive assistant to former President, Mary Lyons, and current President, James Harris.
Language of Material:
English
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The Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego was founded in 1998 following a $25 million
gift from Joan Kroc in the form of McDonald's stock. Mrs. Kroc helped to form a similar institute, the Kroc Institute of International
Peace Studies, at the University of Notre Dame in 1986. The Kroc IPJ, as it is commonly known, hired its first director, Dr.
Joyce Neu, in 1999 and officially launched the institute in 2001. The institute broke ground on its state-of-the-art building
on the west side of the University of San Diego campus in October 2000 and held an official dedication ceremony in 2003. In
2007, the IPJ became part of the newly established Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.
The collection consists of correspondence between then President Alice B. Hayes, Joan B. Kroc and her assistant, and members
of the University of San Diego and larger community; financial documents related to the Joan Kroc's gift to the University,
letters of congratulations for founding the Institute for Peace and Justice, as well as domestic and international peacebuilders
offering help with the new institute. Included are internal USD memos, phone message notes, and promotional materials from
the Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
This collection is available for research.
The Office of the President Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice collection is the physical property of the University of San
Diego, Archives and Special Collections. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs
to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Office of the President Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice collection, Copley Library, University
of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the University of San Diego Archives by the Office of the President in 2019.
This collection was processed by Shavonne Munnlyn in 2022.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of San Diego. Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and JusticeJoan B. Kroc
Alice B. Hayes
Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies