Office of the President Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice collection, 1995-2003

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Summary

Title:
Guide to the Office of the President Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice collection
Dates:
1995-2003
Creators:
University of San Diego. Office of the President
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.
Extent:
1 Linear Feet 1 records center box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
The collection was transferred to the University of San Diego Archives by the Office of the President in 2019.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Shavonne Munnlyn in 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Joan B. Kroc
Alice B. Hayes

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Shavonne Munnlyn
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-26 14:35:44 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is available for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[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.

Location of this collection:
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110 2492, US
Contact:
(619) 260-2730
spcoll@sandiego.edu
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