Collection of Materials Related to the California State College at Palos Verdes, 1961-1969

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Summary

Abstract:
Collection includes a yearbook, clippings, two booklets on master planning criteria and on a study of site selection factors related to California State College at Palos Verdes.
Extent:
5 Folders .25 legal document box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Name of item], Collection of Materials Related to the California State College at Palos Verdes (Collection 029). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes clippings, planning documents, reports, and a yearbook.

Biographical / historical:

California State College at Palos Verdes, also known as South Bay State College, was a four-year institution established by legislative action presented by State Assemblyman Charles Edward Chapel and State Senator Richard Richards in 1960. Leo F. Cain, former Vice-President of San Francisco State College and a national figure in American education, served as the first president of the college in 1962.

A location on the Palos Verdes Peninsula near Crest Road and Highridge was selected largely due to the availability of undeveloped land and the beauty of the site.

Architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons were hired to create the campus master plan in 1963.

California State College at Palos Verdes, the 18th campus in the statewide system, officially opened in 1965 with 75 students in rented office space in the California Federal Savings and Loan Association building.

Due to rising land values on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and financial difficulties, the California State College Board of Trustees relocated the campus to a permanent home in Carson, California.

In September 1966, California State College at Palos Verdes was renamed California State College, Dominguez Hills. Ten years later, it gained university status and was renamed, California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Processing information:

Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Jungeun Hong. Final arrangement and description by Jungeun Hong and Monique Sugimoto, July 11, 2017.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Physical location:
Local History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.

Terms of access:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

[Name of item], Collection of Materials Related to the California State College at Palos Verdes (Collection 029). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.

Location of this collection:
701 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, US
Contact:
(310) 377-9584
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