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UC San Diego. John Muir College. Publications
RSS 1120  
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Languages: English
    Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
    9500 Gilman Drive
    La Jolla 92093-0175
    Title: UC San Diego. John Muir College. Publications
    Identifier/Call Number: RSS 1120
    Physical Description: 0.4 Linear feet 1 archives box
    Date: 1967-2001
    Abstract: The John Muir College publications include academic and residential handbooks, and newsletters. The publications provided policy and education information for current and/or prospective students, and their parents.

    Historical note

    John Muir College was the second college to be founded at UCSD and admitted its first students in 1967. The college, named after environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club, has a humanitarian emphasis on its general education requirements and a loosely structured curriculum around "sequences" and individual study. The founding provost of Muir College was John Lincoln Stewart; writer, musician, and educator who taught the Muir course "The Wilderness and Human Values."

    Scope and Contents

    The PUBLICATIONS, arranged alphabetically, include information brochures about policies and procedures within Muir College academics and residential systems, newsletters, and program evaluations. The materials are dated from 1967-2001.

    Preferred Citation

    UC San Diego. John Muir College Publications, RSS 1120. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    John Muir College -- Pamphlets
    John Muir College -- Curricula -- Catalogs
    University of California, San Diego -- Archives
    John Muir College -- Archives