Descriptive Summary
Historical note
Scope and Contents
Preferred Citation
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