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MSS-2010-01-01
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SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: San José State University Campus Publications Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2010-01-01
Physical Description:
8 boxes
(9.3 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1925-2017
Abstract: The San José State University Campus Publications Collection, 1925-2018 (bulk 1960-1990), documents faculty, state and miscellaneous
publications. Created by numerous entities and organizations over an 80-year time period, the collection consists of a variety
of print formats including brochures, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets and photocopies. Topically, the collection
includes SJSU alumni publications, library and departmental publications, and academic publications.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the
original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
San José State Campus Publications Collection, MSS-2010-01-01, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Collection processed by Alicia Deadrick and Jane Gilvin. Finding aid EAD encoded by Silke Higgins. Reviewed by Danelle Moon
and Erin Louthen. In Fall 2018, titles in this collection unrelated to SJSU were removed from the collection by Kate Steffens.
In addition, other titles were placed with more appropriate collections.
This finding aid was created as part of the Survey and Cataloging Project, a two-year San José State University Library grant
project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The project began in 2008. The Project Director
is Danelle Moon. The Project Archivist is Erin Louthen.
In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers
in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California
State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San
José, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire destroyed
the Normal School building in 1880, the Legislature authorized $200,000 to construct a new building on the same site. Completed
in 1881, the building was commonly referred to as the Second State Normal School. After several names and curriculum changes,
Minns' Normal School is now San José State University, offering more than 134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110 concentrations,
and is recognized as one of the top public universities granting such degrees in the West.
Academic, alumni, departmental and CSU publications all serve important functions at San José State University. Academic publications,
whether created by unions or national professional organizations, provide members with updates about important political and
social events which may affect job status and wages. Alumni publications seek to inform members about new developments regarding
their alma mater, keep them connected to former classmates, and raise funds for the university. Departmental publications
act as a vehicle in which staff, faculty and students are informed about changes in policy, upcoming events and achievement
recognition. Similarly, California State University (CSU) publications disseminate news to the staff, faculty and administration
regarding noteworthy events for the entire CSU system.
San José State University Student Publications Collection, MSS-2009-08-02, San José State University Special Collections &
Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The San José State Campus Publications Collection, 1925-2018 (bulk 1960-1990), documents faculty, state and miscellaneous
publications. Created by numerous entities and organizations over an 80-year time period, the collection consists of a variety
of print formats including brochures, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets and photocopies. Topically, the collection
includes SJSU alumni publications, library and departmental publications, and academic publications.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by title of publication.
Campus Digest, SJSU College News, Impetus, San Jose State College Reports moved to MSS.2009.03.11.
Laurels, Multicultural Forum, School of the Humanities and Arts Events, Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest moved to MSS-2009-11-06.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education, Higher -- San Jose (Calif.)
San José State Teachers College -- History
San José State University -- History