Descriptive Summary
Administration Information
History
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: California State University Coded Memoranda Collection,
Dates: 1960-2000
Collection Number: CSU 043
Collector:
California State University Historical Archives
Extent:
56 boxes
56 linear ft
Repository:
California State University Historical Archives
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Archives & Special Collection
University Library, Room G-145
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3013
URL: http://archives.csudh.edu/
Abstract:
Collection of memoranda created by various offices and divisions of the Chancellor’s Office of the California State University
(1960-2002).
Language: Collection material is in English
Administration Information
Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], California State University Coded Memoranda Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special
Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Acquisition Information
Materials in this collection were transferred by the Chancellor’s Office, California State University and collected by archives
staff. It is a growing collection.
Processing Information
Reprocessing started during 2004-2006 CSU System-wide Archives Processing Project; as of July 2007, the collection is not
fully processed.
History
The California State University System, formally established in 1960 by the Donahoe Higher Education Act. It is the nation’s
largest university system, with 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers, more than 400,000 students and 42,000 faculty and
staff. The CSU is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California (the others are the University of
California and the California Community College System). Since 1961 more than 2 million alumni have received a bachelor's,
master's, and doctoral (Ph.D. and Ed.D) degrees from the university system. It offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some
240-subject areas.
Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now, San Jose State
University) established by the California Legislature on May 2, 1862. By 1895 there were four State Normal schools. In 1921,
the schools were re-named the State Teacher’s Schools. In 1935 the colleges were re-named the California State Colleges and
were run by the State Department of Education. With the master plan created along with the Donohue Act, the California State
Colleges were placed under control of the CSC Board of Trustees. In 1972 the system was renamed the California State Colleges
and Universities. The term "Colleges" was dropped in 1982.
Responsibility for the California State University is vested in the Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed by the
Governor of the State of California. The Trustees appoint the Chancellor, who is the chief executive officer of the system,
and the Presidents, who are the chief executive officers of their respective campuses. The Academic Senate of the California
State University, made up of elected representatives of the faculty from each campus, recommends academic policy to the Board
of Trustees through the Chancellor. Chancellors of the system include Buell Gallagher (1961-1962); Glenn S. Dumke (1962-1982);
W. Ann Reynolds (1982-1990); Ellis E. McCune [Acting] (1990-1991); Barry Munitz (1991-1998); Charles B. Reed (1998- ).
Scope and Content
The collection comprises coded memoranda (1960-2000) issued by various departments and units within the California State University
Office of the Chancellor. Each department within major divisions of the Chancellor's office used the coded structure in their
dissemination of policy and procedure to the campuses. Most campuses filed such correspondence consecutively and indexed them
appropriately, thereby making it easy to find the memorandum for reference. All divisions used this type of coding structure
until the early 1990's, when it was discontinued by some. Other units within the Office of the Chancellor continued to generate
coded memoranda. By the late 1990s, a number of the units still generating coded memos began distributing the information
exclusively in electronic format and, as is the case with some offices, made the documents accessible in full text on the
CSU Web site. Indices organized alphabetically by the office or unit within the Chancellor's office which generated the memos.
Offices generating memoranda include Academic Affairs, Academic Planning Improvement, Auxiliary Business Services, Budget
Planning, Business Affairs, Continuing Education, Educational Programs and Resources, Executive Vice Chancellor, Faculty and
Staff Affairs, Faculty and Staff Relations, Institutional Relations, Library Affairs, New Program Development and Evaluation,
Physical Planning and Development, Public Affairs, Student Affairs and many other offices.
Arrangement
Presently arranged alphabetically by office in 81 series.
Indexing Terms
Genre
Memoranda
Corporate Names
California State University
California State University Office of the Chancellor