Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- West Valley College Saratoga campus slides
- Dates:
- 1970-2000
- Creators:
- West Valley College
- Abstract:
- This file contains a miscellaneous assortment of color photographic slides.
- Extent:
- 1.3 linear feet
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
-
West Valley College Saratoga campus slides, Consult repository. Courtesy of the West Valley College Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This file contains a miscellaneous assortment of color photographic slides, ranging in date from 1970 to 2000. The locale for these images is the West Valley College campus in Saratoga, mainly various views of the outdoor campus and facilities. There are some instructional vignettes inside lecture halls and classrooms. There are also some representative campus events, including incidental community members, students, administrators and faculty.
- Biographical / historical:
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The West Valley Joint Community College District was formed in January of 1963 when voters approved creation of the district after a countywide master plan for community college education had been designed in 1962. At that time it was comprised of the Campbell Union, Los Gatos-Saratoga high school districts and the Santa Clara Unified School District. Doors opened for classes in fall 1964 at the Campbell campus. In early 1966, a 143-acre site in Saratoga was purchased for what would become the permanent campus for West Valley College and the District offices. Groundbreaking for the first campus building began in June 1967. The second campus in the College District, Mission College, began with the acquisition of 12 acres in Santa Clara and eventually grew to be a 164-acre site. Mission College was temporarily located at Jefferson Intermediate School from 1975 to 1979. With the completion of the first building phase in the fall of 1979, the new Mission College campus opened its doors to students. In September 1985, the name of the District was changed from the West Valley Joint Community College District to West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD).
- Acquisition information:
- Many of the slides were provided by Sally Matthew of the Public Information Office.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2010
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Jonathan Hall. Date of source: May 28, 2010.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.
- Preferred citation:
-
West Valley College Saratoga campus slides, Consult repository. Courtesy of the West Valley College Library.
- Location of this collection:
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14000 Fruitvale AvenueSaratoga, CA 95070, US
- Contact:
- (408) 741-2021