San José State University Office of the Vice President Records, 1953-2008

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Summary

Title:
San José State University Office of the Vice President Records
Dates:
1953-2008
Abstract:
The SJSU Office of the Vice President Records consists of administrative files, admissions issues, committee meeting notes, correspondence, departmental evaluations, informational pamphlets, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs and ephemera.
Extent:
23.0 boxes (28 linear feet)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

San José State University Office of the Vice President Records, MSS-2009-04-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The SJSU Office of the Vice President Records, 1953-2008 (bulk 1961-1972) consist of administrative files, admissions issues, committee meeting notes, correspondence, departmental evaluations, informational pamphlets, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs and ephemera. The bulk of these records document the impact of the civil rights movement and the anti-war protests on campus life in the 1960s and 1970s. Of note, the records document the administration's response to race relations and anti-war protests and include research materials related to the campus from other local and national colleges.

Biographical / historical:

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.

The Office of the Vice President reports directly to the President of the University. In the 1960s this office was known as the Office of the Executive Vice President, and had responsibility over the Director of Admissions and Records, Director of Public Relations, and the Executive Dean. The Academic Administration, composed of the Academic Vice President (AVP) and college deans, was responsible for policies, procedures, and programs related to the educational mission of the university. Today the Executive and the Academic branches consist of the following: President, Chief of Staff, Intercollegiate Athletics Director, Special Assistant to the President, and the Director of Sustainability; Academic Affairs--Provost and Vice President; Administrative and Finance Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Information Technology Vice President, Student Affairs Vice President, and University Advancement Vice President.

Missing Title
Date Event
1953-1955
James C. DeVoss
1955-1956
C. Grant Burton
1956-1972
William J. Dusel
1972-1978
Burton R. Brazil
1978-1980
Gail Fullerton
1980-1986
Jack W. Coleman
1986-1992
J. Handel Evans
1992-1994
Dean Batt
1995-2006
Don W. Kassing
2006-2009
Rose Lee
Missing Title
Date Event
1967-1970
Hobert W. Burns
1970-1972
Edward J. Harrington
1972-1984
Hobert W. Burns
1984-1986
John R. Brazil
1986-1988
John B. Gruber
1988-1994
Arlene N. Okerlund
1995-1998
Vacant
1998-2002
Linda L. Bain
2002-2006
Marshall R. Goodman
2006-2008
Carmen Sigler
2009
Gerry Selter (interim)
Missing Title
Date Event
1995-1998
Dean Batt
1998-2006
Monica F. Rascoe
2006-2009
Veril Phillips
Missing Title
Date Event
1998-2004
Janet C. Redding
2004-2006
Robert Ashton
2006-2009
Fred Najjar
Acquisition information:
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 .
Processing information:

Collection processed by Alicia Deadrick. Finding aid EAD encoded by Mary Ellen Petrich. Reviewed by Danelle Moon and Erin Louthen. Series II. added in October 2017 by Dana V. Lema.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Administrative Records and Series II. Ephemera.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Alicia Deadrick
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-10 20:40:09 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research, however, all materials in boxes 15, 20, and 22 are restricted.

NOTE: This collection is housed at our auxiliary facility. Please make proper arrangements to request boxes in advance with SC&A staff at special.collections@sjsu.edu, and allow usually 1-2 business days for delivery.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

San José State University Office of the Vice President Records, MSS-2009-04-02, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.

Location of this collection:
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0028, US
Contact:
408-808-2062
special.collections@sjsu.edu
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