Newspaper Clippings Pertaining to West Valley College, 1960-

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Summary

Title:
Newspaper clippings pertaining to West Valley College
Dates:
1960-
Creators:
West Valley College
Abstract:
This collection includes newspaper clippings from various local papers concerning West Valley College history, people, events, etc.
Extent:
6 linear feet.
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Newspaper clippings pertaining to West Valley College, Consult repository. Courtesy of the West Valley College Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes newspaper clippings from various local papers concerning West Valley College history, people, events, etc. The majority of the clippings are from the years 1962-2000.

Biographical / historical:

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:
Most of the clippings came from boxes stored in the Carlson House prior to 1998. Originally the majority of the clippings were collected and stored by the West Valley College Public Information Office under the direction of Sally Mathew and later Ruth Carlson.
Arrangement:

The clippings are arranged chronologically by month and year from 1960 to present.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Pam Parker and Jeanie Schwab
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by John Farley. Date of source: October 7, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Preferred citation:

Newspaper clippings pertaining to West Valley College, Consult repository. Courtesy of the West Valley College Library.

Location of this collection:
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070, US
Contact:
(408) 741-2021
wvc_library@westvalley.edu
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