Finding aid for the Newspaper Clippings Pertaining to West Valley College
Pam Parker and Jeanie Schwab
West Valley College Library
© 2009
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone: (408) 741-2021
Fax: (408) 741-2134
Email: wvc_library@westvalley.edu
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Finding aid for the Newspaper Clippings Pertaining to West Valley College
Collection number: Consult repository
West Valley College LibrarySaratoga, California
- Processed by:
- Pam Parker and Jeanie Schwab
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- John Farley
© 2009 West Valley College Library. All rights reserved.
Title: Newspaper clippings pertaining to West Valley College
Dates: 1960-
Collection number: Consult repository
Collector:
West Valley College
Collection Size:
6 linear feet.
Repository:
West Valley College Library
Saratoga, CA 95070
Abstract: This collection includes newspaper clippings from various local papers concerning West Valley College history, people, events,
etc.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary
property.
Newspaper clippings pertaining to West Valley College, Consult repository. Courtesy of the West Valley College Library.
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.
Biography / Administrative History
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).
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
The clippings are arranged chronologically by month and year
from 1960 to present.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
West Valley College--Press coverage
West Valley-Mission Community College District--Press coverage