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MSS-2009-03-06
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Title: San José State University Office of University Relations Records
Dates: 1957-1976
Collection number: MSS-2009-03-06
Creator:
San José State University. Office of University Relations
Collection Size:
18 boxes,
(22.5 linear feet)
Repository:
San José State University. Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The SJSU Office of University Relations Records, 1957-1976, document noteworthy events, activities, and people on the San
José State campus over a 20-year time period. The records consist of press and media releases, newspaper clippings, faculty
biographical record cards, and photographs. This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Media Releases and Newspaper
Clippings, 1957-1976; and Series II. Faculty Biographical Record Cards, 1965-1971.
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
The collection is open for research.
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Library 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 as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital
reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
San José State University Office of University Relations Records, MSS-2009-03-06, San José State University Library Special
Collections & Archives.
Collection processed by Lynn Sheehy. Finding aid EAD encoded by Mary Ellen Petrich. Reviewed by Danelle Moon and Erin Louthen.
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.
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 Department of Public Affairs is part of the Division of University Advancement, which also includes Alumni Relations,
Development and Advancement Operations. Building pride in San José State University and promoting its mission, the public
affairs department is committed to telling the university's story through marketing and public relations strategies, coordinated
communications and publications, media relations and government and community outreach.
Gilbert, Benjamin F., and Burdick, Charles.
Washington Square, 1857-1979: The History of San José State University. San José, California: San José State University, 1980.
San José State University.
About SJSU.
http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/
Walsh, James P. San José
State University: An Interpretive History, 1950-2000. San José, California: San José State University, 2003.
SJSU Office of the President, Robert D. Clark Records. SJSU Special Collections & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The SJSU Office of University Relations Records, 1957-1976, document noteworthy events, activities, and people on the San
José State campus over a 20-year time period. The records consist of press and media releases, newspaper clippings, faculty
biographical record cards, and photographs.
This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Media Releases and Newspaper Clippings, 1957-1976; and Series II. Faculty
Biographical Record Cards, 1965-1971.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
San José State University. Office of University Relations -- History
San José State University. Office of University Relations -- Records and correspondence
San José State University -- Faculty -- Biography
California State University, San José -- History
San José State University -- History
San José State College -- History
College teachers -- California -- San José
College publicity -- California -- San José
Press releases -- California -- San José
Education, Higher -- California -- San José