Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- San Joaquin Valley College (Woodbridge, Calif.) Collection
- Dates:
- 1884-1977
- Abstract:
- The San Joaquin Valley College Collection includes founding documentation for the school, related legal opinions, and administrative records. Also included are academic catalogs and bulletins, school newspapers, and invitations and programs related to student activities and organizations. In addition, the history of the college is chronicled in newspaper clippings and published and unpublished essays and articles.
- Extent:
- 1 linear foot
- Language:
- Records written in English
- Preferred citation:
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Preferred citation: [Item name], San Joaquin Valley College Collection, Ms40, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum, Lodi, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The San Joaquin Valley College Collection consists of three series: 1. Academic and Social Activities, 2. Administrative and Legal Documentation, and 3. History and Publicity, each arranged in alphabetical order by subject or title. Material in the collection includes administrative records, legal opinions, school catalogs and bulletins, documentation of student activities and organizations, and historical essays.
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1878, the Church of the Brethren in Christ established its headquarters in Woodbridge, California. One year later, it opened Woodbridge Seminary, a preparatory school, which in 1883 became San Joaquin Valley College a four-year institution. The college graduated its first class two years later and a total of approximately fifty students before closing its doors in 1897 due to competition from better-financed institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notable among its graduates was Congressman Marion DeVries, who later became U.S. Tax Collector for the Port of New York. The college's curriculum included traditional classical courses, as well as business, music, and art.
- Physical location:
- Erickson Vault
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2012
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid prepared by Leigh Johnsen November 30, 2012
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment.
- 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:
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Preferred citation: [Item name], San Joaquin Valley College Collection, Ms40, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum, Lodi, California.
- Location of this collection:
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11793 North Micke Grove RoadLodi, CA 95241, US
- Contact:
- (209) 331-2055