San José State University Campus Events Collection 1925-2007 1950-1970

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

San José State University Campus Events Collection 1925-2007 1950-1970

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7k4038x3

The San José State University Campus Events Collection, 1925-2007 (bulk 1950-1970) documents university and student sponsored events, such as Spardi Gras, Homecoming, and the Centennial and Sesquicentennial celebrations of the university. The records consist of print materials such as scrapbooks, flyers, calendars, newspapers, and brochures. This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Annual Campus Events and Special Events, 1944-2007 (bulk 1950-1970); and Series II. Miscellaneous Campus Events, 1925-2006 (bulk 1950-1960).

10 boxes, 5.92 linear feet

eng,

San José State University. Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6659433

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

San José State University

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60w716j (corporateBody)

Organizational History 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 Was...