California State University Dominguez Hills Master Planning / Site Selection Collection 1958-1984

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California State University Dominguez Hills Master Planning / Site Selection Collection 1958-1984

This collection includes materials related to the creation of California State College (later University), Dominguez Hills. Reports, correspondence, legislative bills, studies, maps, photographs, and news clippings document the state of California’s decision to build a college in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, the search for a site, and the development of facility and academic master plans. There are also papers, correspondence, and news clippings related to the college gathered by A. Quincy Jones, the Master Architect for the campus.]

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