Glenna Matthews oral history collection, 1986-2000 (bulk 1998-2000).

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Glenna Matthews oral history collection, 1986-2000 (bulk 1998-2000).

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The Glenna Matthews oral history collection, 1986-2000 (bulk 1998-2000), consists of thirty-seven oral history interviews and transcriptions. Historian, Glenna Matthews, conducted these interviews as part of the research for her book, Silicon Valley, women, and the California dream: gender, class, and opportunity in the twentieth century (2003). The focus of this work is on the social and economic history of the Silicon Valley, with a specific focus on women workers. The oral histories provide primary sources that document the diverse experiences of individuals living in this region, while providing the historical context for understanding the sweeping changes that produced the Silicon Valley. The collection consists of audio cassette tapes, transcriptions, and select release forms from the interviewers. The interviewees include: David Bacon; Robert Batchet; Bob Brownstein; Ambrosio Caleb; John Case; Vicky Kwon Ching; Karen Coates; Jose Cruz; Rebecca Cuffman; Amy Dean; Terry Farrell; Dora Peregrina Ferri; I.G. Ficarotta; Joan Goddard; Amanda Hawes; Albert Henley; Joe La Barbera; Patricia Lamborn; Zoe Lofgren; Romie Manan; Warren Mar; Rachel Marshall; Mercedes McCaffrey; Dee McCrorey; Norma Mendacci; Leila Naslund; Amy Newell; Perley Payne; Theresa Perea; Lien Phan; Deborah Powell; L.H. Rocha; Al Ruffo; Sig Sanchez; Ed Sawicky; Claudia Shope; Arlene Smith; Ted Smith; Barbara Wakefield; Susanne Wilson; Pat Woods; Marlene Zimmerman. This collection is arranged into a single series: Series I. The Glenna Matthews oral history collection, 1986-2000 (bulk 1998-2000).

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San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives

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Organizational History In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established an evening school for current and prospective teachers in the city. The school became know as the Minns' Evening Normal School, named after the principal, Washington Minns. In 1862, the California State Legislature formally established Minns' school as the first California State Normal School. The school remained in San Francisco until the California State Legisla...

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Cruz, José M.

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Ruffo, Alfonso

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Perea, Theresa

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Dean, Amy

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Batchet, Robert

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Mendacci, Norma

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Rocha, L.H.

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Ching, Vicky Kwon

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Henley, Albert

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Cuffman, Rebecca

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Hawes, Amanda

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Wakefield, Barbara

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Coates, Karen J., 1971-....

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Phan, Lien

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Caleb, Ambrosio

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McCrorey, Dee, 1953-

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Bacon, David, 1752-1810

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Mar, Warren

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Powell, Deborah, 1951-

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Case, John

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Brownstein, Bob

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Wilson, Suzanne M. (Suzanne Maree)

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Smith, Ted A., 1968-

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Newell, Amy L.

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Goddard, Jean

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Smith, Arlene

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Payne, Perley

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Ficarotta, I.G.

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Sawicky, Ed

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Sanchez, Sig

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Naslund, Leila

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Marshall, Rachel

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Lamborn, Patricia

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Zimmerman, Marlene

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Manan, Romie

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Shope, Claudia

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McCaffrey, Mercedes

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Ferri, Dora Peregrina

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Matthews, Glenna

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Dr. Glenna Matthews, historian, received her B.A. from San José State University in 1969 and in 1977 she received her Ph.D. from Stanford University. Matthews is the author of several books on the history of U.S. women. Among her major publications are: Silicon Valley, women, and the California dream: gender, class, and opportunity in the twentieth century (2003), Rise of public woman: woman's power and woman's place, 1630-1970 (1992), and "Just a housewife" : the rise and fall of domesticity i...

Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-

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Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren (born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she currently serves as a U.S. Representative from California. Her district was numbered the 16th district from 1995 to 2013; since 2013, it has been numbered the 19th district. Born in San Mateo, California, Lofgren attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, graduating in 1966 before attending Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. in 1970, and Santa Clara University ...

Farrell, Terry

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Woods, Pat

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