Mayor Ron Gonzales administrative papers, 1989-2006 (bulk 1998-2006).

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Mayor Ron Gonzales administrative papers, 1989-2006 (bulk 1998-2006).

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The Mayor Ron Gonzales administrative papers document the political career of Ron Gonzales. The bulk of this collection documents San José city politics, which includes interactions between city, state, and the federal government. The collection includes audiovisual materials, correspondence, constituent letters, memos, newspaper and magazine articles, speeches, and press releases. Some of the topics covered include extending BART service to South San José, creation of new jobs for women and minorities, the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, education, gang prevention, and other civic related issues. The collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Political records, 1989-2006 (bulk 1998-2006); Series II: VHS tape recordings 1992-2006 (bulk 1999-2006).

30 linear feet (27 boxes).

San Jose State University

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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...

Gonzales, Ronald F., 1944-

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Ronald R. Gonzales (1951- ) attended De Anza College before moving on to the University of California at Santa Cruz where he graduated with a degree in Community Studies (1973). Gonzales became active in California politics, serving on the Sunnyvale City Council (1979-1987), and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (1989-1996). Ron Gonzales briefly left politics to work as an executive at Hewlett-Packard, a Silicon Valley based company. From 1999-2006 Gonzales served as the first Latino m...