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Series I: General Files, bulk: Bulk, 1950-1972, 1899-1972 (bulk 1950-1972)

 Series

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains budget reports, committee records, and administrative files. Also included are records chronicling the controversial decision to join an athletic conference in 1957; records of discrimination involving Greek societies, housing facilities, and hiring practices at San José State College; as well as the case of St. John Dixon. Dixon was one of three students expelled from Alabama State University after participating in a sit-in at a white lunch counter. He applied for admission to San José State and was initially denied. President Wahquist (1952-1964) and advocates for Dixon later intervened and he was admitted to San José State College.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in Bulk, 1950-1972
  • Creation: 1899-1972 (bulk 1950-1972)

Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

27.0 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically by date range.

Repository Details

Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
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