Series I: General Files, bulk: Bulk, 1950-1972, 1899-1972 (bulk 1950-1972)
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
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
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