This collection consists of papers, publications, graphics, and photographic imagery from the University's Instructional Television Pilot Program (ITV). The content of Series I consists of paperwork related to the day-to-day operations of the ITV Studio, as well as information about the potential creation of a CSU campus at Fort Ord. The content of Series II consists mainly of publications about creating and maintaining an ITV program. The content of Series III consists of photographic prints of ITV programs devoted to various departments on campus, off-campus ITV programs, images of technical equipment in action, and images of the construction and founding of the Monterey County CSU campus. The content of Series IV consists of photographic negatives of the ITV program in action on campus; the ITV program illustrated graphics and images from ITV conferences. Series V consists of overhead projector slides used as teaching aids in classes, illustrated graphics for ITV programs, and images of Buckminster Fuller's time on campus as a Scholar-in-Residence. The content of Series VI consists of large format mounted imagery used during the recording of ITV programs.

The majority of the collection's contents are arranged in the original order, as received from the department. Items of particular interest include negatives and prints of writer, comedian, and civil rights activist Dick Gregory's interviews on campus, as well as slides of architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller's time as a Scholar-in-Residence.

Guide to Acronyms: EOP: Educational Opportunity Program ETS: Educational Television Services IRC: Instructional Resource Center ITV: Instructional Television Program