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San José State University Schedule of Classes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2017-11-18

Scope and Contents

The San José State University Schedule of Classes Collection, 1924-2004, documents the published schedule of classes for students and faculty offered each quarter or semester. The collection consists of 17 boxes that contain single records, pamphlets and booklets.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-2004

Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Organizational History

In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San José, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire destroyed the Normal School building in 1880, the Legislature authorized $200,000 to construct a new building on the same site. Completed in 1881, the building was commonly referred to as the Second State Normal School. After several names and curriculum changes, Minns' Normal School is now San José State University, offering more than 134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110 concentrations, and is recognized as one of the top public universities granting such degrees in the West.

Extent

18 boxes (11.84 linear ft)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The San José State University Schedule of Classes Collection, 1924-2004, document the bound schedule of classes publications for students and faculty offered each quarter or semester by the university. The collection consists of single documents, pamphlets and booklets.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Schedule of Classes, 1924-2004; Series II. Schedule of Classes Duplicates, 1924-2004.

Related Materials

San José State University Course Catalogs Collection, MSS 2017-11-22, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Dakota Greenwich.

  • Extra bound copies of class schedule publications that we already have two copies of (1957-2002).
Title
Guide to the San José State University Schedule of Classes Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Dakota Greenwich
Date
© 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

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
(408) 808-2062
(408) 808-2063 (Fax)