San Jose State College Songs and Music Collection
Scope and Content of Collection
The San Jose State College Songs and Music Collection consists of songbooks, sheet music, and two audio recordings. The collection consists of 10 sheet music publications, 4 songs books, 1 cassette tape, 1 CD-ROM, and a lyric sheet.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1945
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & 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.
Biography / Administrative 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 Jose, 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
1.0 Box (1.417 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The San Jose State College Songs and Music Collection documents the musical history of the institution from 1876 through 1945. The collection consists of songbooks, sheet music, lyrics books, and two single audio recordings.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by title.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kimberly Koshiyama. The finding aid EAD encoded by Kimberly Koshiyama. This collection was reviewed by Danelle Moon and Erin Louthen. The collection was rearranged and rehoused by Dakota Greenwich in December 2017.
- Title
- Guide to the San Jose State College Songs and Music Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- © 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English
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
(408) 808-2062
(408) 808-2063 (Fax)
special.collections@sjsu.edu