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Collection
Identifier: MSS-2004-23-03
Abstract
The AIDS Resources, Information & Services (ARIS) Collection, 1986-2003 (1990-2001), document the services, publicity efforts and internal functioning of the ARIS volunteer foundation which provided information, resources and support for AIDS & HIV positive patients in Santa Clara County. ARIS offered practical assistance to patients through a monthly food basket program that provided nutritional supplements, a 24-hour residential care facility, transportation services, and weekly...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1986-2003, 1990-2001
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2016-08-30
Abstract
This collection contains the scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and various correspondence of the members of the San Jose State College Allenian Society sorority from 1908-2008. Most of the material dates from 1939-2007 and focuses on the Allenian Society’s local activities prior to their merger into the national Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority group in 1949.
Dates:
1908-2008; Majority of material found in 1939-2007
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2007-03-01
Abstract
Records in this collection document the structure, finances, history, culture, and charitable contributions of the Alpha Phi Alpha alumni chapter Eta Sigma Lambda, which is based in San José, California.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1970-2000; 1965-2008
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1996-11-01
Abstract
Alfred E. Alquist (Democrat) served the California State Legislature as an Assemblyman from 1963 to 1966 and as a Senator from 1967 to 1996. Alquist represented Assembly District 24 and Senate Districts 11 and 13. He authored several bills on seismic safety, education, taxation, law enforcement, and employee benefits. The collection documents Alquist's long-term political career from 1963 to 1996. The collection also details Alquist's legislative work and office administration, legislative...
Dates:
1963-1996; Majority of material found in 1980-1996
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2014-07-21
Abstract
This collection includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, administrative papers, photographs, awards, and other memorabilia that document the political and personal life of Blanca Alvarado during the years she served on the San Jose City Council and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
Dates:
1939-2011
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2013-01-15
Abstract
This collection consists of militaria belonging to various service-members in the WWII and Cold War eras. Included are: the lapel pins and certification cards of WWII Merchant Mariner William H. Pabst Jr.; a WWII-era Army Medical Department First Aid Kit assigned to a service-member with the surname Daley; photographs, documents and historic objects belonging to WWII Army soldier James Nolan Hoover, who served in North Africa and occupied Japan with the 62nd Signals Battalion, and Thomas J....
Dates:
1931-1996
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2015-05-21
Abstract
The Antique Valentine’s Day Cards Collection, 1948-1950, consists of thirty-two decorated cut-out valentines, two pop-up valentines, one large valentine, one newspaper clipping from 1950, and three notecards with written information about valentines. This collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Antique Valentines, 1948; and Series II: Documents to Antique Valentines, 1950.Valentines were handmade until the 1800s. They were designed with lacy paper backgrounds, romantic...
Dates:
1948-1950
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2004-04-02
Abstract
Dr. Dwight E. Bentel was a noted professor of journalism at San Jose State University from 1934 through 1974, as well as the acknowledged founder of the school’s Department of Journalism. Dr. Bentel also had a lifelong passion for Death Valley, and spent many hours visiting, studying and researching the Valley and the people who inhabited it. The majority of the collection pertains to Death Valley, its inhabitants and its history. Death Valley related materials include articles...
Dates:
1905 - 2006; Majority of material found in (Bulk 1934 - 2003)
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2004-06-07
Abstract
The Billy DeFrank LGBT Silicon Valley Community Center Records consist of news clippings, newsletters, and magazines. There is a sizeable photographic collection that contains pictures of social events hosted by the Billy DeFrank LGBT Silicon Valley Community Center, including Gay Pride San José and other social outings.
Dates:
1906-2008
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2016-05-26
Abstract
This collection contains documents and items of Louis Bisceglia's personal and professional research materials, research notes, and correspondence. Bisceglia's personal notes and documentation cover the years of 1955-1990 and focus on Bisceglia's study on British and Irish-American history. His research and study materials of the same subjects date back to as early as the 1817 up to 1989.
Dates:
1955-1990
