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Guide to the San Jose State College World War I and World War II Collection
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2010-05-03
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Title: San Jose State College World War I
and World War II Collection
Dates: 1914-1949
Bulk Dates: 1942-1948
Collection number: MSS-
2010-05-03
Creator:
San José
State University
Collection Size:
7 boxes
(11.17 linear feet)
Repository:
San José State University.
Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The San Jose State
College World War I and World War II
Collection, 1914-1949 (bulk 1942-1948),
consists of materials related to students and
faculty who served in the armed forces during
World War I and World War II. The collection
consists of index card files, newspaper
clippings, a USO scrapbook, service ledgers,
and memorial flags. This collection is arranged
into three series: Series I: Military Service
Files, 1914-1918, 1940-1949; Series II: World
War II Memorabilia, 1940s; and Series III:
World War II Scrapbooks and Printed Matter,
1940-1949.
Physical location: For current
information on the location of these materials,
please consult the Library's online
catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not 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.
Guide to the San Jose State College World War I and World War II
Collection , MSS-2010-05-03, San José
State University Library Special Collections
& Archives.
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 Jose 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.
Scope and Content of Collection
The San Jose State College World War I and
World War II Collection, 1914-1949 (bulk 1942-
1948), consists of materials related to
students and faculty who served in the armed
forces during World War I and World War II. The
collection consists of index card files,
newspaper clippings, a USO scrapbook, service
ledgers, and memorial flags.
This collection is arranged into three
series: Series I: Military Service Files, 1914
-1918, 1940-1949; Series II: World War II
Memorabilia, 1940s; and Series III: World War
II Scrapbooks and Printed Matter, 1940-1949.
The following terms have been used to index
the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
San José State
University -- Students -- History
San
José State University -- Faculty --
History
San
José State University -- History
San
Jose State Normal School -- History
San
Jose State Teachers College --
History
San
Jose State College -- History
Education, Higher -- California
-- San Jose
World
War, 1914-1918 -- History
World
War, 1939-1945 -- History
Gilbert, Benjamin F, and Charles Burdick.
Washington Square, 1857-1979: The History of San José State University. San José: San José State University, 1980.
San José State University.
About SJSU.
http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/
Walsh, James P.
San José State University: An Interpretive History, 1950-2000. San José: San José State University, 2003.
In Memory of San Jose State Gold Star
Students of World War II. D736 .I53 1994.
(Self-published, 1994).
San José State University Campus Buildings
Records, MSS-2010-02-03, San José State
University Library Special Collections and
Archives.