Skip to main content

San Diego State University--History--20th century--Sources

 Organization

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Aztec Shops Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0309
Scope and Contents The Aztec Shops Records document the history of SDSU's bookstore and food services from 1959-1996. It consists solely of paper records, and includes constitutions and by-laws, financial reports, operating budgets, board minutes, and copies of the employee manual. Also included are promotional booklets and flyers, mail order catalogs, catering flyers, annual reports, and the complimentary student planners distributed by the bookstore for many years. There is...
Dates: 1959-1996

Peter Bohmer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0334
Scope and Contents The Peter Bohmer Collection documents Bohmer's brief tenure as a professor of economics at San Diego State College from fall 1970 to summer 1972, the protracted investigations and occasionally violent events leading to his dismissal, and Bohmer's subsequent arrest and imprisonment for his role in blocking a section of railroad used to ship supplies to Camp Pendleton in protest against the Vietnam war. Additionally, the collection contains materials that...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1964 - 1973

Founder's Day Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0300
Scope and Contents The Founder's Day Collection documents the history of the college's Founder's Day festivities from the school's early years through 1980.  The collection dates from 1936-1980, with the bulk of the documents ranging from the 1940s through the 1970s. It consists solely of paper records. The collection documents the annual open house, festivities, and activities associated with SDSU's Founder's Day celebration. Included are Founder's Day programs which document...
Dates: 1936-1980; Majority of material found in 1940-1979

Brage Golding Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0283
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, clippings and news releases, speeches, awards, and assorted miscellany. It has been divided into two series: San Diego State University Files, and Other University Files.

Dates: 1967-1978

Edward Lawyer Hardy Memorial Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0297
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, office files, and other records from Dr. Hardy's tenure as San Diego State College President.

Dates: 1910-1951

Ernest B. O'Byrne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0383
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, library information, Education Opportunity Program information, and research.

Dates: 1952-1975

Office of Analytic Studies and Institutional Research Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0315
Scope and Contents The ASIR Records document San Diego State University's enrollment and includes statistical information from 1898-1973. It consists solely of paper records. Included in this collection is an in depth statistical study of the university's graduating class of 1949. This study was conducted in order to obtain statistical data for use in administrative policies and procedures. Of note in this study is the number of veterans attending SDSU as 1949 was the first...
Dates: 1898-1973; Majority of material found in 1940-1973

Donald E. Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0292
Scope and Contents The Donald E. Walker Papers consists of correspondence and administrative files created by Walker's office during his tenure as Acting President of San Diego State College, 1971-1972. Of particular note are Walker's correspondence and statements to the faculty, university senate and students regarding campus unrest and the controversy surrounding professor Peter Bohmer's reappointment. The collection is organized into three series: ...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1971 - 1972

Additional filters:

Subject
Personal Papers 4
Institutional Archives 3
College presidents--California--San Diego 2
College administrators--California--San Diego--Biography--Sources 1
College attendance--California--San Diego--Statistics 1