William Erickson Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0301

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection documents San Diego State University development and community planning, Business and Financial Affairs, Associated Students, Aztec Shops, SDSU Foundation, Public Safety, Facilities, the Equal Opportunity Protection Program, and university athletics. It consists of correspondence, reports, memos, statements of policy, statements of goals, forms, and court petitions.

Dates

Creation: 1961-1981

Creator

Erickson, William (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.

Biographical Note

William Erickson was born in Sacramento, California February 3, 1932. After serving in the Navy as a Supply Officer, he became the Business Services Officer at Sacramento State College in 1956. He worked in the Office of the Chancellor for two years as an Administrative Services Officer before becoming General Manager of the SDSU Foundation in 1963. There he served seven years before moving on as Director of Business Affairs at San Diego State University. In 1975 he became Vice President of Business and Financial Affairs until he retired in 1994.