Chancellor's Office Records

Chancellor's Office Collection consists of the administrative records of the Chancellor's of the California State University System. Collection documents the creation and evolution of the California State University System as well as the administrative functions of the office. The Chancellor is the administrative head of the CSU system reporting to the Board of Trustees. The CSU This collections consists of the records mostly of Chancellor Glenn Dumke (1962-1982) but also the records of Chancellor Buell Gallagher (1961-1962), W. Ann Reynolds (1982-1990), acting Chancellor Ellis McCune (1990-1991), Barry Munitz (1991-1998), and Charles Reed (1998–present).

Collection includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, Chancellor's speeches, announcements, organizational outlines, rules drafts, and other materials. Also includes Executive Vice Chancellors correspondence and executive orders. Subjects include the formation of the CSU System, academic governance, academic senate, affirmative action, contraception, campus site acquisition, CSU Board of Trustees, California State Student Association federal relations, 1960s campus unrest including San Francisco State protests, Chancellors Office headquarters planning and ceremonies, instructional television, educational doctorate, Dumke biography and retirement, legislation, libraries, university and colleges name changes, system name changes, Master Plan, Ronald Reagan, ballot propositions, year round operations, student fees, campus visits by Ann Reynolds, outstanding professor awards, Also includes campus controversies regarding faculty, students, academic freedom and social issues. Collection also includes Chancellor's reports to the Board of Trustees, campus Presidents' reports to the Chancellor, Chancellors correspondence with colleges and universities, and correspondence with many administrators, faculty and legislators.