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California State University San Marcos COVID-19 collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA017

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of documentation gathered by California State University San Marcos University Library employees during the pandemic and repopulation of campus. Most documents are related to the university's communication and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Documents include university communications from a variety of departments, most notably the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, University Communications, and Office of Health, Safety, and Sustainability, among others. Collection also includes communications relevant to staff, faculty, and students and substantial documentation from the University Library to its employees. Most documentation is printed email communication with some ephemera included. Additional documentation related to county, state, and national communication and policy around the pandemic are also included in the collection. Small number of documents are born-digital. See Physical Location note and Extent note.

Dates

  • 2020-2024

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. The Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room is accessible by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm. Final requests for materials must be made one hour prior to closing. Please submit requests for archival materials at least 24 hours in advance of desired appointment. Materials requested over the weekend will be available on the following Tuesday at the earliest. Please note that Special Collections and University Archives observes all campus holiday closures as noted in the Library Calendar. For more information, please send an email to archives@csusm.edu.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the university. Copyrights are retained by the university or the creators of the records and/or their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact archives@csusm.edu.

Permission to examine Library materials is not authorization to publish or to reproduce the examined material in whole, or in part. Persons wishing to quote, publish, perform, reproduce, or otherwise make use of an item in the Library’s collections must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of the copyright holder.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of the material and agrees to hold harmless the University Library, and California State University, against all claims, demands, costs, and expenses incurred by copyright infringement or any other legal or regulatory cause of action arising from the use of the Library's materials.

In assuming full responsibility for use of the material, the researcher also understands that the materials they examine may contain Social Security numbers, other personal identifiers, and/or sensitive material on potentially living and identifiable individuals (e.g., medical, evaluative, or personally invasive information). The researcher agrees not to record, reproduce, or disclose any Social Security number or other information of a highly personal nature that may be found.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes (2 document cases, 1 half-document case))

61 Megabytes (Born digital materials kept in UA017 collection file.)

Language

English

Overview

Collection consists of documentation gathered by California State University San Marcos University Library employees during the pandemic and repopulation of campus. Most documents are related to the university's communication and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional documentation related to county, state, and national communication and policy around the pandemic are included.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged into three series:

1. Pandemic and Shutdown (subseries: Municipal, State, and National; CSU/CalPERS; CSUSM units; Students; Faculty/Staff; Library) 2. Campus repopulation 3. Ephemera

Physical Location

Physical files located in KEL 1006 13.d.4. Born-digital materials are located in UA017 collection file.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials gathered by University Library employees Judith Downie and Sean Visintainer.

Related Materials

The University Library ran a collecting project during the pandemic to gather community and campus reflections, experiences, and documentation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and lived experience during that time. This project is https://archivesearch.csusm.edu/repositories/3/resources/22.

Title
Guide to the California State University San Marcos COVID-19 collection
Status
Completed
Author
Sean Visintainer
Date
12/23/2024
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository

Contact:
California State University San Marcos Library
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos California 92096-0001 United States
760-750-4312