Knoles Family collection, ca. 1870s-1990s

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Summary

Creators:
Knoles family
Abstract:
Collection consists of a variety of documents from the Knoles family, including letters, clippings, and photographs. Tully Knoles is the primary focus of the material, but many other family members are also represented.
Extent:
3 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Knoles Family collection. MSS 302. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of a variety of documents from the Knoles family, including letters, clippings, and photographs. Tully Knoles is the primary focus of the material, but many other family members are also represented.

Biographical / historical:

Tully C. Knoles (1876-1959) served as president of the College (now University) of the Pacific from 1919 to 1946, and as Chancellor from 1946 to 1959. Knoles's many accomplishments at Pacific included moving the campus from San Jose to Stockton in 1924. Before coming to Pacific, Knoles was the Head of the History Department at the University of Southern California. Knoles and his wife Emily had eight children, all of whom graduated from the College of the Pacific.

More information on Tully Knoles can be found in History of the College of the Pacific, 1851-1951 by Rockwell D. Hunt (College of the Pacific, 1951), and Pioneer or Perish: A History of the University of the Pacific During the Administration of Dr. Robert E. Burns, 1946-1971 by Kara Pratt Brewer (University of the Pacific, 1977).

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series: I. Photographs; II. Knoles Family Documents; III. Documents from Other Families.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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 researcher.

Preferred citation:

Knoles Family collection. MSS 302. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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