Guide to the San Diego Stadium Construction Collection
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2007-11-01
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
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Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Guide to the San Diego Stadium Construction Collection
1965/1968
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: San Diego Stadium Construction Collection
Dates: 1965-1968
Identification: MS-0215
Creator:
San Diego Stadium
Physical Description: 0.42 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Historical Note:
In the early 1960s, local sportswriter Jack Murphy, the brother of New York Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy, began working to
build support for a stadium for San Diego. Construction began in December 1965, after a $27 million bond was passed in November
of that year to fund the project. When completed, the facility was named San Diego Stadium.
The San Diego Chargers played the first game in the new stadium, which had a capacity of approximately 50,000, on August 20,
1967. The pro-football team was the main tenant of the stadium until 1969, when Major League Baseball's National League expanded
to add the San Diego Padres.
After Jack Murphy's passing in 1980, San Diego Stadium was renamed the San Diego-Jack Murphy Stadium or simply Jack Murphy
Stadium. The facility went by that name until 1997, when it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium after the Qualcomm Corporation paid
$18 million for naming rights. In order to continue honoring Murphy, the city named the stadium site Jack Murphy Field.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
San Diego Padres (Baseball team : National League of Professional Baseball Clubs)
San Diego Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Genre/Form of Material:
Photographs
Personal Name:
Murphy, Jack, 1923-
Topical Term:
San Diego Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) -- Archives
San Diego Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, San Diego Stadium Construction Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
For additional photographs of the completed stadium, see the
University Archives Photograph Collection, "Stadium" file.
Arrangement of Materials:
Materials are grouped together according to which section of the stadium facility they relate to.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials relating to the construction of San Diego Stadium, dating from 1965-67. It includes
legal documents, contracts, progress reports, and photographs.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Basic Legal Documents
1966
Box 1, Folder 2
Construction Site, Surroundings and Progress Photographs
1965-66
Box 1, Folder 3
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
April 1967
Box 1, Folder 4
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
May 1967
Box 1, Folder 5
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
June 1967
Box 1, Folder 6
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
July 1967
Box 1, Folder 7
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
August 1967
Box 1, Folder 8
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
September 1967
Box 1, Folder 9
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
October 1967
Box 1, Folder 10
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
November 1967
Box 1, Folder 11
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
December 1967 - January 1968
Box 1, Folder 12
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
February 1968
Box 1, Folder 13
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
March 1968
Box 1, Folder 14
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
May 1968
Box 1, Folder 15
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
June 1968
Box 1, Folder 16
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
July 1968
Box 1, Folder 17
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
August 1968
Box 1, Folder 18
Major Contracts, Monthly Progress Report
September 1968
Box 1, Folder 19
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
June 1966
Box 1, Folder 20
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
July 1966
Box 1, Folder 21
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
August 1966
Box 1, Folder 22
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
September 1966
Box 1, Folder 23
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
October 1966
Box 1, Folder 24
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
November 1966
Box 1, Folder 25
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
December 1966
Box 1, Folder 26
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
February 1967
Box 1, Folder 27
Structure Contract, Monthly Progress Report
May 1967
Box 1, Folder 28
Parking Lot Contract, Monthly Progress Report
February 1967
Box 1, Folder 29
Parking Lot Contract, Monthly Progress Report
March 1967
