The San Joaquin Valley College Collection includes: the College Grade Book (1883-1897); President's & Treasurer's Reports (1883-1897); many College Catalogues, Graduation Announcements and like materials, as well as clippings and reminiscences.

The Church of the United Bretheren in Christ established its California headquarters at Woodbridge, near Lodi (1878), and shortly thereafter opened a preparatory school, Woodbridge Seminary (1879). This institution subsequently became a four college (1883) graduating its first class in 1885. As such it was the first institution of higher learning in the San Joaquin Valley. Before San Joaquin Valley College closed its doors (1897) due to competition from better financed institutions in the Bay Area, it had graduated some fifty students, the most notable of which was probably Congressman, later U.S. Tax Collector for the Port of New York, Marion DeVries. The school curriculum included the traditional classical courses of the day, as well as business, music and art.

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