Merritt College and Peralta District History Archive

The following files contain fliers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, newsletters, reports, memos, Internet articles, maps, pamphlets, and other publications.

Merritt College History

• History – Merritt College
• Presidents of Merritt College
• Samuel Merritt and Family
• Merritt Business School
• Move from Grove St. Controversy
• Ground Breaking at Hill Site, Sept. 13, 1967
• Plans and Building at Merritt Hill Site
• Floor Plans – Merritt College
• 40^th Anniversary
• 50^th Anniversary

College District and Colleges

• Junior College Formation, 1948-62
• Oakland Junior College, 1953-57
• Oakland City College, 1958-1964
• Peralta Community College District, 1964-Present
• North Peralta Community College and Closing Controversy, 1970’s
• Berkeley Campus Controversy, 1970’s
• Peralta Colleges Building Plans
• Feather River College

Merritt Campus Sites: History and Environment

• Don Luis Peralta
• Land Titles – Merritt College
• University High School, 1923-43 (original occupants of Grove St. site)
• UNI Newspaper, 1942-43
• Environmental Site History of Merritt College
• Topographical Maps - Merritt College
• Surplus Land Use

Chronological Files

• 1950’s - present

Merritt College Reporter (Newspapers)

• Bound volumes: 1968–85
• Individual issues of incomplete years: 1964–2000

For archival access, please contact Judy Singer at (510) 436-2555.