“Politics and Progress in the South Bay” highlights over a dozen collections of Political Papers in SJSU Special Collections & Archives. Correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, artifacts, and campaign materials are among the selections of primary sources from the papers of Norman Mineta, Blanca Alvarado, Ken Yeager, Dianne McKenna, Mike Honda, Janet Gray Hayes and other political luminaries who have left an indelible mark on the region and country. 

Many firsts among political representatives – the first Japanese-American cabinet member, the first woman elected mayor of San José, the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County – began here, and this exhibition is designed to illuminate the cultural progress forged by their accomplishments.

Join us at the reception on September 19! More information at: library.sjsu.edu/progress.