Archive Articles Archives Acquires Bill Thomas Papers..................... 1-2 Bill Thomas Papers Serrano's Response ...................... 3 The William M. Thomas Special History of the BC Library ........... 3-4 Remembering Schlesinger ........... 4 Collection by Greg Goodwin BC Archives Awarded ................... 5 BC Grads in Public Office............. 5 The distinguished tradition of BC Robert C. "Bob"Young ............... 6-8 continues with the addition of the William Archives Acquisitions ................ 8-9 M. Thomas papers to the Grace Van Dyke ~BCC Radio .............................. 9-1 0 ~ack's Corner ............................... 11 Bird Library. To our knowledge, no other people We Will Miss..................... 12 community college in the nation has been so honored. Many universities would have liked the collection and must be envious of Bakersfield College. For its part, The Bakersfield College Bakersfield College has the responsibility Archives Association to house and manage the papers in a
[email protected] professional manner. To this end the Phone: (661) 395-4949 college will create a new Special Collections Room in the library and an Jerry Ludeke, Acting Director archival specialist will be called in to Dr. Greg Goodwin, Archives Chair process donated materials. Bill Thomas with grandsons Sebastien and William. Anna Agenjo, Library Director It will be several months before the Christian Torres, Archives Assistant papers are accessible, and for ten years the permission of Bill Thomas is required to research the collection. But Bill has already told us that he wants the materials to be widely available and he would seldom deny permission, if at all. Why did Bill decide to donate his papers to a community college? In addition to Dr.