Hail Montezuma!: The Hidden Treasures of San Diego State

Dr. Seth Mallios
Montezuma Publishing
August 2012

Hail Montezuma!: The Hidden Treasures of San Diego State tells the story of the region's oldest, largest, and most diverse institution for higher learning through its artifacts.  These items take many forms, including a rare California Indian hand-woven basket from the early 1900s, a 1940’s State College freshman beanie, and the weather vane from President Love’s former home at 63rd Street and Montezuma Road, circa 1970.  They are tangible reflections of the school’s dynamic 115-year history.  As a result, this book speaks to the local heritage that has been produced and collected over San Diego State’s institutional lifetime, recounting traditions experienced and expressed by hundreds of thousands of students, faculty, administrators, and staff members.  The artifacts--the stars of The Hidden Treasures of San Diego State--are cause for investigation, reflection, and storytelling.

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