News and Historical Stories

October 31, 2024 Pollard Collection Donated 10/23/2024 The Pollard family has honored the archives with an amazing donation from Harvel Pollard’s personal collection, honoring his memories and his legacy. Pieces include signed footballs,...

October, 17, 2024 Bill Thomas Collection William (Bill) Thomas donated his congressional papers and materials to Bakersfield College in November 2006, upon the end of his term in Congress in 2007. These materials were restricted to approved...

October 10, 2024 The 1976 football team took the win over Compton College in the ‘76 Junior Rose Bowl, finishing their season with a win-loss 11-1 record. This team earned BC their second national title, in addition to conquering College of the...

October 10, 2024 The 1965 Bakersfield College choir performed for President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Rose Garden on September 29, 1965. This choir was the first American choir to win the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and toured Europe,...

September 12, 2024 Rippey Collection Clayton Rippey is a past BC professor, international artist, and the man who designed the iconic mosaic knight on the corner of Hailey and Panorama. Recently, a collection of nine of his original works was...

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 By Deanna Rea The Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium was not an easy feat for those credited with its creation, but certainly a triumph! The stadium was the first structure completed on Bakersfield College’s Panorama...

Monday, July 1, 2024 By Deanna Rea Grace Van Dyke Bird was the first recognized President of Bakersfield College and the first woman to head a public community college in California. She was known as both an innovator and a woman of great vision....

Monday, October 30, 2023 Bethany Rice is the Archives Faculty Director at Bakersfield College, where she is responsible for leadership, operations, planning, personnel, and the preservation of artifacts of the Bakersfield College Archives which is...

Friday, September 8, 2023 “BC’s Campus Boulders” was originally published in the Renegade RIP on December 11, 1998, and was written by Mary Helen Barro, a Renegade RIP student Even though I’m a rock lover, when folks began commenting about the new...

Thursday, August 17, 2023 Each semester, Bakersfield College faculty and staff gather together for Opening Day Ceremonies. This fall, for the first time ever, the Bakersfield College Archives had a table to talk about history and share our legacy...