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University of the Pacific (Pacific or UOP) is a private, historically Methodist-affiliated university with its main campus in Stockton, California, United States, and graduate campuses in San Francisco and Sacramento. It was the first university chartered in the state of California (1851), the first independent coeducational campus in California, and the first conservatory of music and first medical school on the West Coast.
Pacific was chartered on July 10, 1851, in Santa Clara, California, under the name California Wesleyan College. The school moved to San Jose in 1871 and then to Stockton in 1924. Pacific is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. In addition to its liberal arts college, Pacific has schools of business, dentistry, education, engineering, law, music, pharmacy, and health sciences.
The University's Holt-Atherton Special Collections and Archives is the home of the largest collections of the works of famed naturalist, conservationist, and "Father of the National Parks" John Muir. Pacific's William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center, houses a museum style space for Muir's papers. The Muir Experience has physical and digital exhibits to inspire user interaction with Muir's work.