Central Washington University Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records

Central Washington University Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records, 1899-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Central Washington University. Facilities Management Department
Title: Central Washington University Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records
Dates: 1899-1971 (inclusive)
18991971
Quantity: 1.5 cubic feet, (3 legal sized document cases) : Correspondence, financial records, reports, contracts and agreements, newspaper clippings, construction plans and ephemera in fair condition with noticeable aging to some documents caused by improper storage and usage
Collection Number: RG006-08-03
Summary: The collection consists of correspondence, contracts and agreements, newspaper clippings and construction plans for student housing at Central Washington University from 1899 to 1971.
Repository: Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to the public for educational research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Central Washington University's Facilities Management Department was initially established under the supervision of the Washington State Normal School Board of Trustees when the school opened in 1891. In 1910, a Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds was appointed and given the responsibility for facilities management of the campus. During the 1920s, a Business Manager replaced the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds consolidating departments. The Facilities Management Department was reorganized in 1986 and included the planning division.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Contained in these records are correspondence and minutes from the Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation from 1926 to 1939; construction contracts, plans and specifications for dormitories built on the Ellensburg campus from 1913 to 1969; studies, reports and statistics related to student housing and historical information on the naming of dormitory buildings. The collection includes information on financial difficulties that Washington State Normal School experienced during the Great Depression.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG006-08-03, Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized in alphabetical order by subject heading of file folder. Chronological arrangement.

Related Materials

See also: RG 043-06-06, Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Cooperation, Minutes, which contains the minutes of the Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Cooperation of the Washington State Normal School from 1926 to 1928.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1-1	Administration Building – Newspaper clippings	1955
1-2	Barto Hall – Architects Plan	1961
1-3	Bill for a Legislative Act for Dormitory Financing	1929
1-4	Brooklane Village – Construction Comparison Study	1969
1-5	Buildings, Miscellaneous – Newspaper Clippings	1950-1965
1-6	Centralia Normal School Receipts	1913
1-7	Construction Specifications – Bookstore and Dormitory	1954
1-8	Construction Specifications – Dormitories	1926
1-9	Construction Specifications – Kennedy Hall	1948
1-10	Courson and Muzzall Halls – Historical Information	1964-1967
1-11	Dormitories – Historical Information
1-12	Dormitories – Newspaper Clippings	1948-1965
1-13	Dormitory Construction – Contract and Receipts	1911-1915
1-14	Dormitory Occupancy Statistics	1962-1971
1-15	Dormitory Receipts	1899
1-16	Dormitory Receipts	1906
1-17	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Bonds	1928
1-18	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Contracts and Agreements	1926
2-1	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1926
2-2	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1927-1931
2-3	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1932
2-4	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1933
2-5	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1934
2-6	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1935-1936
2-7	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1937
2-8	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence	1938-1939
2-9	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Incorporation	1926
2-10	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Legal status	1928
2-11	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Minutes	1928
2-12	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – State Appropriation to pay off bonds	1939
2-13	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Student Building Expenditures	1928
2-14	Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Trust deed	1926
2-15	Expense estimates for Biennium ending March 31, 1917
2-16	Floor plans - Dormitories	1967-1971
2-17	Heating Plant – Newspaper clippings	1948-1955
2-18	Kennedy Hall – Historical Information
2-19	Komola Hall – Dorm Fire	1915
2-20	Komola and Sue Lombard Halls – Historical Information
2-21	Manual Training and Science Building – Construction Contract	1913-1917
2-22	Mill Tax	1913
2-23	Munro Hall – Historical Information
2-24	Munson Hall – Historical Information
2-25	Normal School Maintenance Estimates	1910-1913
3-1	Physical Education Building – Newspaper clippings	1947-1955
3-2	President’s Home – Newspaper clippings	1948
3-3	Proposal to Concentrate the Three State Normal Schools into One Large School
3-4	Remodel Kamola and Sue Lombard Residence Halls	1969
3-5	Report on Education Programs	circa 1926
3-6	Schedule of Prices of Kamola Hall Rooms	1926-1927
3-7	Science Building – Newspaper clippings	1948-1955
3-8	Student Health Center – Miscellaneous	1969
3-9	Student Health Center – Specifications	1969
3-10	Student Union Building – Newspaper clippings	1946-1955
3-11	Student Village	1965-1970
3-12	Veterans Housing Project	1946-1947
3-13	Veterans Housing – Newspaper clippings	1945-1946
3-14	Design Development Report for Brooklane Village	1970

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College buildings
Student housing--United State
Universities & colleges--United States

Geographical Names

Ellensburg (Wash.)

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Central Washington University. Facilities Management Department (creator)

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