Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers

Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers, 1985-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Smith, Samuel H.
Title: Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers
Dates: 1985-2004 (inclusive)
19852004
Quantity: 1 Linear foot of shelf space, (1 Box)
Collection Number: MS.2005.26 (collection)
Summary: This collection contains personal and professional papers of Dr. Samuel H. Smith during his service as the eighth President of Washington State University, from 1985 to 2000.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Dr. Samuel H. Smith (1940- ) served as the eighth President of Washington State University, from 1985 to 2000. Smith earned a Bachelor's degree in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Smith received a NATO postdoctoral fellowship at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute in England in 1964, and was awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan, and Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok, Russia. Before coming to WSU, Dr. Smith served as a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, and as the dean of the College of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State University. As President of WSU, Dr. Smith's administration established regional WSU campuses in Spokane, the Tri-Cities, and Vancouver, as well as the Distance Degree Programs. In 2001, the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) was named after Dr. Smith.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains personal and professional papers of Dr. Samuel H. Smith during his service as the eighth President of Washington State University, from 1985 to 2000. It includes incoming personal and professional correspondence (some of in on the occasion of his inauguration as president of WSU), newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, WSU memorabilia, and ephemera related to the WSU Museum of Art, some of it signed by the artists.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers, 1985-2004 (MS.2005.26)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

Location of Collection

MASC Staff Use: 2-6-11-3

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Samuel H. Smith to the Washington State University Libraries in 2005 (MS 2005-26).

Related Materials

President's Office Records (Archives 223)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Smith, Samuel H. -- Archives.

Corporate Names

Washington State University -- History -- Sources.
Washington State University. Office of the President (Samuel H. Smith : 1985-2000) -- Records and correspondence.

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