International Programs, Office of, Records

International Programs, Office of, Records, 1959-1975

Overview of the Collection

Title: International Programs, Office of, Records
Dates: 1959-1975 (inclusive)
19591975
Quantity: approximate 1680 items, ( 2 linear feet), ( 2 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 36
Summary: Contains program and course information, minutes and memoranda and staff and student data including considerable correspondence between the office and cooperating student exchange organizations; also communications of university officials, foreign students, and WSU students enrolled in foreign universities.
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: The Collection is open for research use.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Office of International Programs administers and coordinates international programs undertaken by the university to strengthen its role in international affairs. Its functions may generally be described as follows:

Development and administration of overseas projects; administration of International Exchange Awards; administering student educational exchanges between Washington State University and foreign universities; acting as a clearinghouse for interested WSU staff and students on matters relating to study and teaching abroad, including student and faculty Fulbright awards and Peace Corps liaison. The office works with and administers programs of foreign student sponsoring agencies such as African-American Institute (AAI), Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities (LASPAU), Institute of International Education (IIE), Agency for International Development (AID), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO).

In addition, Washington State University offers exchange programs with University College, Cardiff, Wales; Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany; University of Lund, Sweden; Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan; and Tamkang College in Taiwan. In addition, the university offers study abroad programs at the University of Sterling, Scotland; and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Students majoring in foreign languages may select a program of study in Rennes or Seville through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Washington State University is also a member of the Northwest Interinstitutional Council for Study Abroad (NICSA), a consortium which offers programs in London, Avignon, and Cologne. [Bulletin, 1978-1980, pp.10-11]

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Office of International Programs, 1959-1975, are arranged in two series. Series one, Office Files and Domestic Correspondence is comprised of program and course information, minutes and memoranda, and staff and student data. Included also is considerable correspondence between the Washington State University Office of International Programs and cooperating student exchange organizations: (1) American Heritage Association, (2) Council of International Education Exchange, (3) Northwest Interinstitutional Education Exchange, (3) Northwest Interinstitutional Council on Study Abroad.

Series two, Foreign Correspondence, is comprised of communications of university officials, foreign students anticipating or participating in W.S.U. studies, and W.S.U. students enrolled at foreign universities. Correspondence includes formal letters, personal notes, telegrams, and memos which deal with such subjects as entrance requirements, travel and living arrangements, and scholastic progress.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Within each series the folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Acquisition Information

The record, of the Office of International Programs were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in March 1978 and June 1979 (UA 78-10) by the Office of International Programs.

Processing Note

The collection was processed in June 1979 by Pat Graham Pidcock.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: Office Files and Domestic Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-2	American Heritage Association 115 items	1964-1970
1	3-4	Council on International Education Exchange 52 items	1961-1974
1	5-12	Courses 95 items	1969-1975
1	13-14	Course Equivalencies 27 items	1972-1976
1	15	Course Outlines 15 items	1972-1973
1	16-19	Courses (Temporary) 50 items	1971-1975
1	20	Finances 4 items	1972
1	21	Fulbright 34 items	1964-1967
1	22	Fulbright Travel Grants 7 items	1960-1962
1	23-24	General Correspondence 100 items	1972-1976
1	25	General Information 14 items	1962-1976
1	26-28	Memoranda 50 items	1971-1974
1	29	Minutes 4 items	1971-1972
1	30-34	Northwest Interinstitutional Council on Study Abroad meetings 160 items	1968-1975
1	35-36	Northwest Interinstitutional Council on Study Abroad Meetings 15 items	1968-1972
2	37-40	Program 60 items	1969-1974
2	41	Rowe, Leslie Gene 12 items	1968
2	42	Staff Recruiting 6 items	1972-1974
2	43	Staff Selected 33 items	1970-1971
2	44	Survey of Former Participants 3 items	1969-1971

2: Foreign Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	45-50	Bonn 198 items	1959-1974
2	51-54	Chile 110 items	1965-1974
2	55-57	Denmark 180 items	1972-1974
2	58-60	Doshiska (Japan) 55 items	1969-1975
2	61	Newcastle-on-Tyne Polytechnic 8 items	1972
2	62-64	Nihon (Japan) 95 items	1970-1974
2	65-68	Paris 115 items	1961-1973
2	69	Seville 10 items	1971-1974
2	70-72	Stirling (Scotland) 63 items	1969-1974

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Foreign study--Research--Archival resources
Students, Foreign--Study and teaching--Archival resources

Corporate Names

Washington State University. Office of International Programs--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. Office of International Programs--Records and correspondence

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