Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records

Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records, 1957-1972

Overview of the Collection

Title: Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records
Dates: 1957-1972 (inclusive)
19571972
Quantity: approximate 1390 items, ( 3 containers), ( 3 linear feet)
Collection Number: Archives 130
Summary: Includes correspondence and reports, booklets, brochures, statistics and financial statements relating to Washington State University accreditation.
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 Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee was active from the late 1960s into 1970, at the time of the decennial accreditation review of Washington State University by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. Much of the preparation involved self-study reports by units of the University. Professor Charles E. Blackburn of the English Department served as coordinator of the University's participation in this effort.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee range from 1957 to 1975, with the bulk dating from 1969 to 1970, the time of its main activity. This material is divided into three series and arranged in two ways. The first series contains administrative material: the Self Study Report in toto, its distribution and the manual for its preparation, correspondence, and facilities. This series is alphabetical as is the third and last series, which includes materials retained from the 1960 accreditation. The second and main series is keyed to the Self-Study Report and, with a few insertions, follows its outline and topical breakdown. Predominantly correspondence and reports, these materials also contain booklets, brochures, statistics, and financial statements.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University prior to 1975 (WSU 48).

Processing Note

The records were reprocessed in December, 1983 by Paul Green.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Self Study, Correspondence, and Facilities Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Accreditation Study Correspondence 7 items	1968
1	2	Accreditation Study Correspondence 69 items	1969
1	3	Accreditation Study Correspondence 61 items	1969
1	4	Accreditation Study Correspondence 73 items	1970
1	5	Distribution of Self-Study Report 1 item	1969-1970
1	6	Evaluation Committee Facilities 18 items	1960-1970
1	7	Manual of Standards and Guide for Self-Study 2 items	1966-1968
1	8	Self-Study Report for Commission on Higher Schools 1 item	1970

II: Self-Study File Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Part I: Institutional Objectives
Box	Folder
1	9	General Institutional Objectives File 14 items	1969-1970
1	10	Presidential Letters 1 item	1967-1970
1	11	Annual Time Schedule 1 item	1969-1970
1	12	Bulletin 1 item	1968-1970
1	13	Bulletin 1 item	1970-1972
1	14	Catalog Supplement 1 item	1969-1970
1	15	Correspondence Courses 1 item	1969
1	16	Graduate Study Bulletin 1 item	1968-1970
1	17	Summer Session Bulletin 1 item	1969
1	18	Summer Session Bulletin 1 item	1970
		Part II: Finance
Box	Folder
1	19	General Finance File 20 items	1969
1	20	Budget Request and Biennial Report 1 item	1967-1969
1	21	Budget Request and Biennial Report 1 item	1969-1971
1	22	Financial Report 1 item	1969
		Part III: Physical Plant
Box	Folder
1	23	General Physical Plant File 17 items	1968-1969
1	24	Capital Budget (1969-1971) and Capital Improvement Program 1 item	1969-1975
		Part IV: Library
Box	Folder
1	25	General Library File 15 items	1968-1969
		Part V: Educational Program
Box	Folder
1	26	General Educational Program File 16 items	1969
1	27	General Educational Program File 8 items	n.d.
1	28	Aerospace Studies 3 items	1969
1	29	Agricultural Economics 9 items	1969
1	30	Agricultural Engineering 2 items	n.d.
1	31	Agronomy and Soils 5 items	1969
1	32	Animal Sciences 10 items	1969-1970
1	33	Anthropology 4 items	1969
1	34	Bacteriology and Public Health 10 items	1968-1969
1	35	Botany 6 items	1968-1969
1	36	Child and Family Studies 9 items	1969
1	37	Clothing, Interior Design, and Textiles 4 items	1969
1	38	Communications 8 items	1969
1	39	Computer Science 4 items	1969
2	40	English 23 items	1969-1970
2	41	Entomology 4 items	1969
2	42	Fine Arts 9 items	1969-1970
2	43	Food, Nutrition, and Institution Management 4 items	1969
2	44	Foreign Languages 4 items	1969
2	45	General Agriculture 3 items	1969
2	46	Genetics 3 items	1969
2	47	Geography 3 items	1969
2	48	Geology 5 items	1969
2	49	History 4 items	1967-1969
2	50	Horticulture 10 items	1969
2	51	Mathematics 4 items	1969
2	52	Military Science 6 items	1969
2	53	Music 6 items	1969
2	54	Nursing 4 items	1969
2	55	Philosophy 4 items	1969
2	56	Physics 4 items	1969
2	57	Plant Pathology 9 items	1969
2	58	Police Science and Administration 6 items	1969
2	59	Political Science 12 items	1966-1969
2	60	Psychology 7 items	1969-1970
2	61	Sociology 10 items	1969
2	62	Speech 12 items	1969
2	63	Zoology 12 items	1968-1969
2	64	General Biology 1 item	n.d.
2	65	General Studies 2 items	1969
		Part VI: Instructional Staff
Box	Folder
2	66	General Instructional Staff File 19 items	1969-1970
2	67	Computing Center 1 item	1969
		Part VII: Administration
Box	Folder
2	68	General Administration File 37 items	1967-1969
2	69	Committee Manual and Manual for the Educational Policies Committee 2 items	1968-1969
		Part VIII: Students
Box	Folder
2	70	General Student File 26 items	1966-1969
2	71	General Student File 11 items	1967-1970
2	72	Office of Admissions 7 items	1969
2	73	Office of Admissions 2 items	1965-1968
2	74	Testing, Advising, Orientation, and Counseling 10 items	1969
2	75	Honors Program 9 items	1969-1970
2	76	Academic Standing Committee 14 items	1965-1969
2	77	Office of the Registrar 12 items	1965-1969
2	78	Financial Aids 6 items	1967-1969
2	79	Student Book Corporation 8 items	1969-1970
2	80	Housing and Food Service 17 items	1969
2	81	Student Health Center 4 items	1969
2	82	Extra-Curricular Activities 6 items	1969
2	83	Extra-Curricular Activities 2 items	1969
2	84	Intramural Athletics 6 items	1969-1970
2	85	Intercollegiate Athletics 11 items	1969
2	86	Placement Service 4 items	1969
2	87	Alumni 14 items	1968-1969
		Part IX: Special Services and Activities
Box	Folder
3	88	Cooperative Extension Service 1 item	1969
3	89	Agricultural Research Center 3 items	1969
3	90	Technical Extension Service, College of Engineering 9 items	1965-1969
3	91	General Extension Service 12 items	1965-1969
3	92	Radio and Television Service (KWSU-AM, KWSU-TV, KUGR) 4 items	1969-1970
3	93	Office of Publications 6 items	1961-1969
3	94	Office of International Programs 5 items	1969
3	95	Lectures and Concerts 4 items	1970
3	96	Summer Session 4 items	1967-1969
		Part X: Research
Box	Folder
3	97	General Research File 4 items	1969
3	98	General Research File 6 items	1969
3	99	General Research File 3 items	1968-1970
		Part XI: Graduate Programs
Box	Folder
3	100	General Graduate Programs File 18 items	1969-1970
3	101	General Graduate Programs File 22 items	1969
3	102	Graduate Studies Bulletins 18 items	n.d.
3	103	Graduate Studies Bulletins 27 items	n.d.
3	104	Graduate School Brochures 9 items	1969-1970
3	105	Graduate School Brochures 22 items	1967-1971
		Part XII: New Developments
Box	Folder
3	106	Student Voices 1 item	n.d.
3	107	High School Equivalency Program (HEP) 2 items	n.d.
3	108	Experimental Education Program 1 item	1969
3	109	American Minority Studies: Program in Black Studies 3 items	1970
3	110	Interdisciplinary Programs for Advanced Degrees 5 items	1965-1970

III: 1960 Accreditation Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	111	Guide for Self-Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Schools 1 item	1957
3	112	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 29 items	1959-1960
3	113	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 28 items	1959-1960
3	114	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 28 items	1960
3	115	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 27 items	1960
3	116	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 23 items	1960
3	117	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 4 items	n.d.
3	118	Report to the Higher Commission of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools 2 items	1960-1969
3	119	Self-Evaluation Report: Report I: General 2 items	1960
3	120	Self-Evaluation Report: Report II: Departmental 1 item	1960
3	121	Self-Evaluation Report: Report III: Graduate 1 item	1960

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Accreditation (Education)--Washington (State)--Research--Archives

Corporate Names

Washington State University--Accreditation--History--Archives
Washington State University. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee--Records and correspondence

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Blackburn, Charles Edwin, 1915-1976--Archives (creator)
Corporate Names
- Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools--Archives (creator)
- State College of Washington. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee. (creator)

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