Washington State University Board of Regents Minutes

Washington State University Board of Regents Minutes, 1891-2021

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington State University. Board of Regents.
Title: Washington State University Board of Regents Minutes
Dates: 1891-2021 (inclusive)
18912021
Quantity: 8.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (35 Volumes + 2 Boxes)
Collection Number: Archives 257 (collection)
Summary: Contains circulation copies of minutes of meetings, and other supporting material such as agendas, etc., of the Washington State University Board of Regents, from 1891-2021.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Board of Regents is the central governing board for Washington State University. Members are appointed by the Governor of the State of Washington. The Enabling Act that established the institution implies certain administrative duties for the Regents. In early years of the college, Regents sometimes had a direct role in both management and operation. At other times, the Regents have served more as an oversight and policy board. The University President is the Secretary of the Board, and, for many matters, is the legal delegate of the Board.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Minutes of the Washington State University Board of Regents, the earliest from 1891, following normal minute format. The collection consists of four series.

Series one is the minute books.

A shorter second series consist of the supporting documents, chiefly from 1975-1979. This second series derives from several sources, much of it apparently from the offices of the Associated Students of Washington State University. This series was added to the Regents records without regard to provenance.

A third series, added in 2022, consists of six volumes, covering 1955-1961, of personnel transactions. These detail new appointments, departures, leaves, and promotions. Prior to 1955, they had been included in the body of the minutes.

Series four was added starting in 2017, and consists of original signature pages for resolutions passed by the board, plus supporting documentation (often labeled "action items" in more recent years). 1981-1996 appear to be incomplete, and a subject-based index to most of those can be found at the end. In 1997, the board began identifying resolutions by an identifier consisting of YYMMDD-###, where ### begins with the first 1997 resolution. The non-date portion of the identifer is included in the folder lists below.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

The Minutes (Series 1) from the Board of Regents have been transcribed/digitized and can be found online at WSU Board of Regents Minutes Digital Collection.

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Washington State University Board of Regents Minutes, 1891-2021 (Archives 257)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records consist of four chronologically-ordered series.

Location of Collection

Series 1: Meeting Minutes Books are located in the Bushaw Research Room

Location of Originals

This collection contains circulation copies; the originals are found in the Office of the University President of Washington State University.

Acquisition Information

Minutes books of the Board of Regents were transferred to the University Libraries in Sept. 2003 (accession UA2003-14). With receipt of the minute books, duplicate unbound minutes, 1960-1998, heretofore serving as the principal element of Archives 257, were discarded. In July 2017 four additional minutes volumes were transferred along with original resolutions (UA2017-06) and incorporated into this collection. At that point, sets of duplicate unbound minutes covering 1999-2006 (UA2000-06, UA2001-02, UA2002-09, UA2003-04, UA2004-11, UA2005-02, UA2006-02) were discarded. An additional print volume (2017-2018) and digital minutes and resolutions covering 2017 to early 2021 were received and incorporated on July 13, 2021 (UA2021-04). Another print volume (2019-2020), print copies of the 2017-2021 resolutions, the Personnel Commitee Minutes, and the six volumes of personnel transactions were received and added in March and July of 2022 (UA2022-01).

Future Additions

The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.

Processing Note

The initial records were arranged and described by Lawrence Stark, September, 2003. Additions were processed by Mark O'English in 2017, 2021, and 2022.

Related Materials

Washington State University Board of Regents Records, 1960-1990 (Archives 405)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Minute Books (Located in the Bushaw Research Room)Return to Top

Container(s)	Description
Volume
1	1891-1893
2	1894-1898
3	1898-1906
4	1907-1912
5	1912-1919
6	1920-1926
7	1926-1931
8	1931-1936
9	1936-1939
10	1940-1942
11	1942-1945
12	1945-1946
13	1946-1947
14	1948-1949
15	1949-1951
16	1951-1952
17	1952-1954
18	1954-1957
19	1957-1961
20	1962-1966
21	1967-1971
22	1971-1976
23	1976-1980
24	1980-1983
25	1983-1987
26	1987-1989
27	1989-1991
28	1992-1994
29	1995-1998
30	1999-2002
31	2003-2008
32	2009-2013
33	2014-2016
34	2017-2018
35	2019-2020

Series 2: Supporting matter - agendas, explanatory documents, etc. Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Personnel Committee Minutes, 1961-1969. Note: Legal-sized, and so located sideways in box, along the left edge.
1	2	1975 September 26
1	3	1975 October 17
1	4	1975 October 31
1	5	1975 November 21
1	6	1976 January 9
1	7	1976 March 19
1	8	1976 April 16
1	9	1976 June 4
1	10	1976 August 8
1	11	1976 September 9
1	12	1976 October 8
1	13	1976 October 22
1	14	1976 November 19
1	15	1977 January 20
1	16	1977 January 21
1	17	1976 February 25
1	18	1977 March 25
1	19	1977 April 29
1	20	1977 June 27
1	21	1977 September 28
1	22	1977 October 15
1	23	1977 October 28
1	24	1977 November 18
1	25	1978 February 24
1	26	1978 March 24
1	27	1978 April 21
1	28	1978 June 2
1	29	1978 July 13
1	30	1978 September 22
1	31	1978 October 20
1	32	1978 November 28
1	33	1979 January 12
1	34	1979 January 17
1	35	1979 February 16
1	36	1979 March 30
1	37	1986 November 21

Series 3: Personnel transactionsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Volume
1	1	1955-1956
1	2	1957
1	3	1958
2	4	1959
2	5	1960
2	6	1961

Series 4: Resolution signature pages and supporting documentationReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
2	1	1981
2	2	1985-1987
2	3	1988-1989
2	4	1990-1996
2	5	Subject index (1983 July-1995 May)
2	6	1997 (1-24)
2	7	1998 (25-56)
2	8	1999 (57-79)
2	9	2000 (80-103)
2	10	2001 (104-147)
2	11	2002 (148-166)
2	12	2003 (167-198)
2	13	2004 (199-244)
2	14	2005 (245-276)
2	15	2006 (277-306)
2	16	2007 (307-325)
2	17	2008 (326-352)
2	18	2009 (353-371)
2	19	2010 (372-404)
2	20	2011 (405-424)
2	21	2012 (425-447)
2	22	2013 (448-474)
2	23	2014 (475-496)
2	24	2015 (497-518)
2	25	2016 (519-538)
2	25	2017 (539-570)
2	25	2018 (571-593)
2	25	2019 (594-616)
2	25	2020 (617-631)
2	25	2021 (632-648)
digital		2017-2021 (539-641)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College administrators -- Washington (State) -- Archives

Corporate Names

State College of Washington. Board of Regents -- Records and correspondence
Washington State University. Board of Regents -- Records and correspondence

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. Board of Regents (creator)

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