Washington State University Foundation Papers

Washington State University Foundation Papers, 1950-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington State University Foundation
Title: Washington State University Foundation Papers
Dates: 1950-1990 (inclusive)
19501990
Quantity: 3.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (7 Boxes)
Collection Number: Archives 418 (collection)
Summary: Memoranda of the WSU Foundation and the funds it administers from 1950-1990. Includes correspondence with colleges within WSU as well as with individuals and alumni.
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

Established in 1979, the WSU Foundation was created not as an object of philanthropy itself but, rather, as the preferred mechanism through which private support is raised and managed for the sole benefit of Washington State University. From its inception to 2024, the WSU Foundation has raised more than $3 billion in private commitments in support of programs and initiatives across Washington State University.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Working records of the Washington State University Foundation. Individual scholarship funds (including information which predates the creation of the Foundation), application processes, research grant funding submittals, and various development programs are represented.

Series 1 consists of scholarship and fellowship funds. Series 2 is documents from the general Foundation processes and administration. Series 3 contains miscellaneous files.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Washington State University Foundation Papers, 1950-1990 (Archives 418)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 3 series, materials arranged in chronological order within each.

Acquisition Information

This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by WSU Foundation staff members over the course of four accessions. Steve Schnable and Christina Rockett transferred 6 linear feet of records from 1950-1982 on July 19, 1984, which was retained as UA1984-25. Jacki (last name unrecorded) transferred 5.5 linear feet (1983-1987) of records from on October 03, 1989, retained as UA1989-31. Georgia Kersh transferred 4 linear feet (1986-1988) on January 2nd, 1991, retained as UA1990-38. An unidentified individual transferred 1 linear foot (1989-1990) on October 01, 1992, retained as UA1992-36.

Processing Note

WSU student Steinar Goheen processed this collection in January - February 2025.

Separated Materials

When the first accession was transferred in 1984, the MASC received over 40 boxes of stationery, envelopes, financial records, and Chinooks. They met with the donors on 1987-07-31 to match the materials with existing retention schedules. The result of the meeting was that one third of the materials were dated stationery and discarded. Over one third were financial records that needed to be kept between two and seven years, and those were returned to the WSU Foundation. The remaining six boxes were retained as potentially archival.

Individual travel expenses, automatic donation congratulatory letters, and other personal information were discarded from the collection during the 2025 processing, reducing sixteen large boxes of materials to seven half boxes. A set of meeting recordings on audio cassette were discarded during this process, but two promotional cassettes were retained and moved to UPC 2017-04.

Related Materials

Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Foundation Videos, Photos, and Slides, 1983-2005 (UPC 2017-04)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: ScholarshipsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Western International Hotels Inc. Scholarship	1950-1981
1	2	Susie Bowman Estate	1953-1958
1	3	Col. A. H. Hooker Student Project Fund	1956-1957
1	4	Alan Rogers Fellowship	1956-1957
1	5	Washington Poultry and Hatchery Federation Scholarship	1956-1957
1	6	Lawrence Webert Memorial Fund	1957
1	7	Roger E. Wycoff Scholarship	1958
1	8	Pat and Wallace Turner Scholarship (anonymous)	1960-1970
1	9	Reva Barrett Trust Fund	1960-1970
1	10	Schuele, Butler, and Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund	1961
1	11	Mr. and Mrs. Alton Brenner Pharmacy Scholarship	1961-1963
1	12	Yakima Alumni Scholarship Fund	1961-1963
1	13	Calvin M. Souther Scholarship	1961-1966
1	14	Edwin Haines Burgess Memorial Collection	1962-1968
1	15	Harley H. Sutphin Sr. Memorial Scholarships	1963
1	16	Snohomish County Veterinary Med. Scholarship	1963-1965
1	17	Elmer Dean Hunter Memorial Scholarship	1963-1967
1	18	Maude Walker Memorial Scholarship	1963-1972
1	19	Charles F. Baker Scholarship fund	1963-1981
1	20	Benson-McLaughlin Scholarship	1963-1981
1	21	Frank Ballou Memorial Scholarship	1964
1	22	Dorothy E. and John L. Stephens Estate	1964
1	23	Jeannette Frederickson Thurston Memorial Scholarship	1964
1	24	King County Cougar Club Scholarship	1964
1	25	Elks Major Project Scholarships	1964-1965
1	26	Herbert Winfred Walter Estate	1964-1968
1	27	Powell and Company Insurance Scholarship	1964-1970
1	28	Alene H. Ericson Fund	1964-1981
1	29	Charles R. Bell Scholarship Fund	1965
1	30	Verner L. Johnson Award	1965
1	31	Ralph W. Kennedy Memorial Fund	1965
1	32	Washington and Wickwire Fund	1965
1	33	Jacob Logan Memorial Scholarship	1965-1981
1	34	Hattie D. Espy Memorial Scholarship	1966
1	35	Nancy Graham Memorial Award	1966
1	36	Harley Kolstad Estate	1966
1	37	Rhoda P. LeCocq Scholarship	1966
1	38	Emery H. Powell Sr. Scholarship Fund	1966
1	39	Pretoria Valley Ranch Scholarships	1966
1	40	Lyman Ward Estate	1966
1	41	Mr. and Mrs. Marsden Manson Estate	1966-1967
1	42	Birely J. Landis Scholarship	1966-1969
1	43	Puget Sound Power and Light Company Scholarships	1966-1970
1	44	Saga Food Service	1966-1971
1	45	Even I. Evans Scholarship	1966-1972
1	46	Pacific Northwest Plant Food Association Scholarship	1966-1973
1	47	Reunion Gifts of 1942 Fund	1966-1983
1	48	Marilyn Merrick Lewis Scholarship Fund	1967
1	49	Mayer, Friedlich, Spiess, Tiemey, Brown, Platt	1967
1	50	Charles F. Mochel Memorial Fund	1967
1	51	Shell Foundation Fellowship	1967
1	52	Texaco Scholarship	1967
1	53	Washington Association of Insurance Agents Scholarships	1967
1	54	Washington State Horse Breeders Award	1967
1	55	Del Monte Corp. Scholarship	1967-1969
1	56	Hans Moldenhauer Collection	1967-1970
2	57	Standard Oil Co. of California Scholarships	1967-1972
2	58	Architectural Awards	1967-1980
2	59	Tacoma Sportsman's Auxiliary Scholarship	1967-1981
2	60	Ruben and Rita Duran Family Scholarships	1968
2	61	Harrell Gage Scholarship Fund	1968
2	62	Isabel Weaver Hawley Memorial Fund	1968
2	63	Captain Max P. Starkel Memorial Scholarship	1968
2	64	John F. Korsberg Scholarship Fund	1968-1969
2	65	Northwest Media Broadcast Scholarships	1968-1969
2	66	Robert H. Button Estate	1968-1971
2	67	Doc Bohm Collection	1968-1976
2	68	William J. Rusch Memorial Fund	1968-1977
2	69	Linda (Pfenning) Latkin Lifetime Membership Fund	1969
2	70	Elsie Loraine Murray Estate	1969
2	71	Outdoor Recreation Scholarship	1969
2	72	Ellen A. Ricketts Estate	1969
2	73	Richard M. Wanamaker Estate	1969
2	74	WSU Financial Aid Application	1969-1970
2	75	Elroy McCaw Estate	1969-1973
2	76	Yakima Valley Kennel Club Scholarship	1969-1981
2	77	Madelyn I. Bell Estate	1970-1971
2	78	John Cavalero Memorial Scholarships	1970-1972
2	79	Richard Seamans Memorial Scholarship	1970-1981
2	80	Hotel Administration Student Aid Fund	1971
2	81	Kenneth H. Vanderford Estate	1971
2	82	Irma Grage Memorial Account	1971-1972
2	83	A. W. Main Scholarship	1971-1972
2	84	WSU Alumni Association Endowment Fund	1971-1980
2	85	Gene Vincent Brockmoller Memorial Fund	1971-1981
2	86	Clayton L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund	1971-1981
2	87	Marsh and McClennan Inc. Scholarship	1971-1981
2	88	Martin-Beatus Meyer Scholarships	1971-1981
2	89	Dirk A. Baldon Fund	1972
2	90	Loren E. Baldwin Estate	1972
2	91	Issac Sidwell Collins Memorial Library Fund and Estate	1972
2	92	Santiago Estrada Family Grant	1972
2	93	Client of Vaughn E. Evans	1972
2	94	Morris, Lee and Company Scholarships	1972
2	95	National Society of Interior Designers Scholarships	1972
2	96	Dr. George A. Padgett Family Scholarships	1972
2	97	J. Chesley Taylor Family Scholarship	1972
2	98	Adan Tijerina Family Scholarships	1972
2	99	Yakima Orchards Trust	1972
2	100	Rudy Cruz Family Scholarship	1972-1973
2	101	Lothar Kreck Memorial Fund	1972-1973
2	102	Reymundo Marin Family Scholarships	1972-1973
2	103	Roberto Segura Family Scholarships	1972-1973
2	104	George Gannon Estate	1972-1976
2	105	Zenaido Camacho Family Scholarships	1972-1981
2	106	Martin Chacon Family Scholarships	1973
3	107	William E. Ebel Insurance Scholarship Fund	1973
3	108	Minority Science Program Development Grants	1973
3	109	Agricultural Scholarship Listings	1973-1975
3	110	Harold Houser McCurdy (gift to Beta Theta Pi)	1973-1977
3	111	Power Professorship Program	1973-1980
3	112	General Extension Service Development Fund	1974-1976
3	113	Majorette Scholarship Fund	1974-1981
3	114	Snohomish County Pharmaceutical Association Scholarship	1974-1981
3	115	Chicano Graduate Student Fund	1974-1982
3	116	John Fudge Memorial Scholarship Fund	1975-1976
3	117	George A. and Laura J. Minata Scholarships	1975-1981
3	118	Ram Pub Scholarship	1975-1981
3	119	Edward and Kathryn Shea Memorial Scholarship	1976
3	120	Home Economics Development Fund	1976-1978
3	121	Harold E. Goody Memorial Fund	1976-1981
3	122	AIA (Tacoma Chapter) Visiting Lecture Fund	1977
3	123	Endowment Fund Reports	1977-1978
3	124	Mrs. William B. Farinon Estate	1977-1978
3	125	Dr. Martin H. Plone Scholarship Fund	1977-1979
3	126	Dorothy G. Pollman Estate	1977-1980
3	127	Applied Therapeutics Award	1977-1981
3	128	Dayton Chronicle Scholarship Fund	1977-1981
3	129	James A. McCluskey Memorial Scholarship	1977-1981
3	130	Jack D. Robertson Estate	1978
3	131	Daniel J. Crowley Memorial Award	1978-1979
3	132	Pending Scholarships	1978-1979
3	133	Life Science Report Forum Bacteriology Award	1978-1980
3	134	George Yarno Chevrolet Scholarship	1978-1981
3	135	Marjorie Davis Memorial Award	1979
3	136	Myrtle E. Hayden Estate	1979
3	137	Dr. Vernon H. McFarlane Estate	1979
3	138	Endowment Worksheets	1979-1981
3	139	Ramon L. Tuttle Memorial Awards	1979-1981
3	140	Christy Cook Memorial Fund	1979-1982
3	141	Biological Chemistry Fund	1980
3	142	Florence Handy Forst Estate	1980
3	143	Forest Service PSAs Production Fund	1980
3	144	Warren O. Wagner Estate	1980
3	145	General Manager's Student Scholarship	1980-1982
3	146	Susie Casual Scholarship Fund	1981
3	147	Ted Jenks Memorial Fund	1981
3	148	James F. Lang Estate	1981
3	149	Georgiana P. Tucker Endowment Fund	1981
3	150	Aaron B. Jones Estate	1981-1982
3	151	Plough Foundation Pharmacy Scholarships	1981-1982
3	152	ASARCO Scholarships	1982
3	153	Howard Hallgarth Scholarship	1985
3	154	Glenn Terrell Presidential Scholarship	1985
3	155	Worksheet for new endowment	Undated
3	156	Scholarship application/selection forms	Undated

Series 2: Foundation processes and administrationReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	157	Grant proposal rating process	1975-1980
4	158	Scholarship budget codes	1979
4	159	Visiting Committee memoranda	1979
4	160	Corporate associates	1980
4	161-162	Proposals submitted to Foundation	1980
4	163	Financial statements (auditors opinion)	1980
4	164	Financial statements	1981
4	165	Gift reports	1981-1982
4	166-167	Summer Faculty Enrichment award Vol. 1, Part 1	1982
5	168-169	General Program awards Vol. 1, Part 1	1982
5	170-171	General Program awards Vol. 2, Part 1	1982
5	172	Development cabinet	1985
5	173	WSU Foundation gift reports	1985
5	174	Recognition Committee	1985
5	175	Board of Trustees: meeting minutes and memoranda	Jan. - Jun. 1985
6	176	Board of Trustees: meeting minutes and memoranda	Jul. - Dec. 1985
6	177	Business Advisory Committee: updates and flyers	1985-1987
6	178	Business Development Program: reports and memoranda	1985-1987
6	179	Annual Giving Committee	1985-1988
6	180	"Call-a-Coug" telemarketing program	1985-1990
6	181	WSU Foundation goals and action strategies	1986-1987
6	182	Board of Trustees: meeting minutes and memoranda	Jan. - Jun. 1986
6	183	Board of Trustees: meeting minutes and memoranda	Jul. - Dec. 1986
6	184	Board of Trustees: meeting minutes and memoranda	Jan. - Jun. 1987
6	185	Board of Trustees: meeting minutes and memoranda	Jul. 1987 - 1990
7	186	Alumni Center Campaign: minutes, flyers, and memoranda	1985-1987
7	187	WSU Centennial Giving Campaign	1990

Series 3: Miscellaneous - Events, promotions, etc.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	188	Development: slides of WSU	1980
7	189	Budget microfilm	1981
7	190	Foundation membership questionnaire	1981
7	191	Misc. President Samuel H. Smith Events	1985
7	192	New Horizons Development Campaign materials	1985
7	193	Veterinary medicine donor cards for Leo K. Bustad Endowment Fund	1985
7	194	WSU Veteran Memorial Committee	1985
7	195	Apartheid divestment	1985-1986
7	196	Misc. Development pamphlets	1985-1987
7	197	Misc. Foundation correspondence	1985-1987
7	198	Gift and Estate Planning memoranda	1986-1987
7	199	Misc. Foundation events	1986-1988
7	200	Gary Larson donor campaign	1987
7	201	Todd Hall Addition newsflash	1987
7	202	WSU AIDS policy	1987
7	203	Foundation roster checklist	Undated

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