Washington State University News and Information Services Photographs

Washington State University News and Information Services Photographs, 1982-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington State University. Office of News and Information Services.
Title: Washington State University News and Information Services Photographs
Dates: 1982-2002 (inclusive)
19822002
Quantity: 9.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (19 Boxes), (39,000 images, approximate)
Collection Number: PC 189 (collection)
Summary: Photographs from Washington State University’s News and Information Services illustrating activities and life on all WSU campuses from 1982-2002.
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

WSU News is the central news office for Washington State University. The roots of the department date to 1907, when students with newspaper experience began sending news to northwest press on a volunteer basis. This informal start evolved into the Office of Publication, and in 1946 the College News Bureau was split off from that. Circa 1985 it became News and Information Services. Circa 2012, the Washington State University News Service and WSU Today merged to become WSU News.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of 19 boxes of Washington State University images taken by staff members in WSU’s News and Information Services. The department was responsible for providing WSU stories for the media and for in-house publications such as WSU Week, Hilltopics, and Universe. Many of the photographs were also used in student publications such as the Chinook or the Evergreen.

There are several different formats in this collection, which includes three boxes of contact sheets, seven boxes of print photographs that are either loose or taped onto paper, eight boxes of slides, and one box of positive transparencies.

The various images, many of which are identified and described via hand-labeling by those who originally created or worked with them, are broken into six loose subject categories: athletics, campus, departments, people, students, and the three WSU branch campuses. Campus consists of buildings, classrooms, Greek life, events, laboratories, and sometimes individuals. Departments consist of various photos of students and/or faculty from specific university departments, sometimes working with department equipment or materials. The departments include fine arts, performing arts, language, engineering, a variety of sciences, and more. The images date from 1982 to 2002.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Washington State University News and Information Services Photographs, 1982-2002 (PC 189)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The materials consist of contact sheets, print photographs, slides, and positive transparencies. The materials came to the MASC in several overlapping series of folders of images. These series were separated out, reorganized, and foldered to create four main series of images based on format. Within each series are a number of subseries based on subject content; these subjects are campus, departments, people, students, and branch campuses. Within these subseries the materials were organized alphabetically by subject then chronologically by date.

Acquisition Information

This collection of Washington State University photographs was received from News and Information Services in 2003 and retained in the WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) as UPC-0018.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Kaitlyn Van Vleet over February to March and July to August of 2020.

Related Materials

WSU MASC holds a number of series of photographs which document the campus and its students, taken by Student Media, News and Information Services, Photo Services, and those department’s predecessors. Rather than listing them all here, we’d suggest looking at the list of the MASC’s photograph collections, as well as at the unprocessed collections (accessions).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Contact sheets.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Subseries 1.1: Athletics.
Box	Folder
1	1	Annual Report.	1998
1	2	Baseball.	1986-1987
1	3	Men's Basketball.	1990-1992
1	4	Men's Basketball.	1996-1998
1	5	Women's Basketball.	1987-1988
1	6	Women's Basketball.	1989-1993
1	7	Women's Basketball.	1990s
1	8	Women's Basketball.	1996-1998
1	9	Crew team meet.	1986 March
1	10	Football.	1992
1	11	Football: Alamo Bowl.	1994
1	12	Football.	1996
1	13	Football vs. UCLA.	1996 November 9
1	14	Football.	1995-1997
1	15	Football.	1997
1	16	Football vs. UW: Apple Cup.	1997 November 22
1	17	Women's Rowing.	1993
1	18	Women's Soccer.	1992-1993
1	19	Women's Soccer.	1996
1	20	Women's Soccer.	1997-1998
1	21	Track.	1986-1993
1	22	Volleyball.	1987-1993
1	23	Volleyball.	1994-1995
1	24	Volleyball.	1996
1	25	Volleyball.	1997
1	26	Men's Club Volleyball vs. Oregon.	1996 October 25
1	27	Various athletic activities.	1986-1988
		Subseries 1.2: Campus.
Box	Folder
2	1	Campus buildings.	1984-1985
2	2	Campus buildings.	1986
2	3	Campus buildings.	1987-1989
2	4	Campus buildings: Holland library new addition.	1994
2	5	Commencement.	1986-1987
2	6	Commencement.	1988-1989
2	7	Events: Most identified.	1985-1994
2	8	Events: Most in Beasley Coliseum.	1986-1988
2	9	Events in Beasley Coliseum.	1984-1988
2	10	Fire department recruit academy.	1994 June
2	11	Freshmen activities.	1995
2	12	Greek life.	1985-1987
2	13	Housing.	1984-1988
2	14	Laboratories.	1985 December
2	15	Military review.	1984 May
2	16	Pullman (off-campus).	1987
2	17	Registration.	1985
		Subseries 1.3: Departments.
Box	Folder
2	18	Agricultural Engineering.	1988 June
2	19	Agriculture.	1986
2	20	Agriculture.	1989 May
2	21	Architecture.	1985-1994
2	22	Business and Communications.	1986-1988
2	23	Computer Science.	1986-1988
2	24	Education.	1986
2	25	Engineering.	1989-1992
2	26	Fine Arts.	1984-1992
2	27	Fine Arts.	1986-1994
2	28	Foreign Language.	1984 December
2	29	Geology.	1986
2	30	Honors program.	1988 April
2	31	Horticulture.	1985-1989
2	32	Interior Design.	1989 April
2	33	Language.	1987-1988
3	1	Mathematics.	1985-1988
3	2	Nursing.	1985-1994
3	3	Performing Arts: Music.	1986-1993
3	4	Pharmacy.	1984, 1992
3	5	Physical Education.	1985, 1992
3	6	Physics.	1986-1988
3	7	Sciences (biological, nursing, pharmacy, etc.).	1984-1988
3	8	Sociology.	1987 July
3	9	Veterinary Science and Wildlife Management.	1984-1993
		Subseries 1.4: People.
Box	Folder
3	10	Faculty.	1984
3	11	Faculty.	1984-1986
3	12	Faculty.	1987-1988
3	13	Faculty.	1988
3	14	President Sam Smith with various faculty.	1985
3	15	President Smith with others.	1985-1988
3	16	Student activities on campus: Exteriors.	1985
3	17	Student activities on campus: Exteriors.	1986-1987
3	18	Student activities on campus: Exteriors.	1988-1990
3	19	Student activities on campus: Exteriors.	1996
3	20	Student activities on campus: Interiors.	1984-1985
3	21	Student activities on campus: Interiors.	1986-1989
3	22	Students in classrooms.	1984-1985
3	23	Students in the CUB.	1984-1985
3	24	Students moving in.	1985 August
3	25	Students with their parents.	1985

Series 2: Photographic prints.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Subseries 2.1: Athletics.
Box	Folder
4	1	Athletic administration and football portraits.	1989-1991
4	2	Baseball.	circa 1989
4	3	Girls' Basketball Camp at WSU.	Undated
4	4	Men's Basketball.	1990-1992
4	5	Men's Basketball practice.	Undated
4	6	Women's Basketball.	1990-1994
4	7	Women's Basketball vs. ASU.	1997
4	8	Women's Basketball vs. Cal.	1997
4	9	Women's Basketball vs. USC.	1997
4	10	Football.	1988-1992
4	11	Football vs. UCLA.	1997 August 30
4	12	Football vs. Boise State.	1997 September 27
4	13	Football vs. Cal.	1997 October 18
4	14	Football vs. Arizona.	1997 October 25
4	15	Football vs. Stanford.	1997 November 15
4	16-17	Football vs. UW: Apple Cup.	1997 November 22
5	1	Football vs. UW: post-Apple Cup win.	1997 November 22
5	2	Soccer vs. ASU.	1997
5	3	Soccer.	1998
5	4	Soccer vs. Portland State.	1998 September 18
5	5	Soccer vs. Montana.	1998 October 4
5	6	Soccer vs. Stanford.	1998 October 30
5	7	Women's Soccer: Identified players.	1991
5	8	Track.	1990
5	9	Volleyball.	1989-1990
5	10	Volleyball: Children playing on court during break.	1997
5	11-12	Volleyball vs. USC.	1997
5	13	Volleyball vs. Wyoming.	1997
5	14	Volleyball vs. Idaho.	1997 September 16
5	15	Volleyball vs. UW.	1997 October 10
5	16	Volleyball vs. Stanford.	1997 October 17
5	17	Volleyball vs. Arizona.	1998 September 19
5	18	Volleyball vs. OSU.	1998 October 9
5	19	Volleyball vs. UCLA.	1998 November 13
6	1	Crowd scenes and spirit.	1987-1992
6	2	Various athletic activities.	1985-1992
		Subseries 2.2: Branch Campuses.
Box	Folder
6	3	Spokane campus: Classrooms.	1989-1992
6	4	Spokane campus: Commencement.	1992-1993
6	5	Spokane campus: Downtown location.	1989-1992
6	6	Spokane campus: Events.	1992
6	7	Spokane departments: Architecture.	1992-1995
6	8	Spokane departments: Communications control room.	1989-1990
6	9	Spokane departments: Computer Science.	1989-1995
6	10	Spokane departments: Engineering Management.	1992-1995
6	11	Spokane departments: Health Research and Education Center (HREC).	1992
6	12	Spokane departments: Human Nutrition.	1990-1995
6	13	Spokane departments: Pharmacy.	1992
6	14	Spokane departments: Speech and Hearing Science.	1989-1992
6	15	Spokane: Individuals.	1989-1993
6	16	Spokane: Small business development.	1992
6	17	Tri Cities campus.	1990-1992
6	18	Tri Cities campus: Classrooms.	1990-1992
6	19	Tri Cities campus: Classrooms.	1992-1994
6	20	Tri Cities campus: Commencement.	1992
6	21	Tri Cities campus: Commencement.	1992-1994
6	22	Tri Cities campus: Computer lab.	1990
6	23	Tri Cities campus: Diversity mural.	1993
6	24	Tri Cities campus: Events.	1993
6	25	Tri Cities campus: Library.	1990-1993
7	1	Tri Cities departments: Agriculture at Prosser Station.	circa 1993
7	2	Tri Cities departments: Electrical Engineering lab.	1990-1992
7	3	Tri Cities departments: Nursing.	circa 1990
7	4	Tri Cities people: Groups.	1991-1993
7	5	Tri Cities people: Individuals-most identified.	1990-1992
7	6	Tri Cities people: Individuals-most identified.	1992-1994
7	7	Tri Cities people: Individuals-most identified.	1992-1994
7	8	Tri Cities people: Student body representatives.	1992-1994
7	9	Tri Cities people: Student candids.	1991-1992
7	10	University photos for WSU advertisements.	Undated
7	11	Vancouver campus: Exteriors.	1991-1992
7	12	Vancouver campus: Interiors.	1992
7	13-14	Vancouver campus: Classrooms.	1991-1992
7	15	Vancouver campus: Classrooms.	1992-1993
7	16	Vancouver campus: Computer lab.	1991-1992
7	17	Vancouver campus: Events.	1991-1993
7	18	Vancouver campus: Library.	1992-1993
7	19	Vancouver campus: New campus site at Salmon Creek.	1991-1996
7	20	Vancouver departments: Nursing.	1992 April
7	21	Vancouver faculty and staff.	1991-1992
7	22	Vancouver MIT program at elementary school.	1992
7	23	Vancouver students.	1992-1993
		Subseries 2.3: Campus - Pullman.
Box	Folder
8	1	Aerials.	1986-1990
8	2	Autumn photos with negative strips.	Undated
8	3	Campus buildings.	1988-1993
8	4	Campus buildings.	1988-1995
8	5	Campus buildings: Bryan Hall.	1985-1990
8	6	Campus buildings: Bryan Hall.	1987-1992
8	7	Campus buildings: Thompson Hall.	1986-1993
8	8	Commencement.	1987-1992
8	9	Commencement.	1992
8	10	Commencement.	circa 1998
8	11	Events: Call-a-Coug Phonathon.	1988
8	12	Events: Future Cougar Day.	1993
8	13	Events in Beasley Coliseum: Speakers.	Undated
8	14	Events in Beasley Coliseum: Theater and singers.	1989-1993
8	15	Events: Summer science camp.	Undated
8	16	Events: WSU Foundation's annual dinner dance.	1987 October
8	17	Laboratories.	1986-1990
8	18	Miscellaneous WSU photographs: Most identified.	1985-1989
8	19	Pullman and The Palouse (off-campus).	1987-1993
8	20	Residence Halls.	1985-1990
		Subseries 2.4: Departments.
Box	Folder
9	1	Agriculture.	1988-1989
9	2	Agriculture.	1989
9	3	Architecture.	1989-1992
9	4	Business and Communications.	1988-1992
9	5	Education.	1989
9	6	Engineering.	1987-1993
9	7	Fine Arts.	1990-1993
9	8	Food and Nutrition.	1985-1989
9	9	Geology.	1989-1992
9	10	Interior Design.	1989
9	11	Microbiology.	1987-1989
9	12	Nursing.	1985-1990
9	13	Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education (ICNE).	1994
9	14	ICNE.	1994
9	15	ICNE.	1993-1995
9	16	Performing Arts: Theater.	1984-1988
9	17	Pharmacy.	1988-1992
9	18	Physics.	circa 1993
9	19	Science.	1989-1991
9	20	Veterinary Science and Wildlife Management.	1988-1992
		Subseries 2.5: People.
Box	Folder
10	1	Faculty: Identified.	1982-1990
10	2	Faculty: Identified.	1987-1993
10	3	Faculty: Identified.	1988-1994
10	4	Faculty: Most unidentified.	Undated
10	5	Groups: Unidentified.	Undated
10	6	Individuals: Identified.	1991-1997
10	7	President Sam Smith.	1989-1992
10	8	President Sam Smith.	1989-1993
10	9	Student activities on campus.	1985-1990
10	10	Student activities on campus.	1987-1990
10	11	Student activities on campus.	1988-1995
10	12	Student housing: Interiors.	circa 1992
10	13	Students and their professors.	1986-1988
10	14	Students in classrooms.	1986-1988
10	15	Students studying.	1987-1993

Series 3: Slides.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Subseries 3.1: Athletics.
Box	Folder
11	1	Athletic activities: Rowing, rugby, tennis, volleyball.	1987-1996
11	2	Baseball.	1987-1990
11	3	Baseball.	1992
11	4	Baseball.	1995-1996
11	5	Baseball.	1997-1998
11	6	Basketball.	1997-1999
11	7	Men's Basketball.	1995
11	8-10	Men's Basketball.	1996
11	11	Men's Basketball.	1997
12	1	Men's Basketball.	1997-1998
12	2-3	Women's Basketball.	1995
12	4-5	Women's Basketball.	1996
12	6	Women's Basketball.	1996-1997
12	7	Football.	1987-1994
12	8	Football vs. Arizona.	1994
12	9	Football vs. Fresno State.	1994
12	10	Football vs. Oregon.	1994
13	1	Football vs. USC.	1994
13	2	Football: Alamo Bowl.	1995 January
13	3	Football vs. Montana.	1995 September
13	4	Football vs. UCLA.	1995 September
13	5	Football vs. OSU.	1995 October
13	6	Football.	1997
13	7	Football vs. UCLA.	1997
13	8	Football.	1997 September
13	9	Football.	1997 October-November
14	1	Soccer.	1992-1993
14	2	Soccer.	1994-1995
14	3	Soccer.	1995
14	4	Soccer.	1996-1998
14	5	Track.	1992
14	6	Track.	1994-1995
14	7	Track.	1996
14	8	Track.	May, 1997
14	9	Track.	1997 May, 1998 May
14	10	Volleyball.	1989-1998
15	1-3	Volleyball.	1995
15	4-5	Volleyball.	1997
15	6	Crowd scenes and spirit.	1987-2000
		Subseries 3.2: Campus.
Box	Folder
15	7	Alumni building events.	1990, 1996
15	8	Campus.	1986
15	9	Campus.	1983-1999
15	10	Campus.	1986-2000
15	11	Campus.	1987-2000
15	12	Campus.	1984-2001
16	1	Campus.	1997-2000
16	2	Campus buildings: Fulmer Hall.	1990January
16	3	Campus dining halls.	1993, 1998
16	4	Campus dorm rooms.	1992-1998
16	5	Campus maps and building plans.	1986
16	6	Centers and offices: Speech and listening, cultural, children's, and Evergreen office.	1994-2001
16	7	Commencement.	1992-1997
16	8	Commencement.	1995-2001
16	9	Events: Identified.	1992-2002
16	10	Faculty.	1987-1998
16	11	Faculty.	1994-2000
16	12	Groups: Posed.	1992-1997
16	13	Homecoming parade.	1997 October
16	14	Individuals: Most identified.	1993-2001
16	15	Individual students: Some identified.	1988-2000
16	16	Luau for Hawaiian club.	2001 April 21
16	17	Mascot: Butch T. Cougar.	1989-1996
16	18	Palouse scenic landscapes (off-campus).	1985-2001
16	19	Performances.	1984-2000
16	20	President Sam Smith: Portraits.	1995-1997
16	21	President Smith and Pat Smith in red car.	1999 October
17	1	President Smith at Garfield Dollars for Scholars event.	1999 October
17	2	President Smith meeting with people.	1999 October-November
17	3	Rodeo.	1987
		Subseries 3.3: Departments.
Box	Folder
17	4	Agriculture and Horticulture.	1984-1999
17	5	Architecture.	1985-2000
17	6	Biological sciences.	1988-2001
17	7	Business and Communications.	1994-1998
17	8	Chemistry.	1989-2001
17	9	Education and English.	1987-1996
17	10	Engineering.	1992-2001
17	11	Fine Arts.	1985-1998
17	12	Geoarchaeology.	1986-1995
17	13	History.	1994, 2001
17	14	Honors College.	1992-2000
17	15	Performing Arts: Music.	1987-2001
17	16	Performing Arts: Theater.	1988-1989
17	17	Physics.	1988-1995
17	18	Primary Education.	1993-2001
17	19	Veterinary Medicine and Wildlife Management.	1989-2001
		Subseries 3.4: Students.
Box	Folder
18	1	Student activities on campus.	1987-1992
18	2	Student activities on campus.	1987-1998
18	3	Student activities on campus.	1992-2000
18	4	Student activities on campus.	1992-2001
18	5	Student activities on campus.	1995-2001
18	6	Students conversing.	1998-2001
18	7	Students studying.	1987-1998
18	8	Students studying.	1996-2001
18	9	Students studying.	1998-2001
18	10	Students studying in computer lab.	1992-2000

Series 4: Transparencies.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Subseries 4.1: Athletics.
Box	Folder
19	1	Baseball.	1995
19	2	Men's Basketball.	1996-1997
19	3	Football team.	1990s
19	4	Soccer.	1995
19	5	Track meet.	1992 April
19	6	Volleyball.	circa 1995
19	7	Volleyball.	1997
		Subseries 4.2: Campus.
Box	Folder
19	8-9	Campus.	1988-1990
19	10	Campus buildings.	1989
19	11-13	Portraits, faculty and students.	Undated
19	14	Posed wine display.	1996 October
19	15	President Sam Smith with students.	Undated
19	16	Primary Education and childcare center.	Undated
		Subseries 4.3: Departments.
Box	Folder
19	17	Agriculture.	Undated
19	18	Anatomy.	Undated
19	19	Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles.	Undated
19	20	Architecture.	Undated
19	21	Culinary Arts.	Undated
19	22	Entomology.	Undated
19	23	Geoarchaeology.	Undated
19	24	Honors College.	Undated
19	25	Horticulture.	1988-1992
19	26	Media Production.	Undated
19	27	Performing Arts: Dance, Music, Theater.	Undated
19	28	Science.	Undated
19	29	Veterinary Science and Wildlife Management.	Undated
		Subseries 4.4: Students.
Box	Folder
19	30	Student housing.	Undated
19	31	Students in front of map.	Undated
19	32	Students studying.	Undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Universities and colleges -- Public relations -- Photographs.

Corporate Names

Washington State University -- History -- Photographs.
Washington State University. News Bureau -- Photographs.
Washington State University. Office of News and Information Services -- Photographs.

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