Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates

Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates, 1904-1905

Overview of the Collection

Title: Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates
Dates: 1904-1905 (inclusive)
19041905
Quantity: 2.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 o.s. folder)
Collection Number: Archives 346 (collection)
Summary: The collection consists of five individual oversized certificates, each detailing awards received by Washington State College from one of two Expositions.
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

Washington State University dates to 1890, with first classwork beginning in 1892. Pending further research, the nature and breadth of the school's presentations and involvement at the 1904 and 1905 Expositions is unclear.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of five individual oversized certificates, each detailing awards received by Washington State College from one of two Expositions. Most are approximately 2 feet high by 1.5 feet wide. One certificate is from the 1904 Universal Exposition in St. Louis; the other four are from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, OR.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

All materials are out of copyright.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates, 1904-1905 (Archives 346)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized chronologically, and then alphabetically by what the award was for.

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were, based on accession numbers, received at Washington State College's Libraries in 1934 from an unidentified source and placed in the general stacks. They were transferred to Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) sometime prior to 2001 by parties unknown, and retained without an accession number.

Processing Note

This collection was processed in October 2014 by University Archivist Mark O'English.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
location	item
O.S.	1	Grains, seeds, grasses, and forage plants: silver medal. 1904.
O.S.	2	Collective exhibit of Transparencies: silver medal. 1905.
O.S.	3	Engineering: gold medal. 1905.
O.S.	4	Exhibit as a Unit: gold medal. 1905.
O.S.	5	Geology: gold medal. 1905.

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