ASWSU Activities Center Records, 1948-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Associated Students of Washington State University. Activities Center
Title
ASWSU Activities Center Records
Dates
1948-1978 (inclusive)
1965-1978 (bulk)
Quantity
6 Linear feet of shelf space, (6 Boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 62 (collection)
Summary
The records of the ASWSU Activities Center, from 1948-1978, include memoranda, reports, correspondence, committee materials, financial records, contracts, volunteer agency materials, and information on special events, concerts, art exhibits, and speakers.
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 ASWSU (Associated Students of Washington State University) Activities Center serves Washington State University (formally the State College of Washington) by organizing, directing and generally over-seeing many campus-related student group activities. Administering of student organizations includes constant evaluation and advisement.

The Activities Center was established with approval of the Board of Regents in the Spring of 1947 in answer to student and faculty demands. It began operation during the fall semester of that year. The goal of the Activities Center was to enable a joint student-faculty coordination and participation in student and campus life. The student-faculty cooperative effort was to be augmented by a staff of professionals through whose help the Activities Center was "to bring efficiency and direction by coordinating and guiding existing student organizations, by assisting new groups in developing new programs, and by aiding individual students in planning a balanced program of activities." (As observed in a Review of Student Activities Center Program, April, 1948).

At the time the Activities Center was organized, most of the social activities and student involvement in campus life were coordinated by living groups. As students' living arrangements gradually became more diffuse, the Activities Center became a more important central focal point coordinating their activities. The Activities Center, therefore, became a place of general guidance, assistance and counseling for student committees and concerns. Furthermore, it became a central repository for committee records where evaluations of past activities could be used for recommendations of procedures for future efforts. In this regard, on an annual basis, evaluations of past activities could be used for recommendations of procedures for future efforts. In this regard, on an annual basis, evaluative reports are filed with the Activities Center so that evaluations of the programs can be made; these reports are filed by Committee Chairmen, as well as by faculty advisors to individual committees.

The Activities Center also played a supplemental role in reorganization of the student government. Prior to the formation of the Activities Center, and for some time after it began, the major student government organizational structure was the class governments. However, in time, and especially during the decade of the 1960s, the ASWSU (an organization of all students) superseded the class government system, and the class governments were discontinued in 1968. For the Activities Center this has meant that the role of the students, in directing and actually involving themselves in the workings of the Activities Center, has increased. What was once a joint student-faculty arrangement, in conjunction with professional administrators, has become more of a joint effort between students and professionals.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU) Activities Center include memoranda, reports, correspondence, committee materials, financial records, contracts, volunteer agency materials, and information on special events, concerts, art exhibits, and speakers. The records range from 1948 to 1978, but the bulk of material is from 1965-1978. Several of the predominant sub-series within the subject series are: Lecture Artist Series, Mini-Concert Series, Performing Arts Committee, and Political Union Committee.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

ASWSU Activities Center Records, 1948-1978 (Archives 62)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are arranged in a single subject series, arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in January 1979 (UA 78-20; UA 79-3) by the Center in accordance with the approved records schedule.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Andrew J. Gregg between October 1980 and March 1981.

Related Materials

ASWSU Activities Center Records, 1935-1974 (Archives 17)

ASWSU Activities Center Records, 1947-1981 (Archives 118)

ASWSU Activities Center Records, 1966-1967 (Archives 166)

ASWSU Board of Control Records, 1922-1978 (Archives 113)

ASSCW Annual Budget Reports, 1912-1942 (Archives 114)

ASWSU President Records, 1953-1975 (Archives 164)

ASWSU Vice President Records, 1962-1967 (Archives 165)

Washington State University Publications, 1891-2018: Associated Students of Washington State University (WSU 2)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Advisory Council
10 items
1967-1969
1 2 American Association of Volunteer Services Coordinators
25 items
1971-1974
1 3-14 Art Committee
300 items
1965-1976
1 15 ASWSU: Assembly Minutes
10 items
1973-1974
1 16 ASWSU: Budgets
25 items
1970-1976
1 17 ASWSU: Budget Requests
1 item
1976-1977
1 is ASWSU: Committee Members
20 items
1969-1970
1 19 ASWSU: Committee Structure
25 items
1969
1 20 ASWSU: Programs Board
15 items
1969
1 21 ASWSU: Senate
15 items
1969-1970
1 22 ASWSU: Staff
25 items
1969-1970
1 23 Black Awareness
20 items
1974-1976
1 24 Black Psychology
15 items
1970
1 25 Board of Control
20 items
1968-1969
1 26 Butchbuttons
10 items
1967-1969
1 27 Butchmen
6 items
1969-1970, 1974
1 28 Calendar
1 item
1973
1 29 CAPES (College Association for Public Events and Services)
25 items
1968-1969
1 30 Carlisle, Linda
30 items
1974
1 31 Chaperone List and Social Forms
15 items
1968-1970
1 32 Chevrolet College Mini-Theatre Program Manual
10 items
1973
1 33 Class Government Council
15 items
1966-1967
1 34-35 Coffeehouse Committee
100 items
1969-1977
2 36 Communications
25 items
1970-1971
2 37 Cougarettes
35 items
1968-1973
2 38 Crimson Block Committee
5 items
1970
2 39 CUB Dedication
50 items
1969
2 40-41 CUB Music
100 items
1964-1967
2 42 CUB Listening Room
15 items
1968-1969
2 43 Dad's Association
100 items
1969-1975
2 44 Dad's Weekend
150 items
1962-1977
2 45-46 Dance Committee
100 items
1969-1974
2 47 Davis, Bill
35 items
1971-1972
2 48 Educational Leadership Conference
6 items
1971
2 49-53 Film Committee
150 items
1969-1977
2 54 Fine Arts Committee
15 items
1969-1977
2 55 Freeman, Fulton
15 items
1971
2 56 Freshman/Faculty Weekend
150 items
1968-1975
2 57 Grant Proposals
20 items
1974-1976
2 59 Groups
20 items
1968-1971
2 59 Homecoming
30 items
1966, 1974
2 62 Lecture Artist Series: Abernathy, Ralph
11 items
1970
2 63 Lecture Artist Series: Beecher, John
10 items
1967
2 64 Lecture Artist Series: Bond, Julian
10 items
1969
2 65 Lecture Artist Series: Clarke, Arthur C.
5 items
1968
2 66 Lecture Artist Series: Clears, John
5 items
1975
2 67 Lecture Artist Series: Dyer-Bennett, Richard
17 items
1969
2 68 Lecture Artist Series: East, P.D.
3 items
1966
2 69 Lecture Artist Series: Farrell, Warren
7 items
1975
2 70 Lecture Artist Series: George, Chief Dan
3 items
1971
2 71 Lecture Artist Series: Gould, Glen
5 items
1967
2 72 Lecture Artist Series: Greenspan, Roger
8 items
1976
2 73 Lecture Artist Series: Grier, Roosevelt
10 items
1975
2 74 Lecture Artist Series: Griffin, John, H.
3 items
1967
2 75 Lecture Artist Series: Hofstadter, Dr. Richard
4 items
1966
2 76 Lecture Artist Series: Kirkendall, Dr. Lester
4 items
1967
2 77 Lecture Artists Series
75 items
1966-1969
2 78 Lecture Artists Series Budget
30 items
1975-1976
2 79 Lecture Artist Series: Melman, Seymour
5 items
1966
2 80 Lecture Artist Series: Miller, Arthur, Repertory Theatre
4 items
1966
2 81 Lecture Artist Series: Morgenthau, Hans
2 items
1970
2 82 Lecture Artist Series: National Shakespeare Company
20 items
1976
2 83 Lecture Artist Series: Nutcracker Folk Ballet
20 items
1975
2 84 Lecture Artist Series: Oliphant, Patrick
50 items
1976
2 85 Lecture Artist Series: Peter, Dr. Laurence
10 items
1976
2 86 Lecture Artist Series: Phillips, Channing
4 items
1970
2 87 Lecture Artist Series: Program Checklist
1 item
undated
2 88 Lecture Artist Series: Spencer, John
10 items
1976
2 89 Lecture Artist Series: Stringfellow, William
4 items
1967
2 90 Lecture Artist Series: Treteau de Paris
5 items
1966
2 91 Lecture Artist Series: Tung, S.T.
2 items
1970
2 92 Lecture Artist Series: Whittaker, K. Jim
5 items
1966
2 93 Lecture Artist Series: Yorty, Sam
2 items
undated
2 94 Lutherhaven Map
1 item
undated
2 95 Mayfest
100 items
1976-1978
2 96 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Applejack/Whiskeyjack Mini-Concert
5 items
1975
2 97 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Hall and Oates
25 items
1976
2 98 Mini-Concert Series Committee: McLain Family Band Bluegrass workshop
3 items
undated
2 99 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Mini-Concerts
10 items
1976-1977
2 100 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Mini-Concerts Agency Materials
20 items
1975
2 101 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Mini-Concerts Committee
25 items
1974-1975
2 102 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Mini-Concerts Committee Materials
80 items
1975
2 103 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Nuen, Mike/Rielly and Maloney Mini Concert
10 items
1974
2 104 Mini-Concert Series Committee: Valdez, Daniel, Concert
15 items
1975
2 105 Mock Political Convention
75 items
1968
2 106 Model United Nations
20 items
1967-1968, 1970
3 107 Music Listening Lounge
15 items
1973-1975
3 108 NEC Newsletter
5 items
1969
3 109 NEC Washington Unit Materials
5 items
1974-1975
3 110 New Student Orientation
25 items
1969
3 111 Old Handbook for Social Chairmen
1 item
1966
3 112 Oregon State University Trip
10 items
1968-1969
3 113 Organizations
2 items
1969-1970
3 114 Parents' Weekend
50 items
1969
3 115 Performing Arts Committee: America
1 item
1978
3 116 Performing Arts Committee, A.C.U. (Associations of College and Universities): Conferences
25 items
1969-1970
3 117 Performing Arts Committee, A.C.U. (Associations of College and Universities) Conferences: Managers
10 items
1969-1970
3 118 Performing Arts Committee, A.C.U. (Associations of College and Universities) Conferences: District I. Mailing List
1 item
1969
3 119 Performing Arts Committee: Badfinqer
15 items
1970
3 120 Performing Arts Committee: Baja Marimba Band
10 items
1968
3 12l Performing Arts Committee: Beautiful Day
15 items
1971
3 122 Performing Arts Committee: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
25 items
1971
3 123 Performing Arts Committee: Bohler Gym Seating Diagram
1 item
undated
3 124 Performing Arts Committee: Brazil '66
20 items
1968
3 125 Performing Arts Committee: Bread
25 items
1971
3 126 Performing Arts Committee: Byrd, Charlie
15 items
1969
3 127 Performing Arts Committee: Carpenters
20 items
1973
3 128 Performing Arts Committee: Clapton, Eric
5 items
1978
3 129 Performing Arts Committee: Cold Blood
25 items
1972
4 130 Performing Arts Committee: Coltrane, Chi
35 items
1974
4 131 Performing Arts Committee: Concert Addendum
4 items
1969
4 132 Performing Arts Committee: Concert Attractions
5 items
1969-1972
4 133 Performing Arts Committee: Concert Ticket Sales
50 items
1973-1975
4 134 Performing Arts Committee: Correspondence
25 items
1973-1974
4 135 Performing Arts Committee: Cosby, Bill
20 items
1978
4 136 Performing Arts Committee: Daily Concert Statement
1 item
undated
4 137 Performing Arts Committee: Denver, John
60 items
1972
4 138 Performing Arts Committee: Diamond, Neil
40 items
1970
4 139 Performing Arts Committee: Doobie Brothers
75 items
1977
4 140 Performing Arts Committee: Doors
2 items
1968
4 141 Performing Arts Committee: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
75 items
1974
4 142 Performing Arts Committee: Festival of Bands
45 items
1973
4 143 Performing Arts Committee: Fifth Dimension
50 items
1973
4 144 Performing Arts Committee: First Edition
35 items
1969
4 145 Performing Arts Committee: Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids
20 items
1972
4 146 Performing Arts Committee: Frye, David
35 items
1971
4 147 Performing Arts Committee: Hangar, Howard
25 items
1976
4 148 Performing Arts Committee: Hartford, John
25 items
1969
4 149 Performing Arts Committee: Havens, Richie
50 items
1971
4 150 Performing Arts Committee: Homecoming Concert
30 items
1969
4 151 HPerforming Arts Committee: ope, Bob
100 items
1974
4 152 Performing Arts Committee: Kickoff Koncert
40 items
1970
4 153 Performing Arts Committee: Leftovers
20 items
1971-1972
4 154 Performing Arts Committee: Lewis, Ramsay
20 items
1977
4 155 Performing Arts Committee: Lightfoot, Gordon
50 items
1973
4 156 Performing Arts Committee: Little, Rich
20 items
1977
4 157 Performing Arts Committee: Lovin Spoonful
20 items
1967
4 158 Performing Arts Committee: >Major Concert Agency Files
500 items
1975-1976
4 159 Performing Arts Committee: Mayall, John
25 items
1970
4 160 Performing Arts Committee: Mayfest Bicentennial Material
45 items
1976
4 161 Performing Arts Committee: Memphis Soul Revue
15 items
1970
4 162 Performing Arts Committee: Miller, Steve
25 items
1977
4 163 Performing Arts Committee: Muledeer and Moondog Medicine Show
20 items
1973
4 164 Performing Arts Committee: Nash, Johnny
20 items
1974
4 165 Performing Arts Committee: National Entertainment Conference Materials
50 items
1973-1974
4 166-167 Performing Arts Committee: Nifty Gritty Dirt Band
40 items
1972, 1977
4 168 Performing Arts Committee: Northwest Cooperative Booking Conference
10 items
1969
4 169 Performing Arts Committee: Orlando, Tony, and Dawn
80 items
1974
4 170 Performing Arts Committee: Performing Artists Contract
1 item
1969
4 171-172 Performing Arts Committee
500 items
1967-1978
5 173 Performing Arts Committee: Peter, Paul, and Mary Concert
40 items
1969
5 174 Performing Arts Committee: Proctor and Bergman
20 items
1973
5 175 Performing Arts Committee: Profit, Mason
10 items
1971
5 176 Performing Arts Committee: Pullstock 174
30 items
1974
5 177 Performing Arts Committee: Rare Earth
15 items
1972
5 178 Performing Arts Committee: Seekers
15 items
1967
5 179 Performing Arts Committee: Stevens, Ray, and Freddie Prinz
25 items
1976
5 180 Performing Arts Committee: Three Dog Night
65 items
1973
5 181 Performing Arts Committee: Ticket Sales
50 items
1969-1972
5 182 Performing Arts Committee: Tower of Power
35 items
1972
5 183 Performing Arts Committee: Tull, Jethro
5 items
1977
5 184 Performing Arts Committee: Victor, Eli, Show
25 items
1975
5 185 Performing Arts Committee: Warwick, Dionne
20 items
1968
5 186 Performing Arts Committee: Washington N.E.C.
3 items
1971
5 187 Performing Arts Committee: Weisberg, Tim
35 items
1975-1976
5 188 Performing Arts Committee: Winter, Edgar
15 items
1972
5 189 Performing Arts Committee: Wonder, Stevie
50 items
1974
5 190-191 Performing Arts Committee: Yarbrough, Glenn
25 items
1968, 1970
5 192 Political Union Committee: Alinsky, Saul
25 items
1972-1973
5 193 Political Union Committee: Nader, Ralph
5 items
1970
5 194 Political Union Committee: Political Union
45 items
1969-1970
5 195 Political Union Committee: Political Union Committee
10 items
undated
5 196 Political Union Committee: Political Union Lecture Brochures
1 item
1969-1970
5 197 Political Union Committee: Russell, Bill
10 items
1971
5 198 Political Union Committee: Smith, Ed.
10 items
1971
5 199 Political Union Committee: Schoenbrun, David
3 items
1969
5 200 Rally Squad
60 items
1969-1976
5 201 Recognized Student Organizations
50 items
1969-1970
6 202 Retreat
10 items
undated
6 203 R.H.A. Programming
15 items
1968-1969
6 204 Security Force
35 items
1970-1973
6 205 Social Board
1 item
1972-1973
6 206 Soulin' Coubabes
25 items
1970-1971
6 207-213 Special Events Committee
400 items
1969-1976
6 214 Special Items File
3 items
1976-1977
6 215-217 Student Activities Board
300 items
1948-1974
6 218 Student Affairs Spring Retreat
10 items
1970-1971
6 219 Student Personnel
75 items
1963-1965
6 220 Student Selection, Student/Faculty Weekend
100 items
1967-1970
6 221 Student Services Roster
1 item
1969-1970
6 222-223 Sumer Recreation Program
200 items
1963-1973
6 224 Tea List
1 item
1970
6 225 Time Card Personnel
15 items
1978
6 226-227 University of Oregon Football Trips
35 items
1968, 1970
6 228 University Senate
25 items
1975
6 229-230 Volunteer Agency Materials
50 items
1975-1978
6 231 W.S.U. Living Groups and Officers
1 item
1969
6 232 Wenatchee Youth Circus
10 items
1968
6 233 Yell Squad
100 items
1968-1976

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College student government -- Washington (State) -- Archives
  • Student activities -- Washington (State) -- Archives

Corporate Names

  • Associated Students of Washington State University. Activities Center -- Records and correspondence
  • Associated Students of the State College of Washington. Activities Center -- Records and correspondence

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Associated Students of Washington State University (creator)
    • Associated Students of the State College of Washington (creator)
    • Associated Students of the State College of Washington. Activities Center (creator)