State College of Washington Pine Manor Scrapbooks

State College of Washington Pine Manor Scrapbooks, 1938-1963

Overview of the Collection

Title: State College of Washington Pine Manor Scrapbooks
Dates: 1938-1963 (inclusive)
19381963
Quantity: 1 Box, (2 Scrapbooks), (550 Images, plus several hundred clippings and limited ephemera)
Collection Number: PC 131 (collection)
Summary: The collection consists of photographs, clippings, and ephemera relating to Pine Manor. Pine Manor was a men's cooperative dormitory at the State College of Washington (later Washington State University), the building housed 87 men.
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. Due to the earlier scrapbook's bindings and the condition of interior pages, both scanning and digital photography of most images from that may be problematic.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Pine Manor was a men's cooperative dormitory at the State College of Washington (later Washington State University), built in 1938 for $30,000 in National Youth Administration funds. The building housed 87 men, and was named after its knotty pine interiors. The house was closed by WSU in 1963, and the building renovated for the school's anthropology program. Located on the northeast corner of Spokane and Washington streets, it was torn down in 1998 after which the lot became a gravel parking lot.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of 2 scrapbooks and a folder containing 550 photographs, plus several hundred clippings, and limited ephemera, relating to the men's dormitory Pine Manor, at the State College of Washington (later Washington State University). The older, 92 page scrapbook is retained in its original wood plank binding and its original order; the cover is approximately 60 x 43 cm., and interior pages are only slightly smaller. The newer, 17 page scrapbook is retained with its original covers and in its original order, though the binding posts and a set of blank pages at the end were removed for ease of storage;; the cover is approximately 58 x 43 cm., and interior pages are only slightly smaller. It is primarily photographs, with a few clippings. A folder beneath the scrapbooks contains three added photographs and a 3-page "The History of Pine Manor" text piece.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]

State College of Washington Pine Manor Scrapbooks, 1938-1963 (PC 131)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

This collection was received as UPC 09-03 at WSU Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on September 23rd, 2009 from Don and Martha Shaw of Mercer Island, WA. Four additional photographs, a short text piece, and a CD of photographs were received from Robert Baldwin of Longview, WA and Don Moen of Yakima, WA in 2013 and placed in a folder beneath the scrapbook. A second scrapbook, 1961-1963, was received from Robert Baldwin on June 2, 2023 and added to the collection.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English in November, 2009.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

Pine Manor (State College of Washington) -- Records and correspondence
Pine Manor (Washington State University) -- Records and correspondence
State College of Washington -- Students
Washington State University -- Students

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Pine Manor (State College of Washington) (creator)
- Pine Manor (Washington State University) (creator)

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