Business and Economics College Records

Business and Economics College Records, 1951-1976

Overview of the Collection

Title: Business and Economics College Records
Dates: 1951-1976 (inclusive)
19511976
Quantity: approximate 6400 items, ( 7.5 linear feet), ( 8 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 43
Summary: Includes material received by Dean Eugene Clark relative to meetings, programs, and staffing procedures within the college during his twenty year tenure as Dean.
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: The Collection is open for research use.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Courses in economics have been offered at Washington State University since the school was first opened in 1892. The original Department of Economic Science and History was incorporated into the College of Sciences and Arts in 1917 and it became the Department of Business Administration in 1926. Composed of five faculty members, the department offered, in addition to the regular economics courses, a thorough program in Secretarial Science. The staff increased to fifteen in 1928 and in the same year Business Administration was elevated to the status of a "school," although it functioned within the College of Sciences and Arts until 1940 when it was given independent status. Economics continued as a separate department in the College of Sciences and Arts until the two disciplines were merged in 1948 by Dr. M. W. Lee into the School of Economics and Business. It was given college status in 1963 with Dr. Eugene Clark functioning as the first dean. More recently the name was changed to the College of Business and Economics.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the College of Business and Economics are arranged into six series. The majority of the collection is material received by Dean Eugene Clark relative to meetings, programs, and staffing procedures within the college during his twenty year tenure as dean. In this capacity he also took an active role in the affairs of the Council of Academic Deans and served as a representative to the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. The records are principally arranged chronologically, except the general subject files which are arranged alphabetically.

Series one consists of records from Academic Deans meetings, 1957-1976, and includes two subseries: Agendas, and Memoranda and Reports. Agendas are for the period 1968 through 1976 and are arranged chronologically. Memoranda and Reports cover the period 1957 through 1976. They are arranged alphabetically by topic with the "General Memoranda" placed at the beginning of the subseries. The second series, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 1959-1972, contains administrative records, proposals and papers of the Bureau, a subordinate agency which studied regional marketing trends in cooperation with area businesses. It is composed of two subseries: Administrative, 1959-1972, and Proposals and Papers, 1962, 1966, 1969-1973. The records concerning the Department of Business Administration, 1958-1976, constitute the third series which are divided into two subseries: Administrative, 1966-1975, and Committees and Curriculum, 1957-1976. The Administrative subseries consists of general memoranda and minutes of faculty meetings, while Committees and Curriculum subseries includes files of departmental committees and curriculum information. Series four, Department of Economics, 1953-1976, is arranged in a similar manner. Series five, Other Departmental Programs, 1954-1976, is arranged into four subseries: Graduate School, 1962, 1967-1976; Honors Program, 1953-1972; Summer School, 1962-1973; and Administrative and Secretarial Studies, 1955-1972. The final series, General Subject files, 1951-1977, is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes the department budget reports from 1958 to 1969 and the records relating to various university committees and programs. A significant number of files in this series relate to the Computer Instructional Program and the 1966 Vocational Education Act.

Acquisition Information

The records of the College of Business and Economics were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in August 1977 (UA 77-24) and in January 1979 (UA 79-2) in accordance with the approved records schedule.

Processing Note

The records were arranged and described in January 1980 by Richard D. Scheuerman.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: Academic Deans Meeting , 1957-1976Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Agendas	1968-1976
Box	Folder
1	1-13	640 items	1968-December 1976
		Memoranda and Reports	1957-1976
Box	Folder
1	14-15	General Memoranda 105 items	1957-1968
1	16	Budget Subcommittee 30 items	1976
1	17	Continuing Education Report 2 items	1975
1	18	Departmental Development Plans 1 item	1975
1	19	Mitchell Report 2 items	1971
1	20	Performance Audit 2 items	1975
1	21	Review of Performance 10 items	1976
1	22	Retreat 10 items	1976

2: Bureau of Economic and Business Research , 1959-1972Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administrative	1959-1972
Box	Folder
2	23	General Correspondence 40 items	1959-1965
2	24	Memoranda 30 items	1966-1975
2	25	Cooperation with CBD, Univ. of Idaho 10 items	1972
2	26	Editorials 3 items	1963
2	27	Planned Projects 7 items	1963-1964
2	28	Proceedures 2 items	1962-1966
		Summer:
Box	Folder
2	29	Program 15 items	1970
2	30	Research Applications 30 items	1969
		Proposals and Papers	1962, 1966, 1969-1973
Box	Folder
2	31	Guthrie and Iulo Report 2 items	n.d.
2	32	Iulo and Cook Reports 8 items	1971
2	33	Leigh Report 2 items	1973
2	34	Rawlins Report 34 items	1973
2	35	Recreation Research Center 2 items	1966
2	36	Savings League Research 5 items	1972
2	37	Statement of Principles 5 items	1962
2	38	Travel, Tourism, and Recreation Report 2 items	1972

3: Department of Business Administration , 1957-1976Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administrative	1966-1975
Box	Folder
2	39-45	General Memoranda 225 items	July 1966-June 1975
2	46-50	Faculty Meetings 205 items	1968-1976
		Committees and Curriculum	1957-1976
Box	Folder
2	51	Advisory Distribution 7 items	1965
2	52	Area Chairman, Materials 5 items	1969
2	53	Attorneys 3 items	1971
2	54	Brochures 70 items	n.d.
2	55	CPA Information 1 item	1962
		Committee on:
Box	Folder
2	56	Department Reorganization 15 items	1969-1975
2	57	Effective Teaching 5 items	1970
2	58	Fellowships and Grants 1 item	1970
Box	Folder
2	59	Communications Management and Insurance 6 items	1964-1965
		Curriculum:
Box	Folder
2	60	30 items	1957-1964
2	61	Revision 25 items	1960-1961
Box	Folder
2	62	Developmental Program 6 items	1969
2	63	Doctoral Program 15 items	1962-1966
2	64	Catalog Material 10 items	1964
2	65	Enrollment Procedures 15 items	1975-1976
2	66	General Policies and Procedures 65 items	1958-1967
2	67	Long Range Plans 10 items	1962
2	68	Off-Campus MBA Program 2 items	1972
2	69	Planning Policies 45 items	1975-1976
		Proposals:
Box	Folder
2	70	Esso Grant 5 items	1971
2	71	IBM Corporation 2 items	1971
2	72	Improving Community Organization 1 item	1971
2	73	Washington Bankers Association 75 items	1971

4: Department of Economics , 1953-1975Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administrative	1957-1973
Box	Folder
3	74-75	General Information 110 items	1971-1973
3	76-82	General Memoranda 555 items	1957-1971
3	83-93	Economic Faculty Meetings 605 items	1964, 1969-1976
		Committees and Curriculum:
		Chairman:
Box	Folder
3	94	Ballots and Reports 45 items	1970
3	95	Candidates 15 items	1969-1970
Box	Folder
3	96	Committee to Appraise Program 10 items	1960
3	97	Course Offerings and Programs 50 items	1955-1961
4	98	Department Reorganization 50 items	1969
4	99	Foreign Language Requirement 12 items	1965-1969
4	100	Geography Courses 50 items	1953-1969
		Graduate:
Box	Folder
4	101-106	Student Information 225 items	1966-1973
4	107	Program Review 35 items	1975-1976
4	108	Student Changes 40 items	1962-1970
Box	Folder
4	109	Iulo Trip (Research Grants) 9 items	1966
4	110	Majors in Economics 5 items	n.d.
4	111	NDEA Applications 10 items	1959
4	112	Search Committee for Chairman 70 items	1970
4	113	Selection Committee 45 items	1974-1975
4	114	TA's Criteria for Reappointment 5 items	1970

5: Other Departmental Programs , 1954-1976Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Graduate School	1962, 1967-1976
Box	Folder
4	115-116	General Correspondence 80 items	1967-1972
4	117	Accreditation Discussions 8 items	1962
4	118	Grants-in-Aid 5 items	1976
4	119	Lubov Proposal 3 items	1976
4	120	Allen Report 2 items	1975
4	121	Master of Regional Planning Proposal 2 items	1975
4	122	Hammer Report 5 items	1974
4	123	Hockstra Report 1 item	1974
4	124	NSF Proposals 10 items	1974
4	125	Giestauts Report 1 item	1973
4	126	Social and Health Services Proposals 15 items	1972
4	127	Federal Grants 10 items	1970
4	128	Manpower Research Institute Grants 5 items	1969
		Honors Program	1953-1972
Box	Folder
4	129-130	Convocation 130 items	1953-1969
5	131-133	Center 240 items	1954-1972
		Summer School	1962-1973
Box	Folder
5	134	Schedules 50 items	1962-1966
5	135-142	265 items	1966-1973
		Administrative and Secretarial Studies	1955-1972
Box	Folder
5	143-144	Hospital Administration 45 items	1960-1965
5	145	Hotel Administration 35 items	1963-1972
		Office Administration:
Box	Folder
5	146	35 items	1955-1968
5	147	Graduate Program 20 items	1964
		Secretarial Studies:
Box	Folder
5	148	50 items	1958-1959
5	149	Catalogue Material 20 items	1964

6: General Subject Files , 1951-1977Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	150	Accounting Meetings 10 items	1967
		Accreditation Study:
Box	Folder
5	151	Accounting 12 items	1953-1963
5	152	Geography 12 items	1969
Box	Folder
5	153	Admission Requests 6 items	n.d.
5	154	Advertising Group 3 items	1960
5	155	Advisory Groups 1 item	n.d.
5	156	Affirmative Action Director Search 10 items	1973
5	157	Agricultural Economics (Dr. Working) 14 items	1955-1964
5	158	Agricultural Marketing Studies 20 items	1959-1960
5	159	American Association of University Professors 20 items	1956-1977
5	160	Budget Director Applications 8 items	1974
5	161-165	Department Budgets 95 items	1958-1960, 1963-1969
5	166	Business Opportunities 1 item	n.d.
5	167	Campus Disorder 10 items	1969-1970
5	168	Carnegie Survey Results 7 items	1957-1965
5	169	Commercial Car Journal Controversy 6 items	1968-1969
		Committees:
Box	Folder
5	170	Airport 14 items	1963
5	171	Civil Rights and Educational Policy 30 items	1962-1964
6	172	Faculty-Student Conciliation 26 items	1970
6	173	Railroad Relocation 12 items	1966
6	174	Golf Course 12 items	1966
Box	Folder
6	175-177	Computer Instructional Program 110 items	1965-1973
6	178	Council on Higher Education 110 items	1970-1973
6	179	Dean Search 25 items	1973
6	180	Directory Lists 45 items	1965-1975
6	181	Distinguished Alumnus Award 45 items	1974
6	182	Educational Professions Development Act 4 items	1968-1969
6	183	Expo '74 15 items	1973-1974
6	184	Export Expansion Council 45 items	1966-1969
6	185	Faculty Load Studies 4 items	1962-1963
6	186	Higher Education Act 10 items	1965
6	187	History of the College of Business and Education 8 items	1942
6	188-190	Honors and Awards 42 items	1970-1973
6	191	Indian Community Action Program 16 items	1965-1967
6	192	IBM Symposium 10 items	1969
6	193	Innovative Proposals 40 items	1971-1974
		Institute of Technology (WSU):
Box	Folder
6	194	20 items	1958
6	195	Reports 8 items	n.d.
Box	Folder
6	196	Inter-Institutional Conferences 20 items	1970
6	197	Idaho (Univ. of) Business School 10 items	1970
7	198-199	Land Grant School Meetings 110 items	1963-1967
7	200	Library Questionnaire 25 items	1969
7	201	Marketing Research Papers 5 items	1959
		MBA:
Box	Folder
7	202	Degrees Awarded 8 items	1958
7	203	Richland Program 5 items	1969
Box	Folder
7	204	Mathematics 4 items	1961-1962
7	205	Mineral Resources Institute 6 items	1973
7	206	Minority Project 8 items	1971
		NSF:
Box	Folder
7	207	Program Drafts 12 items	1965-1972
7	208	Seminar Development Program 36 items	1964-1965
Box	Folder
7	209	Northwest Regional Workshop 14 items	1972
7	210	Presidential Inauguration (Terrell) 10 items	1968
7	211	President's Office 50 items	1966
7	212	Publicity and Print Shop 6 items	1957-1961
7	213	Racism Workshop 12 items	1970-1971
7	214	Real Estate 4 items	1960
7	215	ROTC Trip 20 items	1967
7	216	School of Education 6 items	1964
7	217	Spokane MBA Proposal 25 items	1966-1967
		Staff:
Box	Folder
7	218	Personnel 42 items	1966-1973
7	219	Recruitment 35 items	1970-1971
Box	Folder
7	220	Standards for the Department 27 items	1970-1972
7	221	Student Survey 2 items	1958
		University:
Box	Folder
7	222	Architect 36 items	1966-1973
7	223	Regulations 13 items	1951-1956
7	224	Services 15 items	1957-1960
Box	Folder
7	225	Veterinary Medicine Dean 7 items	1973
		Vice-President:
Box	Folder
8	226	General 50 items	1966
8	227	Smith 30 items	1969
8	228	Wood 15 items	1969
Box	Folder
8	229-233	Visiting Professors 135 items	1966-1972
8	234-237	Vocational Education Act 50 items	1965-1968
8	238	Water Research Center 35 items	1962-1963
8	239	Yakima Survey 2 items	1959

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Business schools--Washington (State)--Archives

Corporate Names

Washington State University. College of Business & Economics--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. College of Business & Economics--Curricula--History
Washington State University. College of Business & Economics--Records and correspondence

Occupations

College administrators--Washington (State)--Archives

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Clark, Eugene, 1917---Archives (creator)
Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. Dept. of Business Administration. (creator)
- Washington State University. School of Economics and Business. (creator)

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