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WSU Graduate School Centennial Papers, 2000-2002

Overview of the Collection

Title
WSU Graduate School Centennial Papers
Dates
2000-2002 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 linear feet of shelf space, (1 box)
Collection Number
Archives 371 (collection)
Summary
Papers documenting the centennial of the granting of Washington State University’s first graduate degree. The papers include histories on when and how many advanced degrees WSU has granted, as well as who the first recipients in each program were.
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.
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Historical Note

Washington State University granted its first upper level degree in 1902, ten years after offering its first classes. Its first PhD followed in 1929. The school’s Graduate School supports and oversees those upper level courses and programs.

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Content Description

The collection consists of papers created or collected between 2000 and 2002 for the centennial of Washington State University’s Graduate School. The papers document the work of the steering committee as well as the events the anniversary tied to. The papers also provide broad secondary source data on the history of each degree offered at WSU, the first individuals and/or the first women to receive advanced degrees in each program, the numbers of degrees granted, as well as biographies of select individuals who were WSU “firsts.”

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] WSU Graduate School Centennial Papers, 2000-2002

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is ordered alphabetically by subject. One small subseries of significant individuals exists, and is also ordered alphabetically. One folder of materials relevant to the donation to the archives of the papers is housed at the end.

Acquisition Information

The papers from the Washington State University Graduate School’s “Century of Graduate Education” centennial were donated to the WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on May 16, 2002 by Karen De Pauw and Michael J. Tate. They were retained as UA2005-13.

Processing Note

The collection was processed in June, 2017 by University Archivist Mark O’English. Some individual WSU publications, such as commencement programs and campus newsletter, were removed to the WSU Publications collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: College Histories. Agriculture and Home Economics; Liberal Arts; Pharmacy; Sciences
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Compact Disc. A printout of the disc structure and filenames is included in the folder
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Degrees - how many granted, 1897-2001, by level and by sex
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Degrees - when offered, 1897-1971. Dates first granted for all levels of all WSU degrees. Includes discontinued dates for programs no longer offered
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Degrees - who granted to, 1902-2002. First graduates in all upper level programs, organized both chronologically and by program
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Event calendars
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Events
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Events - MASC exhibit
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Events - photograph exhibit
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Fellowships
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Graduate School
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Hilltopics insert
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Individuals. Biographical information and photographs (usually reprints)

  • Description: PowerPoint presentations
    Container: Box 1, Folder 23
  • Description: Press / articles
    Container: Box 1, Folder 24
  • Description: Regents Distinguished Alumnus Awards. Lists of recipients, 1962-2002
    Container: Box 1, Folder 25
  • Description: Regents - membership lists, 1891-1999. Includes brief biographies, lists of presidents and vice-presidents, and lists of female members.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 26
  • Description: Steering Committee minutes, 2000-2001
    Container: Box 1, Folder 27
  • Description: Stoles and pins documentation (pins can be found in WSU Ephemera Collection, SC 10)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 28
  • Description: Women. Includes list of first female graduates in all upper level programs, 1908-2000, organized both chronologically and by program
    Container: Box 1, Folder 29
  • Description: Women - photograph reprints.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 30
  • Description: "WSU Highlights by Decade," 1890-2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 31
  • Description: Supporting materials: copy of Deed of Gift
    Container: Box 1, Folder 32

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