WSU Graduate School Centennial Papers

WSU Graduate School Centennial Papers, 2000-2002

Overview of the Collection

Title: WSU Graduate School Centennial Papers
Dates: 2000-2002 (inclusive)
20002002
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.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.”

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

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

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

College Histories. Agriculture and Home Economics; Liberal Arts; Pharmacy; SciencesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 1

Compact Disc. A printout of the disc structure and filenames is included in the folderReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 2

Degrees - how many granted, 1897-2001, by level and by sexReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 3

Degrees - when offered, 1897-1971. Dates first granted for all levels of all WSU degrees. Includes discontinued dates for programs no longer offeredReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 4

Degrees - who granted to, 1902-2002. First graduates in all upper level programs, organized both chronologically and by programReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 5

Event calendarsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 6

EventsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 7

Events - MASC exhibitReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 8

Events - photograph exhibitReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 9

FellowshipsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 10

Graduate SchoolReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 11

Hilltopics insertReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 12

Individuals. Biographical information and photographs (usually reprints)Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	13	Barnes, LaVerne A.
1	14	Bisbee, Zella Elvira (Butler)
1	15	Burke, Harry E.
1	16	Hoeppner, Josephine
1	17	Jennings, Gladys
1	18	Lawrence, William Herford (also as Laurence)
1	19	McKay, Elizabeth
1	20	Musa, Abdullah Al
1	21	Roberts, Catherine Elizabeth
1	22	Smith, Charles Ullman

PowerPoint presentationsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 23

Press / articlesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 24

Regents Distinguished Alumnus Awards. Lists of recipients, 1962-2002Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 25

Regents - membership lists, 1891-1999. Includes brief biographies, lists of presidents and vice-presidents, and lists of female members.Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 26

Steering Committee minutes, 2000-2001Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 27

Stoles and pins documentation (pins can be found in WSU Ephemera Collection, SC 10)Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 28

Women. Includes list of first female graduates in all upper level programs, 1908-2000, organized both chronologically and by programReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 29

Women - photograph reprints.Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 30

"WSU Highlights by Decade," 1890-2000Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 31

Supporting materials: copy of Deed of GiftReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 32

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