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WSU Multicultural Student Services Records, 1976-2008

Overview of the Collection

Title
WSU Multicultural Student Services Records
Dates
1976-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.75 linear feet of shelf space, (8 boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 366 (collection)
Summary
Papers and records from Washington State University’s Multicultural Student Services and associated subsidiary groups, notably the African American Student Center and the Chicana/o Latina/o Student Center. The papers document attempts to recruit, support, and retain minority students, as well as racial issues on campus.
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’s Office of Multicultural Student Services can trace back to the formation of a Chicano/Latino Center and a Native American Student Center in 1971. An African American Student Center (the Heritage House) and an Asian Pacific American Student Center would follow. In 1986, the four were pulled together under the new Division of Minority Affairs. In 1992 that became the Division of Multicultural Student Services, and “Division” was changed to “Office” in 1995.

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Content Description

The collection consists of records and papers from Washington State University’s Multicultural Student Services, dating from the 1970s to late 2000s, but bulking in the 1990s. The papers of the African American Student Center comprise about one quarter of the collection. Reports documents efforts of the MSS to recruit and retain minority students, as well as efforts to support them as students, increase awareness of racial issues, and deal with racial incidents on campus. The collection also include a number of photographs, primarily of social activities, events, and graduations.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] WSU Multicultural Student Services Records, 1976-2008 (UA 366)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized both by type of material and originating office, and then by date or subject within those. First in the collection is records and papers from Multicultural Student Services and some of their subsidiary groups, organized by subject. Following that is one series of records and papers from the African American Student Center, again organized by subject. After those are two sets of media and photographs, the first from MSS in general, and the second from the Chicana/o Latina/o Student Center. Within each of those sets, media precedes photographs, and then within both media and photographs items are in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

This collection was received at Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) from Multicultural Student Services in two accessions, one from Steve Nakata on November 1, 2010, retained as UA2010-13; the other from Amy Poirier on November 10, 2016, retained as UA2016-13.

Processing Note

The collection was processed in December, 2016 by University Archivist Mark O’English. The two collections were combined in a new subject based order and rehoused during processing. Three oversized photographs were scanned at high-quality and archived, reprinted at 8.5”x11” and filed, and the oversized originals were then discarded.

Separated Materials

A few newsletters and other small items were moved to MASC’s WSU Publications sets, under WSU 228.

Related Materials

Records from the Asia American and Pacific Islander Student Center (AAPI) are held in MASC as UA2014-02. Records of the Camarades (a Chicana/o Latina/o Graduate Student Association) as held as UA 2009-06, and MEChA records are held as MS2008-24. Records of the Office of Equity and Diversity, which oversees the MSS, are held as UA2007-08 and UA2012-07.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English.
2017

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