Filipino American Student Association Photographs, 1998-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Filipino American Student Association (Washington State University)
Title
Filipino American Student Association Photographs
Dates
1998-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 Linear feet of Shelf Space, (1 box), (Approximately 500 images)
Collection Number
PC 137 (collection)
Summary
Washington State University’s Filipino Club is a campus social organization for students from or descended from natives of the Philippines, and dates to 1922. It was reestablished in 1993 as the Filipino American Student Association (FASA). This collection consists of approximately 500 photographs of activities and events of WSU’s Filipino American Student Association, apparently taken by group members during the 1998 and 1999 school years.
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’s Filipino Club is a campus social organization for students from or descended from natives of the Philippines, and dates to 1922. It was reestablished in 1993 as the Filipino American Student Association (FASA).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of approximately 500 photographs of activities and events of WSU’s Filipino American Student Association, apparently taken by group members during the 1998 and 1999 school years. While many of the photographs are unlabeled, many were described prior to their arrival at MASC and those descriptions are mounted in the photographs’ sleeves.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Filipino American Student Association Photographs, 1998-1999 (PC 137)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection originally came in three plain photo albums; the albums were discarded and the photographs were foldered in their original sleeves and retained in their original chronological order.

Acquisition Information

This collection was received as UPC 2006-03 at Washington State University (WSU) Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) in fall of 2006. A printout of an online calendar of 2005-2006 FASA events came with the collection, and was discarded during processing.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by History graduate student Nathan Sowry and University Archivist Mark O'English in August, 2010.

Related Materials

Papers, including photographs, from 1925-1946 of WSU’s Cosmopolitan Club, which incorporated the Filipino club, are held at MASC as Cage 703.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 August 22, 1998 – September, 1998
1 2 September 19, 1998 – October 13, 1998
1 3 October 17, 1998 – October 31, 1998
1 4 November 11, 1998 – March 28, 1999
1 5 September 1, 1999 – October 6, 1999
1 6 October 12, 1999 – November 19, 1999

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Filipino students -- Washington (State) --Pullman

Corporate Names

  • Filipino American Student Association (Washington State University)
  • Washington State University -- Students -- Societies, etc.