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Central Washington University Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records, 1899-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Central Washington University. Facilities Management Department
Title
Central Washington University Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records
Dates
1899-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 cubic feet, (3 legal sized document cases)  :  Correspondence, financial records, reports, contracts and agreements, newspaper clippings, construction plans and ephemera in fair condition with noticeable aging to some documents caused by improper storage and usage
Collection Number
RG006-08-03
Summary
The collection consists of correspondence, contracts and agreements, newspaper clippings and construction plans for student housing at Central Washington University from 1899 to 1971.
Repository
Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public for educational research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Central Washington University's Facilities Management Department was initially established under the supervision of the Washington State Normal School Board of Trustees when the school opened in 1891. In 1910, a Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds was appointed and given the responsibility for facilities management of the campus. During the 1920s, a Business Manager replaced the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds consolidating departments. The Facilities Management Department was reorganized in 1986 and included the planning division.

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Content Description

Contained in these records are correspondence and minutes from the Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation from 1926 to 1939; construction contracts, plans and specifications for dormitories built on the Ellensburg campus from 1913 to 1969; studies, reports and statistics related to student housing and historical information on the naming of dormitory buildings. The collection includes information on financial difficulties that Washington State Normal School experienced during the Great Depression.

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Historical Background

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG006-08-03, Facilities Management Department, Student Housing Records. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized in alphabetical order by subject heading of file folder. Chronological arrangement.

Related Materials

See also: RG 043-06-06, Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Cooperation, Minutes, which contains the minutes of the Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Cooperation of the Washington State Normal School from 1926 to 1928.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Administration Building – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1955
    Container: Box/Folder 1-1
  • Description: Barto Hall – Architects Plan
    Dates: 1961
    Container: Box/Folder 1-2
  • Description: Bill for a Legislative Act for Dormitory Financing
    Dates: 1929
    Container: Box/Folder 1-3
  • Description: Brooklane Village – Construction Comparison Study
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box/Folder 1-4
  • Description: Buildings, Miscellaneous – Newspaper Clippings
    Dates: 1950-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1-5
  • Description: Centralia Normal School Receipts
    Dates: 1913
    Container: Box/Folder 1-6
  • Description: Construction Specifications – Bookstore and Dormitory
    Dates: 1954
    Container: Box/Folder 1-7
  • Description: Construction Specifications – Dormitories
    Dates: 1926
    Container: Box/Folder 1-8
  • Description: Construction Specifications – Kennedy Hall
    Dates: 1948
    Container: Box/Folder 1-9
  • Description: Courson and Muzzall Halls – Historical Information
    Dates: 1964-1967
    Container: Box/Folder 1-10
  • Description: Dormitories – Historical Information
    Container: Box/Folder 1-11
  • Description: Dormitories – Newspaper Clippings
    Dates: 1948-1965
    Container: Box/Folder 1-12
  • Description: Dormitory Construction – Contract and Receipts
    Dates: 1911-1915
    Container: Box/Folder 1-13
  • Description: Dormitory Occupancy Statistics
    Dates: 1962-1971
    Container: Box/Folder 1-14
  • Description: Dormitory Receipts
    Dates: 1899
    Container: Box/Folder 1-15
  • Description: Dormitory Receipts
    Dates: 1906
    Container: Box/Folder 1-16
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Bonds
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box/Folder 1-17
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Contracts and Agreements
    Dates: 1926
    Container: Box/Folder 1-18
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1926
    Container: Box/Folder 2-1
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1927-1931
    Container: Box/Folder 2-2
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1932
    Container: Box/Folder 2-3
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1933
    Container: Box/Folder 2-4
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1934
    Container: Box/Folder 2-5
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1935-1936
    Container: Box/Folder 2-6
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1937
    Container: Box/Folder 2-7
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Correspondence
    Dates: 1938-1939
    Container: Box/Folder 2-8
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Incorporation
    Dates: 1926
    Container: Box/Folder 2-9
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Legal status
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box/Folder 2-10
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Minutes
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box/Folder 2-11
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – State Appropriation to pay off bonds
    Dates: 1939
    Container: Box/Folder 2-12
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Student Building Expenditures
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box/Folder 2-13
  • Description: Ellensburg Normal School Dormitory Building Corporation – Trust deed
    Dates: 1926
    Container: Box/Folder 2-14
  • Description: Expense estimates for Biennium ending March 31, 1917
    Container: Box/Folder 2-15
  • Description: Floor plans - Dormitories
    Dates: 1967-1971
    Container: Box/Folder 2-16
  • Description: Heating Plant – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1948-1955
    Container: Box/Folder 2-17
  • Description: Kennedy Hall – Historical Information
    Container: Box/Folder 2-18
  • Description: Komola Hall – Dorm Fire
    Dates: 1915
    Container: Box/Folder 2-19
  • Description: Komola and Sue Lombard Halls – Historical Information
    Container: Box/Folder 2-20
  • Description: Manual Training and Science Building – Construction Contract
    Dates: 1913-1917
    Container: Box/Folder 2-21
  • Description: Mill Tax
    Dates: 1913
    Container: Box/Folder 2-22
  • Description: Munro Hall – Historical Information
    Container: Box/Folder 2-23
  • Description: Munson Hall – Historical Information
    Container: Box/Folder 2-24
  • Description: Normal School Maintenance Estimates
    Dates: 1910-1913
    Container: Box/Folder 2-25
  • Description: Physical Education Building – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1947-1955
    Container: Box/Folder 3-1
  • Description: President’s Home – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1948
    Container: Box/Folder 3-2
  • Description: Proposal to Concentrate the Three State Normal Schools into One Large School
    Container: Box/Folder 3-3
  • Description: Remodel Kamola and Sue Lombard Residence Halls
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box/Folder 3-4
  • Description: Report on Education Programs
    Dates: circa 1926
    Container: Box/Folder 3-5
  • Description: Schedule of Prices of Kamola Hall Rooms
    Dates: 1926-1927
    Container: Box/Folder 3-6
  • Description: Science Building – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1948-1955
    Container: Box/Folder 3-7
  • Description: Student Health Center – Miscellaneous
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box/Folder 3-8
  • Description: Student Health Center – Specifications
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box/Folder 3-9
  • Description: Student Union Building – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1946-1955
    Container: Box/Folder 3-10
  • Description: Student Village
    Dates: 1965-1970
    Container: Box/Folder 3-11
  • Description: Veterans Housing Project
    Dates: 1946-1947
    Container: Box/Folder 3-12
  • Description: Veterans Housing – Newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1945-1946
    Container: Box/Folder 3-13
  • Description: Design Development Report for Brooklane Village
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box/Folder 3-14

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Subject Terms

  • College buildings
  • Student housing--United State
  • Universities & colleges--United States

Geographical Names

  • Ellensburg (Wash.)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Central Washington University. Facilities Management Department (creator)
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