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Archives 126
Computer Science Records
1962-1979
approximate 1230 items
2 linear feet
3 containers
Contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other papers.
Historical Sketch:
Instruction in computing began in 1957 at Washington State University; this program is thus considered to be one of the oldest in the field. Computer Science became a full-fledged department in 1969 and graduates students at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels.
The correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other papers of the Department of Computer Science are in a single alphabetical series dating from 1962 to 1979. Most of the records date between 1974 and 1977. Of particular interest are proposals for programming and time-sharing projects for the U. S. Navy (ca. 1968- 1970), the materials on participation in the Joint Center for Graduate Study at Richland, and the record of the department's hosting of the fifth Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum (CCUC) in 1974. One group of folders, labeled "History," were compiled by the office staff in the 1970's to document the earlier activities of the department.
The Collection is open for research use.
The records of the Department of Computer Science were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in July 1980 (UA 80-17) by the department in accordance with the approved records schedule.
The records were processed in September 1983 by Paul Green.
Washington State University. Computer Science Department--Archives
Joint Center for Graduate Study--Archives
Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum--Archives
Washington State University. Computer Science Department--Records and correspondence
Washington State University. Computer Science Department--History
Computer science--Washington (State)--History--Archives
Washington (State)
Colleges and Universities
1
1
Academic Affairs Committee
1974-1978
38 items
1
2
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
1964-1977
11 items
1
3
Admissions
1975-1976
4 items
1
4
Advisory Board
1976
4 items
1
5
Affirmative Action
1974-1977
14 items
1
6-7
Alumni
1975
64 items
1
8
American Mathematics Society
1975-1977
5 items
1
9-11
Avery Move
1975-1976
64 items
1
12
Budget
1968-1972
6 items
1
13
CCUC/4 (Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum)
1971-1973
17 items
1
14-15
CCUC/5 (Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum)
1970-1977
73 items
1
16-17
Colloquia Plans
1975-1978
44 items
1
18
Controller
1974-1977
9 items
1
19
Course File
1974-1976
20 items
1
20
Departmental Administration Survey
1977
1 item
1
21
Development Fund
1976-1979
20 items
1
22
Dishonesty
1976-1977
4 items
1
23
Entitlement
1975-1976
4 items
1
24
Equipment
1969-1978
27 items
1
25
Executive Committee
1975-1976
36 items
1
26
Facilities Planning
1976-1977
13 items
1
27
Faculty Memos
1975-1978
69 items
1
28
Final Reports on Graduate Review
1975-1977
10 items
1
29
Foreign Language Requirement
1970-1977
33 items
1
30-32
General Correspondence
1973-1978
112 items
1
33
General Telephone
1976-1978
21 items
1
34
Graduate Fellowship Program to Prepare Minority Students
1975-1977
3 items
1
35
Graduate Program Review
1976
2 items
1
36
Graduate School
1970-1977
15 items
1
37
Graduate Student Memos
1974-1977
35 items
1
38
Grants and Research
1976-1977
6 items
1
39-41
History
1962-1970
66 items
1
42
Honor Societies
1974-1975
4 items
1
43
Information Science
1967
6 items
1
44-48
Joint Center for Graduate Study
1972-1977
146 items
2
49
Lectureship Committee
1975-1977
10 items
2
50
Library (Computer Science)
1974-1977
21 items
2
51
Library (Mathematical Sciences Area)
1972-1977
15 items
2
52
Mathematics Search Committee
1974-1977
5 items
2
53-55
Naval Research Grant
1968-1976
82 items
3
56
Peterson's Guides
1975-1976
7 items
3
57
Proposal for Electrical Engineering Name Change
1977
6 items
3
58
Purchasing
1977-1978
8 items
3
59-60
Ray, B. R.
1968-1977
50 items
3
61
Smith, A. H.
1973-1977
27 items
3
62
Staff Personnel
1974-1977
14 items
3
63
Student Advisory Council
1974-1977
3 items
3
64
Tenure and Promotion
1970-1979
11 items
3
65-66
Textbooks
1976-1978
29 items
3
67
Utilization Reports
1974
1 item