Chemistry has been taught at Washington State University since the school opened in 1892. Under the division Literary and Scientific Studies, a Course in Chemistry included classes in Theoretical, Industrial, Analytical, and Organic Chemistry. The course was designed to give students a thorough technical knowledge of chemistry. In 1894 the college was reorganized by President E.A. Bryan and the Department of Chemistry was formed. With the formation of the department students first began pursuing chemistry as a major course of study.
During the years 1895 to 1897 the Department of Chemistry included Pharmacy, which then became a separate school. In 1916 the College was reorganized by President E.O. Holland and the Department of Chemistry became a unit of the College of Sciences and Arts; where it still resides today. Also around this time period the Chemistry Department began a curriculum leading to a Master of Science degree. The name of the department was changed to the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in 1919. This name change remained until 1951 when Chemical Engineering became a separate department, and the name reverted back to Department of Chemistry.
This collection primarily consists of administrative files, budget reports, and instructional material related to the WSU Chemistry department from 1970-1980.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
All boxes contain a mixture of administrative files, budget reports, and instructional material. They are filed primarily by subject matter.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Chemistry Department Records, 1970-1980 (UA1992-06)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Mike (last name unrecorded) of the Chemistry Stockroom on March 06, 1992 and retained as UA1992-06.
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