University of Puget Sound Ephemera, 1888-1924

Founded in 1888 as Puget Sound University and located in Tacoma, Washington, PSU was a Methodist college. Puget Sound University was reincorporated in 1903 as the University of Puget Sound and reorganized to include a College of Liberal Arts, Academy (prep school), Commercial School, and Schools of Music, Art, and Oratory. The University was renamed the College of Puget Sound in 1914 and continued to grow and add academic programs. Returning to the University of Puget Sound in 1960, the institution was largely a regional school until the 1970s. The past three decades have seen an intentional decrease in the number of students, a rise in academic standing, and an increased endowment.