Archives 130 Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records 1957-1972 Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records Finding aid prepared by Processes by Paul Green Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Archives 130 Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records 1957-1972 approximate 1390 items 3 containers 3 linear feet Includes correspondence and reports, booklets, brochures, statistics and financial statements relating to Washington State University accreditation. Agency history:

The Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee was active from the late 1960s into 1970, at the time of the decennial accreditation review of Washington State University by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. Much of the preparation involved self-study reports by units of the University. Professor Charles E. Blackburn of the English Department served as coordinator of the University's participation in this effort.

The records of the Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee range from 1957 to 1975, with the bulk dating from 1969 to 1970, the time of its main activity. This material is divided into three series and arranged in two ways. The first series contains administrative material: the Self Study Report in toto, its distribution and the manual for its preparation, correspondence, and facilities. This series is alphabetical as is the third and last series, which includes materials retained from the 1960 accreditation. The second and main series is keyed to the Self-Study Report and, with a few insertions, follows its outline and topical breakdown. Predominantly correspondence and reports, these materials also contain booklets, brochures, statistics, and financial statements.

The Collection is open for research use.

The records of the Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University prior to 1975 (WSU 48).

The records were reprocessed in December, 1983 by Paul Green.

 Blackburn, Charles Edwin, 1915-1976--Archives Washington State University. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee--Archives Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools--Archives State College of Washington. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee. Washington State University. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee--Records and correspondence Washington State University--Accreditation--History--Archives Accreditation (Education)--Washington (State)--Research--Archives Washington (State) Colleges and Universities I Self Study, Correspondence, and Facilities 1 1 Accreditation Study Correspondence 1968 7 items 1 2 Accreditation Study Correspondence 1969 69 items 1 3 Accreditation Study Correspondence 1969 61 items 1 4 Accreditation Study Correspondence 1970 73 items 1 5 Distribution of Self-Study Report 1969-1970 1 item 1 6 Evaluation Committee Facilities 1960-1970 18 items 1 7 Manual of Standards and Guide for Self-Study 1966-1968 2 items 1 8 Self-Study Report for Commission on Higher Schools 1970 1 item II Self-Study File Part I Institutional Objectives 1 9 General Institutional Objectives File 1969-1970 14 items 1 10 Presidential Letters 1967-1970 1 item 1 11 Annual Time Schedule 1969-1970 1 item 1 12 Bulletin 1968-1970 1 item 1 13 Bulletin 1970-1972 1 item 1 14 Catalog Supplement 1969-1970 1 item 1 15 Correspondence Courses 1969 1 item 1 16 Graduate Study Bulletin 1968-1970 1 item 1 17 Summer Session Bulletin 1969 1 item 1 18 Summer Session Bulletin 1970 1 item Part II Finance 1 19 General Finance File 1969 20 items 1 20 Budget Request and Biennial Report 1967-1969 1 item 1 21 Budget Request and Biennial Report 1969-1971 1 item 1 22 Financial Report 1969 1 item Part III Physical Plant 1 23 General Physical Plant File 1968-1969 17 items 1 24 Capital Budget (1969-1971) and Capital Improvement Program 1969-1975 1 item Part IV Library 1 25 General Library File 1968-1969 15 items Part V Educational Program 1 26 General Educational Program File 1969 16 items 1 27 General Educational Program File n.d. 8 items 1 28 Aerospace Studies 1969 3 items 1 29 Agricultural Economics 1969 9 items 1 30 Agricultural Engineering n.d. 2 items 1 31 Agronomy and Soils 1969 5 items 1 32 Animal Sciences 1969-1970 10 items 1 33 Anthropology 1969 4 items 1 34 Bacteriology and Public Health 1968-1969 10 items 1 35 Botany 1968-1969 6 items 1 36 Child and Family Studies 1969 9 items 1 37 Clothing, Interior Design, and Textiles 1969 4 items 1 38 Communications 1969 8 items 1 39 Computer Science 1969 4 items 2 40 English 1969-1970 23 items 2 41 Entomology 1969 4 items 2 42 Fine Arts 1969-1970 9 items 2 43 Food, Nutrition, and Institution Management 1969 4 items 2 44 Foreign Languages 1969 4 items 2 45 General Agriculture 1969 3 items 2 46 Genetics 1969 3 items 2 47 Geography 1969 3 items 2 48 Geology 1969 5 items 2 49 History 1967-1969 4 items 2 50 Horticulture 1969 10 items 2 51 Mathematics 1969 4 items 2 52 Military Science 1969 6 items 2 53 Music 1969 6 items 2 54 Nursing 1969 4 items 2 55 Philosophy 1969 4 items 2 56 Physics 1969 4 items 2 57 Plant Pathology 1969 9 items 2 58 Police Science and Administration 1969 6 items 2 59 Political Science 1966-1969 12 items 2 60 Psychology 1969-1970 7 items 2 61 Sociology 1969 10 items 2 62 Speech 1969 12 items 2 63 Zoology 1968-1969 12 items 2 64 General Biology n.d. 1 item 2 65 General Studies 1969 2 items Part VI Instructional Staff 2 66 General Instructional Staff File 1969-1970 19 items 2 67 Computing Center 1969 1 item Part VII Administration 2 68 General Administration File 1967-1969 37 items 2 69 Committee Manual and Manual for the Educational Policies Committee 1968-1969 2 items Part VIII Students 2 70 General Student File 1966-1969 26 items 2 71 General Student File 1967-1970 11 items 2 72 Office of Admissions 1969 7 items 2 73 Office of Admissions 1965-1968 2 items 2 74 Testing, Advising, Orientation, and Counseling 1969 10 items 2 75 Honors Program 1969-1970 9 items 2 76 Academic Standing Committee 1965-1969 14 items 2 77 Office of the Registrar 1965-1969 12 items 2 78 Financial Aids 1967-1969 6 items 2 79 Student Book Corporation 1969-1970 8 items 2 80 Housing and Food Service 1969 17 items 2 81 Student Health Center 1969 4 items 2 82 Extra-Curricular Activities 1969 6 items 2 83 Extra-Curricular Activities 1969 2 items 2 84 Intramural Athletics 1969-1970 6 items 2 85 Intercollegiate Athletics 1969 11 items 2 86 Placement Service 1969 4 items 2 87 Alumni 1968-1969 14 items Part IX Special Services and Activities 3 88 Cooperative Extension Service 1969 1 item 3 89 Agricultural Research Center 1969 3 items 3 90 Technical Extension Service, College of Engineering 1965-1969 9 items 3 91 General Extension Service 1965-1969 12 items 3 92 Radio and Television Service (KWSU-AM, KWSU-TV, KUGR) 1969-1970 4 items 3 93 Office of Publications 1961-1969 6 items 3 94 Office of International Programs 1969 5 items 3 95 Lectures and Concerts 1970 4 items 3 96 Summer Session 1967-1969 4 items Part X Research 3 97 General Research File 1969 4 items 3 98 General Research File 1969 6 items 3 99 General Research File 1968-1970 3 items Part XI Graduate Programs 3 100 General Graduate Programs File 1969-1970 18 items 3 101 General Graduate Programs File 1969 22 items 3 102 Graduate Studies Bulletins n.d. 18 items 3 103 Graduate Studies Bulletins n.d. 27 items 3 104 Graduate School Brochures 1969-1970 9 items 3 105 Graduate School Brochures 1967-1971 22 items Part XII New Developments 3 106 Student Voices n.d. 1 item 3 107 High School Equivalency Program (HEP) n.d. 2 items 3 108 Experimental Education Program 1969 1 item 3 109 American Minority Studies: Program in Black Studies 1970 3 items 3 110 Interdisciplinary Programs for Advanced Degrees 1965-1970 5 items III 1960 Accreditation 3 111 Guide for Self-Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Schools 1957 1 item 3 112 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 1959-1960 29 items 3 113 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 1959-1960 28 items 3 114 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 1960 28 items 3 115 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 1960 27 items 3 116 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material 1960 23 items 3 117 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material n.d. 4 items 3 118 Report to the Higher Commission of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools 1960-1969 2 items 3 119 Self-Evaluation Report: Report I: General 1960 2 items 3 120 Self-Evaluation Report: Report II: Departmental 1960 1 item 3 121 Self-Evaluation Report: Report III: Graduate 1960 1 item