Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
PC 160
Washington State University. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
WSU Athletics Photographs
1900-2013
1980-1997
2.75 Linear feet of shelf space
6 boxes
Approximately 8000 images
Washington State University's athletics program dates to the beginning of the school in 1890-1892, when Athletics was known as Physical Education, and has continued since. The collection consists of photographs and other materials which had been held for years as research files in WSU Athletics. While individual materials may be as old as 1900 and as recent as 2013, the bulk of the material runs from about 1980-1997. The main body of the collection consists of sets of photographs related to the use, construction, and remodeling of Washington State University's facilities for the so-called "major sports": football, basketball, and baseball, plus track and field.
Collection materials are inEnglish
Washington State University's athletics program dates to the beginning of the school in 1890-1892, when Athletics was known as Physical Education, and has continued since. WSU's athletics teams participate in the Pac-12 athletic conference. Excepting a period from 1959-1962 when the conference disbanded and reformed, Washington State University has been a member of the Pac-12 and its predecessor conferences since 1916.
The collection consists of photographs and other materials which had been held for years as research files in WSU Athletics. While individual materials may be as old as 1900 and as recent as 2013, the bulk of the material runs from about 1980-1997. The main body of the collection consists of sets of photographs related to the use, construction, and remodeling of Washington State University's facilities for the so-called "major sports": football, basketball, and baseball, plus track and field. There are a large number of images related to band and to cheerleading and rally squads as well. Almost no material from actual sporting contests is included.
The collection is arranged in two primary series by material types: photographic materials and print materials. There are two subseries within the photographs: building/facility files, and topical files. In each series and subseries folders are organized alphabetically, excepting some "related facilities" which are filed with same-sport facilities (for example, a folder on Rogers Field, the football predecessor to Martin Stadium, is files at the end of the Martin Stadium materials). No serious attempt has been made to organize materials within each folder; for the most part they remain in the order received. Photographic formats include photographic prints, contact sheets, negatives, slides, and even CDs of images.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item Description]
WSU Athletics Photographs, 1900-2013 (bulk 1980-1997) (PC 160)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The materials in this collection were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on July 13, 2015 by Linda Chalich, Assistant Director at Washington State University Athletics. The materials were accessioned as UPC 2015-09.
This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in November of 2015.
A number of items with no Athletics ties were removed during processing and interfiled into WSU 3 (WSU Buildings Historic Photographs) or WSU 4 (WSU Historic Photographs Subject File).
Despite this collection coming from WSU Athletics, very little material depicting actual sporting contests is included. For those type of materials, you'll probably want to look in some of WSU MASC's other collections, primarily:
PC 1 (WSU Publications and Printing / WSU Press Photographs, 1948-1983)
PC 4 (WSU Photographs Subject File, 1892-)
PC 115 (WSU Publications and Printing Photographs, 1983-1996)
Additional facilities photographs can be found in PC 3, the WSU Historic Buildings Photographs Subject File.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Washington State University. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics -- Photographs.
Washington State University. Department of Physical Education and Athletics -- Photographs.
Washington State University. School of Physical Education -- Photographs.
State College of Washington. Department of Physical Education and Athletics -- Photographs.
Washington State University -- Sports -- Facilities -- Photographs.
Washington State University. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Washington State University. Department of Physical Education and Athletics.
Washington State University. School of Physical Education.
State College of Washington. Department of Physical Education and Athletics.
Sports facilities -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Photographs.
Sports and Recreation
Colleges and Universities
Washington (State)
Series 1: Photographs
Subseries 1.1: Building / Facility Photograph Files
1
1
Athletics complex, 1973-1985
1
2
Bailey Field, 1980-1997
1
3
Bailey Field - Construction, 1979-1981
1
4
Bailey Field - Dedication, 1981-04-18
1
5
Bailey Field - Entrance. 1989
1
6
Bailey Field - Field turf, 2003
1
7
Bailey Field - Lights, 1984
1
8
Bailey Field - Rededication, 2000
1
9
Bailey Field - Scoreboard, 1981
1
10
Bailey Field (old - Mooberry track site), 1975-1978
1
11
Beasley Coliseum - Construction, 1971-1973
1
12
Beasley Coliseum - Dedication, 1973
1
13
Beasley Coliseum - Exteriors
1
14
Beasley Coliseum - Fans, 1983-2000
1
15
Beasley Coliseum - Friel Court / Crowds, 1980-2000
1
16
Beasley Coliseum - Locker rooms, 1982
1
17
Beasley Coliseum - Press
2
1
Bohler - Computer lab, 1997
2
2
Bohler - Court, 1970s-1985
2
3
Bohler - Exteriors, 1930-2000
2
4
Bohler - Final game ceremonies
2
5
Bohler - Ike Deeter Room, 1977
2
6
Bohler - Interiors (pre-remodel, non-court), 1977
2
7
Bohler - Rededication, 2002
2
8
Bohler - Weight room (pre-remodel), 1979-1997
2
9
Bohler - Addition and Remodel, 1994-2000
2
10
Bohler - Addition and Remodel, Atrium, 1998
2
11
Bohler - Addition and Remodel, Construction, 1996-1999
2
12
Bohler - Addition and Remodel, Dedication
2
13
Bohler - Addition and Remodel, Groundbreaking, 1996
2
14
Bohler - Addition and Remodel, Weight room, 1998-2001
2
15
Spokane Arena - Basketball floor, 1995
2
16
Golf Course, 1949-2007
2
17
Hollingbery Fieldhouse - Before renovation
3
1
Hollingbery Fieldhouse - Post renovation, 1975-1997
3
2
Hollingbery Fieldhouse - Pregame activities
3
3
Indoor Practice Facility, 2001-2002
3
4
Martin Stadium, 1979-2000
3
5
Martin Stadium - Crowd shots, 1979-1998
3
6
Martin Stadium - Entrances, 1980
3
7
Martin Stadium - Expansion work, 1979
3
8
Martin Stadium - Expansion, 2000
3
9
Martin Stadium - Goal post design, 1990
3
10
Martin Stadium - Press box, 1984
3
11
Martin Stadium - Scoreboards, 1964-1991
3
12
Martin Stadium - Stadium builders, 1978-1985
3
13
Martin Stadium - Turf - Super Turf, 1979
3
14
Martin Stadium - Turf - Omniturf, 1990
3
15
Martin Stadium - Turf - FieldTurf, 2000
3
16
Football Practice Field, 1997
4
1
Rogers Field, 1900-1972
4
2
Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, 1983
4
3
Mooberry Track, 1980-1995
4
4
Mooberry Track - Construction, 1979-1981, 1998
4
5
Mooberry Track - Flag Lane, 1980-1992
4
6
Physical Education Building - Gibb Pool, 1980-1992
4
7
Soccer Field, 1995
4
8
Tennis Courts, 1991-1997
4
9
Ticket Office (Cougar Depot), 1988
Subseries 1.2: Topical Photograph Files
4
10
Anthem Singers and other individuals (all unidentified)
4
11
Band, 1976-2000
4
12
Cougar "Air Force," 1981-1986
4
13
D.A.R.E., 1991
5
1
Mariners game "Coug Night," 1983
5
2
Mascot, 1975-1999
5
3
Miscellaneous other athletic events, 1973-2000
5
4
Rally and Cheer, 1974-2014
5
5
Rifle team, 1986
5
6
Tailgating, 1978-1981
Series 2: Papers
5
7
Finance - Articles and press releases, 1975-1982
5
8
Histories of WSU Athletics, 1926-1995
5
9
"The History of Football at the State College of Washington from 1894 to 1952" by Richard C. Allard, 1953
5
10
Logos and branding, 1978-1990
5
11
Martin Stadium - Construction, 1971-1973
5
12
Martin Stadium - Expansion, 1979-1982
6
1
Title IX - Historical summaries and internal correspondence, 1977-1997
6
2
Title IX - Clippings, 1982-1995
6
3
Title IX - Clippings, 1974-1976
6
4
Women's Athletics, Team of the Decade, 1996