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University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1862-2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Washington. Board of Regents
Title
University of Washington Board of Regents records
Dates
1862-2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
178.67 cubic feet, (298 boxes plus 1 oversize package, 33 bound volumes, and 6 oversize folders)
Collection Number
UA00094
Summary
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, legal documents, and other records of the Board of Regents, which serves as the governing body of the University of Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users, but access to portions of the records restricted. Contact repository for details

Request at UW

Languages
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The ten-member Board of Regents (formerly nine members) serves as the governing body for the University of Washington, which was founded in 1861. Board members are nominated for six-year terms by the governor and confirmed by the state senate. Duties of the Board of Regents include controlling University lands and properties; hiring the University president, the president's assistants, faculty, and employees of the institution; establishing colleges, schools, and departments; establishing, with the assistance of the faculty, the course of study in the University; establishing entrance requirements for students; officially accepting gifts and grants on the University's behalf; entering into contracts; and reporting on various aspects of the University to the governor and to the state legislature as required or requested. The Board of Regents consisted of nine members until 1998 when a student regent position was added.

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Content Description

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, legal documents, committee files, subject files, bylaws, biographies, photographs, sound and video recordings, and other records of the University of Washington Board of Regents.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Public Records (use unrestricted when access is granted).

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 8 accessions.

  • Accession No. 78-103: University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1862-1965 (bulk 1875-1951)
  • Accession No. 80-035: Herbert T. Condon University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1927-1936 (bulk 1936)
  • Accession No. 05-039: University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1862-1987 (bulk 1882-1987)
  • Accession No. 05-040: University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1975-2004 (bulk 1985-2003)
  • Accession No. 12-014: University of Washington Board of Regents microfilm, 1969-1999, undated
  • Accession No. 13-024: University of Washington Board of Regents sound recordings, 2001-2007
  • Accession No. 17-016: University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1991-2005
  • Accession No. 17-039: University of Washington Board of Regents records, 1976-2017

Related Materials

The UW Board of Regents website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4366/*/https://www.washington.edu/regents/

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Contracts--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Deeds--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Education, Higher--Washington (State)--Seattle--Administration
  • Legal documents--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Petitions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business correspondence
  • By-laws
  • Ephemera
  • Minutes (Records)
  • Photographs
  • Records (Documents)
  • Sound recordings
  • Video recordings

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington--Administration
    • University of Washington--Buildings
    • University of Washington--By-laws
    • University of Washington--Departments
    • University of Washington--Trials, litigation, etc
    • University of Washington. Board of Regents--Archives
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