The Washington State University Libraries date to the founding of the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, when the library was just a shelf in the President’s office in the first campus building. It quickly grew and became a room in the original College Hall, then half a floor in the Administration Building (Thompson Hall), then half of Bryan Hall, then the full Holland Library, and then the Owen Science and Engineering Library as well. Over time a number of departmental libraries acted as branches of the system, some officially and some unofficially. Over time, the library has developed a branch known as the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) that houses an extensive collection of historical material and documents for students, faculty, and scholars all over the world to use.
This collection contains mostly correspondence and administrative material related to contents donated to WSU's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) from 1920-1979. Items include letters between donors and the director of the MASC collection. Other items include administrative material and notes.
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 mostly correspondence between WSU MASC directors and donors. Boxes are organized alphabetically by donor last name and subject. Boxes 1-6 contain last names A-N related to the first series of donations. Boxes 7-10 contain last names N-Z related to the first series in the collection. Box 11 contains all donor files, A-Z, related to the second series of donations. Box 12 contains donor files from 1977 and 1980-1996. Box 13 contains index cards related to the MASC collection and are organized alphabetically.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections Donor Information, circa 1920s-1979; bulk 1950s-1970s (UA2009-18)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This material was transfered from the MASC's working files on December 07, 2009 and retained as UA2009-18. Additional materials from dead MASC files were added in 2013, and in March 2021 about 1 linear foot of donor materials from UA1984-30 was moved into this accession.
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