Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Warren Street

Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Warren Street, 1965-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Street, Warren R.
Title: Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Warren Street
Dates: 1965-2008 (inclusive)
19652008
Quantity: 2.8 cubic feet, (5 letter-sized document cases (26x31x13cm) and 4 half letter-sized document cases (26x31x6 cm)) : Correspondence, photographic prints, photographic color transparency slides, reports, exams, syllabi, notes, memos, minutes, journal articles, flyers, posters, books, speeches, and ephemera in excellent condition, with minor decomposition of carbon paper from the 1960s and some minor damage to the corners of papers
Collection Number: FP-0003
Summary: The Warren Street Papers comprise material relevant to the professional career of Dr. Street while at Central Washington University from 1967 to 2008.
Repository: Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to the public for educational research
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Warren Street was born in Alhambra, California, in 1942 and he attended Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California. Street went on to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he received his BA degree (cum laude, California State Scholar) in Psychology in 1964. In 1966, Street received his Masters in Psychology from Claremont Graduate School, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology in 1967. Street was a National Defense Education Act Fellow for both the MA and PhD. While in graduate school, he worked as a teaching assistant at Claremont before accepting the position as a visiting professor of history at Central Washington University for the 1967 summer session and as an assistant professor for the fall 1967 session. He and his wife Libby remain in Ellensburg until this writing (2012).

While at Central, Street was promoted first to associate (1971) then to full professor (1979) in the Psychology department. He held positions at the University as an Associate Dean of the College of Sciences, Associate Dean of the Graduate Studies and Research, Interim Director of Academic Computing, Acting Dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the William O. Douglas Honors College, and Chair of the Department of Psychology. Street published two books while at CWU and seven refereed journal articles. He served as an editorial board member for the journal The Behavior Analyst and as an associate editor for the Encyclopedia of Psychology. His presentations and service to both Central and the profession of psychology are too numerous to list in this brief biography. Street was also an accomplished cartoonist, and his papers contain some of his numerous illustrations as well as programs and publications at CWU.

Warren Street retired from CWU in 2008.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes the following: Box 1 comprises biographical information on Warren Street, including applications for merit and promotion as well as multiple CVs and transcripts. Box 2 contains items relevant to Street’s career in service, including material on the founding of the Douglas Honors College. Boxes 3-4 cover Street's teaching career and comprise psychology exams and syllabi. Box 5 contains Street’s research and publications. Box 6 contains his correspondence. Box 7 contains materials on the administration of Central Washington University's Department of Psychology, as well as the university's Faculty Senate and the Douglas Honors College. Box 8 comprises slides produced by Central's Department of Psychology. Box 9 contains cartoons and illustrations drawn by Warren Street.

Please note that the slides in this collection were received prior to the remainder of the Warren Street Papers and were, thus, once housed separately.

Warren Street was active at Central Washington University during the Vietnam War, and some of his research and correspondence is, therefore, pertinent to the question of the draft. Street also oversaw and participated in the growth of computing at Central, a fact that is reflected in this collection. Street was the recipient of teaching awards and accolades, and his collection contains materials relevant to the pedagogy of psychology. Finally, the correspondence and service sections of this collection reveal Street's work as administrator at CWU. These sections cover forty years of CWU history at the professorial, department head, and assistant dean level. These sections also touch on Street's work with the Douglas Honors College (includes memos on the college's founding), the CWU Centennial committee, and the Cultural Archive at the university. Street also campaigned for better faculty pay, and his papers contain salary information and charts which he used to monitor the steady decline in real faculty pay at Central over his four decades at the institution.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. FP-0003, Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Warren Street. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection was organized to reflect the development and career of a professional academic.

Where dates are discernible on material in the collection, they have been added to the inventory. In much of the correspondence (Box 6), the original organization and folder labels have been retained (including labels such as “current correspondence”). Some material relevant to the CWU Centennial and the Douglas Honors College were removed and placed with collections under those descriptions.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Biographical InformationReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1-1	Graduate School	1966-1967
1-2	Certificates and Awards
1-3	Merit and Promotion	1967-2000
1-4	Merit and Promotion	1990-2003

ServiceReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2-1	Speech	1981
2-2	CW Users Newsletter	1980-1982
2-3	CWU Centennial	1989-1992
2-4	Tenure Review, Service	1974-2007
2-5	Tenure Review, Service	1991-2002
2-6	Cultural Archive Committee	1991-2002

TeachingReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3-1	Psychology 300, Exams
3-2	Psychology 315, Psychology of the Classroom	1988-1991
3-3	Psychology 346, Final Exams
3-4	Psychology 347, Social Psychology
3-5	Psychology 355, Environmental Psychology
3-6	Psychology 363, Intermediate Statistics
3-7	Psychology 446, Altruism Lesson Plans with Photographs
3-8	Psychology 446, Experimental Psychology
3-9	Psychology 446, Exams	1972-1983
4-1	Psychology 461, Exams
4-2	Psychology 461, Exams
4-3	Psychology 461, Lecture Notes
4-4	Psychology 462, Computer Methods for Social Sciences
4-5	Psychology 462
4-6	Sociology 566	1988-1990
4-7	Psychology 259, Statistics Research and Design (Claremont Graduate School)	1965

ResearchReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box/Folder
5-1	Journal Articles
5-2	Conference Papers
5-3	Collaborative Scholarship
5-4	Minor Publications in Books
5-5	Occidental College Thesis
5-6	Sex Roles Sincerity Study
5-7	Social Facilitation Study
5-8	PhD Exams and Research, Graduate School
5-9	Military Draft Study

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
6-1	Social Facilitation Study Correspondence	1973-1974
6-2	Archives of the History of Psychology	1993-1994
6-3	Presentation and papers	1986-2000
6-4	Encyclopedia of Psychology	1995-2000
6-5	School of Behavioral Science	1980
6-6	Current Correspondence	1983-2000
6-7	American Psychological Association / CWU	1989-1992
6-8	Correspondence I	1967-1970
6-9	Correspondence II	1971-1981
6-10	Correspondence III	1979-1983
6-11	Correspondence IV	1984-1985
6-12	Correspondence V	1985-1993

AdministrationReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
7-1	Experimental Psychology	1991-1997
7-2	Salary Research	1967-1996
7-3	Psychology Department Structure and Organization
7-4	Memos	1970-2006
7-5	Agendas and Minutes	1973-2006
7-6	Agendas and Minutes	2007-2008
7-7	College Memos	1968-1993
7-8	Administration Evaluation
7-9	Central Seminars	1985
7-10	Douglas Honors College
7-11	Douglas Honors College

Psychology Department SlidesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
8-1	Psychology Department Slides Index	1970s
8-2	Psychology Department Slides	1970s-1980s
8-3	Psychology Department Slides	1960s-1970s
8-4	Psychology Department Slides	1985
8-5	Unknown

ArtworkReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
9-1	Drawings / Symposia on Retirement and Children	1976
9-2	Cartoons	1972-1976
9-3	Artwork for The Numbers Game: Statistics of Psychology (book)	1977

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Central Washington University--History

Geographical Names

Ellensburg (Wash.)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Street, Warren R. (creator)

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