Streit Hall and Perham Hall opened in the fall of 1962. Streit Hall was named after Selma Streit who was the Director of Housing and Food Services at Washington State University from 1948 to 1961. Perham Hall was named after Benjamin Agnew Perham who was a member of the Board of Regents from 1933 to 1945.
Originally a women's dormitory it became a co-ed dormitory in the early 1970's. While the living areas of Streit and Perham are separate, they share a central building which contains the dining hall, lounge, reception desk and the Head Resident's apartment. When Streit-Perham opened it was organized into four sections (Upper Perham, Lower Perham, Upper Streit, Lower Streit) of three floors each. These sections had separate elected officers and social events.
The records of Streit-Perham Hall, 1962-1974, contain minutes and hall handbooks. The minutes are of the meetings of both the Section Councils and the Executive Council which contained representatives from both dormitories. The records are arranged chronologically. While the bulk of the minutes are from the various councils, the folders also contain occasional reports from other committees.
The Collection is open for research use.
The records of Streit-Perham Hall were transferred to Washington State University Libraries prior to 1980 (WSU 156).
The records were processed in June, 1984 by Ann M. Klavano.