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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Library Advisory Committee Office Files, 1958-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State University. Libraries
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Library Advisory Committee Office Files
Dates
1958-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 Box)
Collection Number
UA1981-06 (collection)
Summary
Reports and memoranda detailing the future development of WSU libraries from the Library Advisory Committee from 1958-1968.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

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. The Library Advisory Council was implemented in 1978 to advise the director of the libraries about policy decisions and other administrative duties. The Committee consisted of voting members and non voting members to assist in making decisions about the libraries and met monthly. In 1980, at the recommendation of the Management Review and Analysis Program, the Library Advisory Committee was disbanded.

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Content Description

Contains mostly administrative reports, meeting minutes, and memoranda related to the development of library policies and procedures. Items include reports on ways to increase worker and operation speed, as well as a detailed report on specific policies and procedures from about 1958-1968.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Library Advisory Committee Office Files, 1958-1968 (UA1981-06)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

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.

Items are contained in a single file folder and are in order roughly by ascending chronological order.

Location of Collection

(MASC STAFF USE) 2-40-01-2

Acquisition Information

This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Pauline Lilje of the Libraries on November 8, 1978 and February 17, 1981 and retained as UA1981-06.

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Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Libraries -- Records and correspondence
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