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University of Washington Department of Communication and related records, 1911-2023

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Washington. Department of Communication
Title
University of Washington Department of Communication and related records
Dates
1911-2023 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 23.8 cubic feet (24 boxes plus 4 vertical files, approximately 520 transcription discs, and 65 digital files (1.04 GB))
Collection Number
UW Resource No. 00004
Summary
Records of the University of Washington Schools of Journalism and Communications, Departments of Speech, Speech Communications and Department of Communication
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

Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for more information.

Request at UW

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

The University of Washington Department of Communication was established through the merger of the Department of Speech Communication and the School of Communications in 2002. It forms part of the Social Sciences Division in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department emphasizes teaching, research, and service in seven areas: communication and culture, communication technology and society, global communication, journalism, political communication, rhetoric and critical studies, and social interaction. The Department’s graduate programs include a combined Master of Arts and PhD in Communication, a Communication Leadership Master’s program with emphases in Digital Media or in Communities and Networks, and a Master of Communication in Native Voices. The Department of Communication is also home to the Center on Communication, Difference, and Equity and to the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement.

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Historical Background

The University of Washington began offering courses in journalism in the 1908/09 academic year. Classes were held in Lewis Hall, a stucco building later nicknamed "The Shack" which was originally built for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

Lewis Hall housed the School of Journalism and produced the University of Washington Daily, the University's daily newspaper. Most of the buildings constructed specifically for the AYP Exposition were not built to last and they were routinely demolished and replaced by new structures. In 1946, faculty advisor George Astel wrote this about "The Shack" in the Tyee, the University Yearbook: "The Shack is an untidy, poorly lighted, confused, crowded, noisy room filled with battered desks, scratched chairs, and ancient typewriters. The neatest trick of the week always has been to type four lines of clean copy on one of these relics. Every machine has a personal quirk. They lose ribbons, jam keys, balk, skip and jump, all on the slightest provocation of some harrassed junior journalist trying to make a five o'clock deadline."

By the 1950s, due to the growth and expansion in the field of journalism and the current leaky, grossly inadequate quarters on campus, it was clear that a new building was needed. In April 1956, the School of Journalism became the School of Communications and a new 4-story School of Communications building was dedicated on campus.

The Department of Speech began in 1925 and became the Department of Speech Communication in the mid-1970's. The Department was housed in Raitt Hall.

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Content Description

Records of the University of Washington Schools of Journalism and Communications, Departments of Speech, Speech Communications and its current name Department of Communication. Includes newspapers, financial records, annual reports, programs, historical features, correspondence, subject series, transcription discs, photographs, personnel files, video, curriculum files, conference files, committee files, admission policy, audio recordings, faculty meeting minutes, and other materials.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Public Records—not subject to copyright. Copying, quotation, publication and other uses are unrestricted if records are open for public release.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 19 accessions.

  • Accession No. 78-075, University of Washington School of Journalism records, 1915-1924
  • Accession No. 82-052, University of Washington, School of Journalism records, 1911-1950
  • Accession No. 84-002, University of Washington School of Communications records, 1956-1983
  • Accession No. 84-007, University of Washington School of Communications records, 1968-1980
  • Accession No. 91-153, University of Washington, School of Communications records, circa 1948-1966
  • Accession No. 93-005, University of Washington, School of Communications records, circa 1960-1970
  • Accession No. 93-011, University of Washington, School of Communications records, 1972-1975
  • Accession No. 93-093, University of Washington, School of Communications records, circa 1980-1983
  • Accession No. 95-124, University of Washington, School of Communications records, 1952-1954
  • Accession No. 98-090, University of Washington, School of Communications records, 1954-1992
  • Accession No. 82-126, University of Washington Department of Speech records, 1942-1976
  • Accession No. 89-164, University of Washington Department of Speech Communication records, 1955-1982
  • Accession No. 95-003, University of Washington Department of Speech Communication records, 1948, 1961
  • Accession No. 03-043, University of Washington, Department of Speech Communication records, 1966-1987
  • Accession No. 18-007, University of Washington Department of Communication faculty meeting minutes, 2002-2010
  • Accession No. 20-020, University of Washington Department of Communication faculty meeting minutes, 2013
  • Accession No. 21-002, University of Washington Department of Communication faculty meeting minutes, 2014
  • Accession No. 22-016, University of Washington Department of Communication curriculum records, 2014-2017
  • Accession No. 24-075, University of Washington Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity oral histories, 2023

Processing Note

UW Resource No. 00004 brings together the records of the University of Washington Schools of Journalism and Communications (formerly UW Resource No. 00298), and the Departments of Speech and Speech Communication (formerly UW Resource No. 00306).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Communication--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Journalism--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Bassett, Edward P
  • Edelstein, Alex S
  • Lang, Kurt, 1924-
  • Nyquist, Jody D
  • Post, Robert Melvin

Corporate Names

  • Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington
  • American Newspaper Publishers Association
  • Association for Education in Journalism
  • KOMO (Radio station : Seattle, Wash.)
  • University of Washington. Department of Communication--Archives
  • University of Washington. Department of Communication--Curricula
  • University of Washington. Department of Communication--Employees
  • University of Washington. Department of Communication--Faculty
  • University of Washington. Department of Journalism--Archives
  • University of Washington. Department of Speech Communication--Archives
  • University of Washington. Department of Speech Communication--Archives
  • University of Washington. Department of Speech Communication--Curricula
  • University of Washington. Department of Speech--Archives
  • University of Washington. Department of Speech--Curricula
  • University of Washington. School of Communications--Archives
  • University of Washington. School of Communications--Curricula
  • University of Washington. School of Communications--Employees
  • University of Washington. School of Communications--Faculty
  • University of Washington. School of Journalism--Archives

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives
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