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Washington State University Commission on the Status of Women Records, 1972-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State University. Commission on the Status of Women
Title
Washington State University Commission on the Status of Women Records
Dates
1972-2012 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (3 Boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 402 (collection)
Summary
Early administrative records, proposals, and news clippings documenting the Washington State University President’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in the 1970s and it’s progression through 2012.
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 (WSU) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established in 1971 by President Glenn Terrell with the intention of creating and maintaining a safe and equitable institutional environment for women at WSU. The CSW acts as an information agency that presents data and recommendations to the President and Executive Vice President for policy formation. It is concerned with various women’s issues such as maternity leave, childcare, athletics, sexual harassment and assault, salary equity, leadership, career opportunities, and race and ethnicity in relation to women in the WSU community. The CSW consists of voting members representing multiple WSU campuses and includes faculty, administrative/professional and classified staff, undergraduate students, and graduate students.

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Content Description

The collection contains administrative records, office and program proposals, and news articles that contributed to the creation and maintenance of the Washington State University Commission on the Status of Women dating from 1972 to 2012.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Washington State University Commission on the Status of Women Records, 1972-2012 (Archives 402)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Items are arranged alphabetically by subject, then arranged chronologically within those for folders containing similar materials such as correspondence, guidelines, etc.

Acquisition Information

This is fundamentally two sets of materials.

Marian Horton donated the 2009-2012 materials to the Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections in Sept. 2012, and those were retained as UA2012-09.

The remaining materials apparently simply found on top of a shelf in the archives at an earlier date, with no record on when/where they came from. The two sets of materials were combined in 2012.

Processing Note

Ph.D. student Stephanie Mahar processed this collection in July of 2022.

Related Materials

Washington State University Commission on the Status of Women Records, 1973-1991 (Archives 6)

A variety single folders of relevant materials exist in a half dozen or so other collections within the MASC.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Athletics agreements, reports, and related articles.
    Dates: 1982-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Budget requests and expenditures.
    Dates: 1987-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Childcare report.
    Dates: 1987
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Correspondence.
    Dates: 1988-1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Correspondence.
    Dates: 1989-1990
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Correspondence.
    Dates: 1990-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: End of year reports.
    Dates: 1985-1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Goal statements.
    Dates: 1988-1990
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Guidelines.
    Dates: 1976-1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Guidelines.
    Dates: 1990-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Maternity leave policies and correspondence.
    Dates: 1984-1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: Meeting agendas.
    Dates: 1986-1989
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Meeting agendas.
    Dates: 1989-1991
    Container: Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: Meeting minutes.
    Dates: 1987-1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 14
  • Description: Meeting minutes.
    Dates: 1988-1989
    Container: Box 2, Folder 15
  • Description: Meeting minutes.
    Dates: 1990-1991
    Container: Box 2, Folder 16
  • Description: Meeting schedules and correspondence.
    Dates: 1991
    Container: Box 2, Folder 17
  • Description: President's overview.
    Dates: 2009-2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 18
  • Description: Salary equity and comparable worth.
    Dates: 1990-1991
    Container: Box 3, Folder 19
  • Description: Sexual harassment and assault correspondence, research, and guidelines (I).
    Dates: 1979-1989
    Container: Box 3, Folder 20
  • Description: Sexual harassment and assault correspondence, research, and guidelines (II).
    Dates: 1979-1989
    Container: Box 3, Folder 21
  • Description: Sexual harassment and assault correspondence, research, and guidelines (III).
    Dates: 1988-1992
    Container: Box 3, Folder 22
  • Description: Status report.
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, Folder 23
  • Description: Task forces correspondence and notes.
    Dates: 1991
    Container: Box 3, Folder 24
  • Description: Women's office and program proposals and recommendations.
    Dates: 1975-1988
    Container: Box 3, Folder 25