NTE2pc158.xml Guide to the Paul Briggs Photographs of Washington State College 1950-1953 Briggs (Paul) Photographs of Washington State College Finding aid prepared by Mark O’English Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2016 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections PC 158 Briggs, Paul Paul Briggs Photographs of Washington State College 1950-1953 .25 Linear feet of shelf space 1 box 78 photographs Paul Briggs was an electrical contractor who worked in Pullman, WA from 1941 to 1951. The collection consists of 78 8"x10" photographs relating to projects which Paul Briggs worked on as an electrical contractor during his time in Pullman. All but two of the buildings are on the Washington State University (then Washington State College) campus. Collection materials are inEnglish

Paul Briggs was an electrical contractor who worked in Pullman, WA from 1941 to 1951. His firm was Lighthouse Electric.

The collection consists of 78 8"x10" photographs relating to projects which Paul Briggs worked on as an electrical contractor during his time in Pullman. Everything which can be positively dated is from 1950 to 1953 All but two of the buildings are on the Washington State University (then Washington State College) campus; of particular note are the series of photographs of the Regents Hill Complex which contains monthly (loosely) sets of photographs of the construction process from July 1950 to June 1952, and photographs of the installation of ceiling lighting in the Holland Library.

The photographs are arranged primarily in a few small alphabetical series based on the buildings they depict. Folders one to five are Washington State University buildings, six and seven are regional elementary schools, and folder eight is images of Paul Briggs.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions apply.

[Item Description] Paul Briggs Photographs of Washington State College, 1950-1953 (PC 158)

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

The materials in this collection were donated to the Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on May 27, 2015 by Ernie Briggs of Wenatchee, WA. The materials were accessioned as UPC 2015-04.

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in June of 2015.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Briggs, Paul. State College of Washington -- Photographs. Washington State University -- Photographs. Electric contracting -- Photographs. Universities and colleges -- Design and construction. Construction industry -- Photographs. Building -- Methodology. Colleges and Universities Washington (State) Technology Photographs 1 Finch Memorial Hospital [Washington Building]. 2 photos. 2 Greenhouse [demolished 2007, now site of Display Gardens]. 2 photos. 3 Holland Library. 9 photos. 4 Regents Hill Complex. 58 photos. 5 Technology Building [Dana Hall]. 2 photos. 6 Colfax Elementary School [Jennings Elementary]. 1 photo. 7 Edison Elementary School [Pullman, closed 1982]. 1 photo. 8 Briggs, Paul. 3 photos.