The Cosmopolitan Club at Washington State University, an organization for international students and others with an interest in international relations, was active during two different time periods. It was formally organized in 1910, but became inactive a few years later, perhaps because of World War I. The group was organized again in 1922 as a branch of the American Cosmopolitan Clubs, and remained active from that time through the early 1940s. The primary purpose of the Cosmopolitan Club was to provide social and cultural opportunities for foreign students.
The papers in this collection include official records of the Cosmopolitan Club such as minutes, by-laws, and correspondence, as well as scrapbooks and other documents recording the activities of the organization. All are from the period of Professor Carl Milton Brewster's association with the club, and many of them are directly related to his work with the club and individual students.
This collection has been arranged in a single series.
This collection is open and available for research use.
The suggested citation for the collection is: [Item Description], Cosmopolitan Club Records, 1925-1946, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA
This collection of papers related to the Cosmopolitan Club at Washington State University includes materials from different sources and three separate accessions. Some portions were formerly cataloged as part of the Washington State University Archives (in WSU Publications 100/1, International Student Organizations). These include items donated by Betty O. Milne in 1970, and by C. M. Brewster in 1955. The third accession (from MS 2005-16) was donated by the Brewster family in 2005.
The accessions were merged and processed as a single collection by Cheryl Gunselman in 2006.
Chinese Students' Club, Washington State University; Papers, 1923-1933 (Cage 4898).
Filipino Club, Washington State University; Papers, 1936-1946 (Cage 702).