The creation of the Washington State University Veteran’s Memorial was organized by James Quann, then University Registrar, who became the chairman of the memorial committee. The lists of names incorporated on the memorial were created with the help of Archives 121, War Records, and student admission cards were utilized to confirm enrollment of veterans from Vietnam and the Gulf War. Preliminary lists were published in the WSU alumni newsletter, Hilltopics, asking for readers to submit any names which may have been omitted. The memorial was eventually completed in 1993, and the work on this project inspired Quann to continue researching WSU veterans, resulting in his book, WSU Military Veterans: Heroes and Legends (Spokane: Tornado Creek Publications, 2005).
This collection consists of materials related to the planning and creation of the WSU Veteran’s Memorial. These records range from lists of names to be included on the memorial, to correspondence with donors and family members of veterans, and newspaper clippings documenting the process of designing, fundraising for, and planning the memorial.
This collection is arranged by subject. A small sheet of donor correspondence has been placed at the end of the collection.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item Description]; WSU Veteran’s Memorial Committee records, 1985-1992 (Archives 382)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Walt Dryfoos, Executive Director of Annual Giving Programs and Advancement Services, transferred these records, via Lori Clary, to the Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on February 2, 1998, where it was retained as UA1998-02.
WSU history graduate student James Feller processed this collection in August, 2018.