The Affirmative Action Office has been present on WSU's campus since at least the 1960's. The office aimed to correct racial injustices on WSU Campus and the mistreatment of minorities and women , and encourage their employment and involvement on WSU's campus.
Files from the Affirmative Action Office from 1966-1978. Files include Presidents Committee Equal Opportunity Files, Equal Opportunity Employment Files, Affirmative Action plans, and Honors Program and International Program files.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Items are filed mostly into subject matter folders, but many documents remain loose and unorganized. Box 1 holds files related to international programs from 1980-1981 as well as promotional material related to courses and jobs available. Box 2 contains plans on implementing Affirmative Action policies related to Vietnam War veterans. Also contains a self evaluation related to Affirmative Action.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Affirmative Action Office General File, 1966-1978 (UA1982-27)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by the Affirmative Action Office on September 27, 1982 and retained as UA1982-27.
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