Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates, 1904-1905
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates
- Dates
- 1904-1905 (inclusive)19041905
- Quantity
- 2.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 o.s. folder)
- Collection Number
- Archives 346 (collection)
- Summary
- The collection consists of five individual oversized certificates, each detailing awards received by Washington State College from one of two Expositions.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Washington State University dates to 1890, with first classwork beginning in 1892. Pending further research, the nature and breadth of the school's presentations and involvement at the 1904 and 1905 Expositions is unclear.
Content Description
The collection consists of five individual oversized certificates, each detailing awards received by Washington State College from one of two Expositions. Most are approximately 2 feet high by 1.5 feet wide. One certificate is from the 1904 Universal Exposition in St. Louis; the other four are from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, OR.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
All materials are out of copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates, 1904-1905 (Archives 346)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The collection is organized chronologically, and then alphabetically by what the award was for.
Acquisition Information
The materials in this collection were, based on accession numbers, received at Washington State College's Libraries in 1934 from an unidentified source and placed in the general stacks. They were transferred to Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) sometime prior to 2001 by parties unknown, and retained without an accession number.
Processing Note
This collection was processed in October 2014 by University Archivist Mark O'English.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Grains, seeds, grasses, and forage plants: silver medal. 1904.Container: Location O.S., Item 1
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Description: Collective exhibit of Transparencies: silver medal. 1905.Container: Location O.S., Item 2
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Description: Engineering: gold medal. 1905.Container: Location O.S., Item 3
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Description: Exhibit as a Unit: gold medal. 1905.Container: Location O.S., Item 4
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Description: Geology: gold medal. 1905.Container: Location O.S., Item 5
