The Washington State University Libraries date to the founding of the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, when the library was just a shelf in the President’s office in the first campus building. It quickly grew and became a room in the original College Hall, then half a floor in the Administration Building (Thompson Hall), then half of Bryan Hall, then the full Holland Library, and then the Owen Science and Engineering Library as well. Over time a number of departmental libraries acted as branches of the system, some officially and some unofficially.
Primarily consists of annual administrative reports, financial and budget reports specifically related to the 1982 budget reduction, and programmatic material related to increasing automation in the library systems. Material ranges from 1946-1983.
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 in no particular order. Some are filed into labeled folders but still appear to be mostly unorganized. Box 1 contains mostly budget reports related to the 1982 budget reduction. Boxes 2 and 4 contain reports on library operations and automation. Box 3 consists of annual reports, and programmatic brochures.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Director Reference and Budget Files, circa 1946-1983 (UA1984-27)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Allene Schnaitter, Director of Libraries, of the Libraries Administration Office on August 27, 1984 and retained as UA1984-27.
At time of donation, two file drawres of Dr.Schnaitter's files remained in the office for the Interim Director and were intended be transferred in the near future, along with numerous drawers in an adjacent room.
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