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. Over time, the library has developed a branch known as the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) that houses an extensive collection of historical material and documents for students, faculty, and scholars all over the world to use.
A collection of reference material including but not limited to student and faculty use statistics related to MASC and copyright holdings related to library material. Items include detailed lists related to how material within different sections of the library were used from 1969-1991.
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.
Contains mostly student and faculty use and reference statistics. Also contains annual reports and copyright certificates held by the libraries.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections Papers and Reference Statistics, 1969-1991 (UA1984-19)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Ruth Schilberg of MASC on June 13, 1984 and retained as UA1984-19. Further "dead files" were incorporated in about 1991. Donor-related "dead files" were moved to UA2009-18 2013, as were the remaining donor files in Mar. 2021. All remaining materials save this .5 lin. ft. were deaccessioned in 2021.
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