University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsUW Resource No. 00448University of Washington. College of FisheriesUniversity of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery
Sciences records1896-198039.69 cubic ft (67 boxes, 1 tube, and 3 vertical
files)Collection materials are in
English.Records of the College.The College of Fisheries at the University of Washington was formally
established on April 2, 1919 at the urging of prominent members of the
fisheries community and the United States Bureau of Fisheries. The program was
the first in the nation offering training in fisheries-related subjects. The
University of Washington was an ideal location for such a college because of
its close proximity to the fishing communities of the Pacific.
John Nathan Cobb became the College’s first Director in 1919. The
College offered courses in fisheries, ichthyology, fundamentals of canning,
fishery products and cannery management. During its first year 13 students were
enrolled in the program. By the end of Cobb’s tenure in 1930, the school had
over 100 students; a testament to the need and desire for training in fisheries
during the early part of the 20th century.
Housing for the College consisted of four wooden buildings located at
the south end of campus near lake Union and the Montlake Cut on NE Pacific
Street. These four buildings housed classrooms, an ichthyology laboratory,
hatchery ponds and a cannery and salting facility. By 1928, the College
facilities were no longer adequate to meet the needs of the program as it
continued to grow.
Around 1928, the College of Fisheries submitted a report, along with a
letter from the President of the University of Washington, Matthew Lyle
Spencer, to the General Education Board requesting financial support to aid in
construction of a new fisheries building. It is unclear if the GED responded to
this request.
It is interesting to note that after President Spencer presented this
report to the education board in 1928, he proceeded to close down the College
of Fisheries. With only one faculty member left, Leonard Peter Schultz, Spencer
created the Department of Fisheries, located within the College of Science, to
allow remaining students to complete their degrees (it would later return to
the title College of Fisheries, but not until after several additional
departmental changes and restructurings).
William F. Thompson, who was appointed director after Cobb’s death in
1930, continued to lobby for new facilities beginning in the late 1930s. It
wasn’t until 1950 that the College of Fisheries moved into their new
facilities, the Fisheries Center. In 1999 the fisheries department, now known
as the School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, moved to their new facilities in
the Fisheries Sciences building.
Organized into 15 accessions.
- Accession No. 74-006, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1896-1969 (bulk 1917-1949)
- Accession No. 78-001, University of Washington College of
Fisheries records, 1969-1977
- Accession No. 78-025, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1948
- Accession No. 78-089, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1958-1969
- Accession No. 80-006, University of Washington College of
Fisheries records, 1972-1976
- Accession No. 80-073, University of Washington College of
Fisheries records, 1962-1975
- Accession No. 81-098, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1956-1965
- Accession No. 82-079, University of Washington College of
Fisheries records, 1955
- Accession No. 83-024, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1946-1982
- Accession No. 84-048, University of Washington College of
Fisheries records, 1967-1980
- Accession No. 91-036, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1965-1967
- Accession No. 92-031, University of Washington, College of
Fisheries records, 1954, 1958-1969
- Accession No. 95-168, University of Washington, School of
Fisheries records, 1977-1984
- Accession No. 09-004, University of Washington College of Ocean
and Fishery Sciences reports, 1952-1979
- Accession No. 22-026, University of Washington School of Aquatic
and Fishery Sciences photograph, 1927
Correspondence, minutes, books, building files, committee files,
conference files, financial records, historical features, photographs,
newsletters, other.
Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for
use.
Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening
of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
Collections for more information.
Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for
use.
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Bevan, Donald E. (Donald Edward), 1921-1996Chapman, D. G. (Douglas George), 1920-Van Cleve, Richard, 1906-1984University of Washington. University ArchivesUniversity of Washington. College of Fisheries--ArchivesUniversity of Washington. School of Fisheries--ArchivesUniversity of Washington. College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences--ArchivesUniversity of Washington. College of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences--ArchivesUniversity of Washington. College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences. College of Fisheries--ArchivesUniversity Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)Fisheries and WildlifeColleges and Universities
Accession No. 74-006: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1896-1969 (bulk 1917-1949)12.75 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Historical features, correspondence, financial records, reports,
conference and convention files, miscellany, subject files 1896-1969 (bulk
1917-1949)
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Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
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Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: Richard Van Cleve, Dean, Fisheries College, prior to 1971.
Accession No. 78-001: University of Washington College of Fisheries records, 1969-1977.83 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Annual reports of the college and its affiliated units;
1969-77
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
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Acquisition Info: Transferred from Holding area, 1978-01-06
Accession No. 78-025: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1948.17 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Blueprints of Fisheries Center Building, 1948
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
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Acquisition Info: Fisheries - Oceanography Library, 1977-09-06
Accession No. 78-089: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1958-1969.42 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Report of Operations (1958), continued as Research in Fisheries
(1959-69)
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
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Acquisition Info: Accession 70-170; Archives holding area, 1978-07-14
Accession No. 80-006: University of Washington College of Fisheries records, 1972-1976.42 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Publication: "Research in Fisheries" 1972-76; Annual reports,
1975-76
Annual reports include those of various units of the college.
Restrictions on Access:
Acquisition Info: From Holding area. No date given
Accession No. 80-073: University of Washington College of Fisheries records, 1962-1975.42 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Publications, articles, newsletters, bulletins, course
announcements, books; 1962-75
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
Collections for more information.
Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: From Holding area, September 1980, 1980-09-01
Accession No. 81-098: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1956-19651 vertical fileScope and Content: Blueprint of salt water aquarium, film (18') of "Skil fish." Skil
fish growth data, 1956-65
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
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Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: Margaret Garner, Summer 1981, 1981-06-01
Accession No. 82-079: University of Washington College of Fisheries records, 19551 vertical fileScope and Content: Technical reports Nos. 11, 13, 18, and 23; 1955
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
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Acquisition Info: Archives holding area, 1982-06-01
Accession No. 83-024: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1946-198213 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, subject series; 1946-82
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Acquisition Info: Transferred from College, 1983-04-18
Accession No. 84-048: University of Washington College of Fisheries records, 1967-19804 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Outgoing letters, subject files, committee records; 1967-80
These papers represent the administrations of three directors:
Richard Van Cleve, Douglas G. Chapman, and Donald E. Bevan.
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Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for
use.
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
Collections for more information.
Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for
use.
Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: Transferred by Margaret Garner, 1984-10-24
Accession No. 91-036: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1965-1967.21 cu.ft.Scope and Content: Minutes of Faculty meetings; September 1965 to June 1967
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
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Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: School of Fisheries, 1983-06-17
Accession No. 92-031: University of Washington, College of Fisheries records, 1954, 1958-1969.21 cu. ft.Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, diagrams; 1954, 1958-69
Restrictions on Access: Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for
screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special
Collections for more information.
Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: Located during the move to the Allen Library, 1990-01-01
Accession No. 95-168: University of Washington, School of Fisheries records, 1977-1984.42 cu. ft. (1 box)Scope and Content: Annual and biennial reports; 1977-1984.
Restrictions on Access: Public Records (public disclosure laws may restrict access to some
files).
Restrictions on Use: Public Records (use unrestricted when access is granted)
Acquisition Info: Bibliographic Source: Publications Area, 1990
Accession No. 09-004: University of Washington College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences reports, 1952-19796.84 cubic ft. (6 boxes)Scope and Content: Published reports of the UW Dept. of Oceanography and of the UW
Fisheries Research Institute.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Public Records (Use is unrestricted after access has been
granted)
Acquisition Info: Louise Richards Ocean/Fish librarian; materials transferred on
closure of Ocean/Fish Library., 2009-06-22
109-004Technical Reports1959-1964209-004Technical Reports1964-1965309-004Technical Reports1965-1966409-004Technical Reports1966-1964409-004Water Masses of the Arctic Basin (Reference)1961409-004Magna Pipeline Reports1955409-004Special Report, No. 241956509-004Special Reports1955-1970509-004Fisheries Circulars1965-1966609-004Fisheries Circulars1967-1974609-004Fisheries Estuarine Ecology Research Project1969609-004Ecological Studies of the Proposed Kiket Island Nuclear
Power Site1969-1973609-004A Second Survey of Invertebrates and Algae
...1973609-004Washington Sea Grant Program1972-1974609-004Amchitka Radiobiological Program Progress Reports
1972-1973609-004Petroleum Transfer Systems on Puget Sound1977609-004Impact of the Denny Way Combined Sewer Overflow on the
Adjacent Flora and Fauna ...1978609-004Habitats, Abundance, and Diversity of the Intertidal
Benthi Biota of Skiff Point ...1979Accession No. 22-026: University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences photograph, 19271 vertical fileScope and Content: Photograph of the graduating class of 1927. Photograph taken by T.
T. Kneisle.
Physical/Technical Access: Photograph is in three pieces.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Photograph is in three pieces.
Restrictions on Use: Public Records—not subject to copyright. Copying, quotation,
publication and other uses are unrestricted if records are open for public
release.
Acquisition Info: Transferred by Kathryn Higgin, January 2009