The Mathematics Department dates back to 1893 under Osmar L. Waller as the first head of the department. Waller remained as the head of the department until 1919. The first female instructor Gladys H. Freeman was hired in 1921. The department was reorganized multiple times and Civil Engineering and Mathematics were separated in April 1919.
Primarily consists of administrative files and reports related to the Mathematics Department. Items also include personnel files and project proposals.
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 in this collection are arranged by subject matter and by personnel name. Box 1 contains mostly administrative files related to instructional material and course schedules. Box 2-3 contain personnel files within the Mathematics Department, as well as some miscellaneous administrative files. Box 4 contains project proposals and development and memoranda and correspondence related to grants.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Mathematics Department Records, 1974-1985 (UA1990-27)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Judy (last name unrecorded) of the Department of Mathematics on August 08, 1990 and retained as UA1990-27.
(MASC STAFF USE) Box 2 contains possibly privileged information (transcripts, SSN, addresses, etc.) and should be sorted accordingly.
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