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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Facilities Services Building Files and Records, 1995-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State University. Facilities Services
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Facilities Services Building Files and Records
Dates
1995-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
95 Linear feet of shelf space, (95 Boxes)
Collection Number
UA2019-04 (collection)
Summary
Records relating to the planning, construction, and renovation of WSU facilities.
Repository
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

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The office of Facilities and Planning did not exist as a full-time staffed administrative department at WSU until 1947. Prior to this a University Architect served as the construction officer of WSU dating to 1911. Facilities and Planning was later renamed as Facilities and Development in 1993, and then as Capital Planning in 2001. The office of Facilities Operations descended from the Physical Plant in 1998, which in turn descended from Building and Grounds in 1967. While each line of programs has existed separately some migration in function has occurred over the years. The primary difference between Capital Planning and Facilities Operations is the cost of the project in question.

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Content Description

The collection consists of records pertaining to the planning, contruction, and/or renovation of WSU facilities. Correspondence with architects, planners, and contractors is often included.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Facilities Services Building Files and Records, 1995-2015 (UA2019-04)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

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.

'Materials remain in the order in which they were received, though they were rehoused. All records from individual buildings are together, but the buildings themselves appear to be in no particular order. The process of rehousing these began in 2019, with boxes 1 to 26 of the 100 received compressed into new boxes 1-21. However, beginning with box 27, the materials were received in a chaotic order which does not match the contents list. Facilities Services, as of 2020, will be reclaiming these boxes and reworking them. Should they not do so, materials may be returned to Facilities or discarded.

Location of Collection

(MASC STAFF USE) 2-04-15-2; 2-01-01-1

Acquisition Information

This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Blair Myron of Facilities Services on August 27, 2019 and retained as UA2019-04.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2022

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