The Board of Regents is the central governing board for Washington State University. Members are appointed by the Governor of the State of Washington. The Enabling Act that established the institution implies certain administrative duties for the Regents. In early years of the college, Regents sometimes had a direct role in both management and operation. At other times, the Regents have served more as an oversight and policy board. The University President is the Secretary of the Board, and, for many matters, is the legal delegate of the Board.
The collection consists of ‘pinks,’ or outgoing correspondence originating with the secretary of the Board of Regents on behalf of the board, dating from 1965 to 1990. They are referred to as pinks because of the color of the paper. Also included is a small series of university president’s report agendas, from 1960 to 1985, from a report delivered to the Board near the start of each meeting. Usually, in the Regents minutes, the presidential report is covered in a single line, something akin to “the president delivered his report.” These files detail these reports in a brief agenda format.
The collection is arranged in two series, each arranged in chronological order.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
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Washington State University Board of Regents Records, 1960-1990 (Archives 405)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Desiree Jacobsen of the Office of the President, secretary to the Board of Regents, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries on July 26, 2021, where it was retained as UA2021-08.
University Archivist Mark O’English processed this collection in December, 2022.
A large number of single page listings of committee reports were discarded during processing due to a lack of historic significance - they simply noted a report was given, and did not include the content of those reports.
Washington State University Board of Regents Minutes, 1891-2021
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