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				<titleproper encodinganalog="title">Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Biomedical Communications Unit (BCU) Photos, Slides, Negatives
					<date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" certainty="approximate" normal="1948/2021">circa 1948-circa 2021</date></titleproper> 		   		  <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Washington State University Biomedical Communications Unit (BCU) Photos, Slides, Negatives</titleproper>
				
				<author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English</author>
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				<publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
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				<date calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date" normal="2022">© 2022</date> 
				
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			<creation>Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon.
				<date normal="2021" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">2022</date></creation>
			
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				<corpname encodinganalog="110" role="creator" rules="rda">Washington State University. Biomedical Communications Unit (BCU)</corpname> </origination> 
			<unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"> Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Biomedical Communications Unit (BCU) Photos, Slides, Negatives</unittitle>
			
			<unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" datechar="" certainty="approximate" normal="1948/2021">circa 1948-circa 2021</unitdate>
			
			<physdesc> <extent encodinganalog="300$a">6 Linear feet of shelf space</extent>
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			<abstract encodinganalog="5203_">Photographs, slides, and negatives detailing inner-workings, events, and activities held by WSU's College of Veterinary Science as it related to the Biomedical Communications Unit from around 1948-2021.</abstract> 
			<physloc>(MASC STAFF USE) 3-20-07-2</physloc> 
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			<p>The Biomedical Communications Unit was a part of the College of Veterinary Medicine that began in 1948. Their purpose was to provide medical photography so that the College could qualify for full accrediation. In June of 2021, the BCU closed its doors. </p>		
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			<p>Photos and slides detailing various events, activites, courses, and misc. individuals invovled with the College of Veterinary Medicine. Photos include coverage of the event in which Betty White was named an honorary alumna of the college, as well as students working with animals and the inner-processes of the College of Veterinary Medicine ranging from around 1948 to the time that the BCU closed in June of 2021. </p>
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			<p>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. </p><p>Photos are mostly unorganized. Some are labeled and dated but others are not. </p>
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			<p>This collection is open and available for research use.</p>
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			<p>Copyright restrictions apply.</p>
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			<p>[Item description] </p>
			<p> Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Biomedical Communications Unit (BCU) Photos, Slides, Negatives, circa 1948-circa 2021 (UPC 2021-03) </p>
			<p>Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.</p> 
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				<corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610" rules="rda">Washington State University. Biomedical Communications Unit (BCU) -- Records and correspondence</corpname>
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				<corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610" rules="rda">Washington State University -- Photographs</corpname>
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				<subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Washington (State)</subject> 
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