Archives 43 Business and Economics College Records 1951-1976 Business and Economics College Records Finding aid prepared by Richard D. Scheuerman Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Archives 43 Business and Economics College Records 1951-1976 approximate 6400 items 7.5 linear feet 8 containers Includes material received by Dean Eugene Clark relative to meetings, programs, and staffing procedures within the college during his twenty year tenure as Dean. Organizational History:

Courses in economics have been offered at Washington State University since the school was first opened in 1892. The original Department of Economic Science and History was incorporated into the College of Sciences and Arts in 1917 and it became the Department of Business Administration in 1926. Composed of five faculty members, the department offered, in addition to the regular economics courses, a thorough program in Secretarial Science. The staff increased to fifteen in 1928 and in the same year Business Administration was elevated to the status of a "school," although it functioned within the College of Sciences and Arts until 1940 when it was given independent status. Economics continued as a separate department in the College of Sciences and Arts until the two disciplines were merged in 1948 by Dr. M. W. Lee into the School of Economics and Business. It was given college status in 1963 with Dr. Eugene Clark functioning as the first dean. More recently the name was changed to the College of Business and Economics.

The records of the College of Business and Economics are arranged into six series. The majority of the collection is material received by Dean Eugene Clark relative to meetings, programs, and staffing procedures within the college during his twenty year tenure as dean. In this capacity he also took an active role in the affairs of the Council of Academic Deans and served as a representative to the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. The records are principally arranged chronologically, except the general subject files which are arranged alphabetically.

Series one consists of records from Academic Deans meetings, 1957-1976, and includes two subseries: Agendas, and Memoranda and Reports. Agendas are for the period 1968 through 1976 and are arranged chronologically. Memoranda and Reports cover the period 1957 through 1976. They are arranged alphabetically by topic with the "General Memoranda" placed at the beginning of the subseries. The second series, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 1959-1972, contains administrative records, proposals and papers of the Bureau, a subordinate agency which studied regional marketing trends in cooperation with area businesses. It is composed of two subseries: Administrative, 1959-1972, and Proposals and Papers, 1962, 1966, 1969-1973. The records concerning the Department of Business Administration, 1958-1976, constitute the third series which are divided into two subseries: Administrative, 1966-1975, and Committees and Curriculum, 1957-1976. The Administrative subseries consists of general memoranda and minutes of faculty meetings, while Committees and Curriculum subseries includes files of departmental committees and curriculum information. Series four, Department of Economics, 1953-1976, is arranged in a similar manner. Series five, Other Departmental Programs, 1954-1976, is arranged into four subseries: Graduate School, 1962, 1967-1976; Honors Program, 1953-1972; Summer School, 1962-1973; and Administrative and Secretarial Studies, 1955-1972. The final series, General Subject files, 1951-1977, is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes the department budget reports from 1958 to 1969 and the records relating to various university committees and programs. A significant number of files in this series relate to the Computer Instructional Program and the 1966 Vocational Education Act.

The Collection is open for research use.

The records of the College of Business and Economics were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in August 1977 (UA 77-24) and in January 1979 (UA 79-2) in accordance with the approved records schedule.

The records were arranged and described in January 1980 by Richard D. Scheuerman.

 Clark, Eugene, 1917---Archives Washington State University. College of Business & Economics--Archives State College of Washington. Dept. of Business Administration. Washington State University. School of Economics and Business. Washington State University. College of Business & Economics--Records and correspondence Washington State University. College of Business & Economics--Curricula--History Business schools--Washington (State)--Archives College administrators--Washington (State)--Archives Washington (State) Colleges and Universities 1 Academic Deans Meeting 1957-1976 Agendas 1968-1976 1 1-13 1968-December 1976 640 items Memoranda and Reports 1957-1976 1 14-15 General Memoranda 1957-1968 105 items 1 16 Budget Subcommittee 1976 30 items 1 17 Continuing Education Report 1975 2 items 1 18 Departmental Development Plans 1975 1 item 1 19 Mitchell Report 1971 2 items 1 20 Performance Audit 1975 2 items 1 21 Review of Performance 1976 10 items 1 22 Retreat 1976 10 items 2 Bureau of Economic and Business Research 1959-1972 Administrative 1959-1972 2 23 General Correspondence 1959-1965 40 items 2 24 Memoranda 1966-1975 30 items 2 25 Cooperation with CBD, Univ. of Idaho 1972 10 items 2 26 Editorials 1963 3 items 2 27 Planned Projects 1963-1964 7 items 2 28 Proceedures 1962-1966 2 items Summer: 2 29 Program 1970 15 items 2 30 Research Applications 1969 30 items Proposals and Papers 1962, 1966, 1969-1973 2 31 Guthrie and Iulo Report n.d. 2 items 2 32 Iulo and Cook Reports 1971 8 items 2 33 Leigh Report 1973 2 items 2 34 Rawlins Report 1973 34 items 2 35 Recreation Research Center 1966 2 items 2 36 Savings League Research 1972 5 items 2 37 Statement of Principles 1962 5 items 2 38 Travel, Tourism, and Recreation Report 1972 2 items 3 Department of Business Administration 1957-1976 Administrative 1966-1975 2 39-45 General Memoranda July 1966-June 1975 225 items 2 46-50 Faculty Meetings 1968-1976 205 items Committees and Curriculum 1957-1976 2 51 Advisory Distribution 1965 7 items 2 52 Area Chairman, Materials 1969 5 items 2 53 Attorneys 1971 3 items 2 54 Brochures n.d. 70 items 2 55 CPA Information 1962 1 item Committee on: 2 56 Department Reorganization 1969-1975 15 items 2 57 Effective Teaching 1970 5 items 2 58 Fellowships and Grants 1970 1 item 2 59 Communications Management and Insurance 1964-1965 6 items Curriculum: 2 60 1957-1964 30 items 2 61 Revision 1960-1961 25 items 2 62 Developmental Program 1969 6 items 2 63 Doctoral Program 1962-1966 15 items 2 64 Catalog Material 1964 10 items 2 65 Enrollment Procedures 1975-1976 15 items 2 66 General Policies and Procedures 1958-1967 65 items 2 67 Long Range Plans 1962 10 items 2 68 Off-Campus MBA Program 1972 2 items 2 69 Planning Policies 1975-1976 45 items Proposals: 2 70 Esso Grant 1971 5 items 2 71 IBM Corporation 1971 2 items 2 72 Improving Community Organization 1971 1 item 2 73 Washington Bankers Association 1971 75 items 4 Department of Economics 1953-1975 Administrative 1957-1973 3 74-75 General Information 1971-1973 110 items 3 76-82 General Memoranda 1957-1971 555 items 3 83-93 Economic Faculty Meetings 1964, 1969-1976 605 items Committees and Curriculum: Chairman: 3 94 Ballots and Reports 1970 45 items 3 95 Candidates 1969-1970 15 items 3 96 Committee to Appraise Program 1960 10 items 3 97 Course Offerings and Programs 1955-1961 50 items 4 98 Department Reorganization 1969 50 items 4 99 Foreign Language Requirement 1965-1969 12 items 4 100 Geography Courses 1953-1969 50 items Graduate: 4 101-106 Student Information 1966-1973 225 items 4 107 Program Review 1975-1976 35 items 4 108 Student Changes 1962-1970 40 items 4 109 Iulo Trip (Research Grants) 1966 9 items 4 110 Majors in Economics n.d. 5 items 4 111 NDEA Applications 1959 10 items 4 112 Search Committee for Chairman 1970 70 items 4 113 Selection Committee 1974-1975 45 items 4 114 TA's Criteria for Reappointment 1970 5 items 5 Other Departmental Programs 1954-1976 Graduate School 1962, 1967-1976 4 115-116 General Correspondence 1967-1972 80 items 4 117 Accreditation Discussions 1962 8 items 4 118 Grants-in-Aid 1976 5 items 4 119 Lubov Proposal 1976 3 items 4 120 Allen Report 1975 2 items 4 121 Master of Regional Planning Proposal 1975 2 items 4 122 Hammer Report 1974 5 items 4 123 Hockstra Report 1974 1 item 4 124 NSF Proposals 1974 10 items 4 125 Giestauts Report 1973 1 item 4 126 Social and Health Services Proposals 1972 15 items 4 127 Federal Grants 1970 10 items 4 128 Manpower Research Institute Grants 1969 5 items Honors Program 1953-1972 4 129-130 Convocation 1953-1969 130 items 5 131-133 Center 1954-1972 240 items Summer School 1962-1973 5 134 Schedules 1962-1966 50 items 5 135-142 1966-1973 265 items Administrative and Secretarial Studies 1955-1972 5 143-144 Hospital Administration 1960-1965 45 items 5 145 Hotel Administration 1963-1972 35 items Office Administration: 5 146 1955-1968 35 items 5 147 Graduate Program 1964 20 items Secretarial Studies: 5 148 1958-1959 50 items 5 149 Catalogue Material 1964 20 items 6 General Subject Files 1951-1977 5 150 Accounting Meetings 1967 10 items Accreditation Study: 5 151 Accounting 1953-1963 12 items 5 152 Geography 1969 12 items 5 153 Admission Requests n.d. 6 items 5 154 Advertising Group 1960 3 items 5 155 Advisory Groups n.d. 1 item 5 156 Affirmative Action Director Search 1973 10 items 5 157 Agricultural Economics (Dr. Working) 1955-1964 14 items 5 158 Agricultural Marketing Studies 1959-1960 20 items 5 159 American Association of University Professors 1956-1977 20 items 5 160 Budget Director Applications 1974 8 items 5 161-165 Department Budgets 1958-1960, 1963-1969 95 items 5 166 Business Opportunities n.d. 1 item 5 167 Campus Disorder 1969-1970 10 items 5 168 Carnegie Survey Results 1957-1965 7 items 5 169 Commercial Car Journal Controversy 1968-1969 6 items Committees: 5 170 Airport 1963 14 items 5 171 Civil Rights and Educational Policy 1962-1964 30 items 6 172 Faculty-Student Conciliation 1970 26 items 6 173 Railroad Relocation 1966 12 items 6 174 Golf Course 1966 12 items 6 175-177 Computer Instructional Program 1965-1973 110 items 6 178 Council on Higher Education 1970-1973 110 items 6 179 Dean Search 1973 25 items 6 180 Directory Lists 1965-1975 45 items 6 181 Distinguished Alumnus Award 1974 45 items 6 182 Educational Professions Development Act 1968-1969 4 items 6 183 Expo '74 1973-1974 15 items 6 184 Export Expansion Council 1966-1969 45 items 6 185 Faculty Load Studies 1962-1963 4 items 6 186 Higher Education Act 1965 10 items 6 187 History of the College of Business and Education 1942 8 items 6 188-190 Honors and Awards 1970-1973 42 items 6 191 Indian Community Action Program 1965-1967 16 items 6 192 IBM Symposium 1969 10 items 6 193 Innovative Proposals 1971-1974 40 items Institute of Technology (WSU): 6 194 1958 20 items 6 195 Reports n.d. 8 items 6 196 Inter-Institutional Conferences 1970 20 items 6 197 Idaho (Univ. of) Business School 1970 10 items 7 198-199 Land Grant School Meetings 1963-1967 110 items 7 200 Library Questionnaire 1969 25 items 7 201 Marketing Research Papers 1959 5 items MBA: 7 202 Degrees Awarded 1958 8 items 7 203 Richland Program 1969 5 items 7 204 Mathematics 1961-1962 4 items 7 205 Mineral Resources Institute 1973 6 items 7 206 Minority Project 1971 8 items NSF: 7 207 Program Drafts 1965-1972 12 items 7 208 Seminar Development Program 1964-1965 36 items 7 209 Northwest Regional Workshop 1972 14 items 7 210 Presidential Inauguration (Terrell) 1968 10 items 7 211 President's Office 1966 50 items 7 212 Publicity and Print Shop 1957-1961 6 items 7 213 Racism Workshop 1970-1971 12 items 7 214 Real Estate 1960 4 items 7 215 ROTC Trip 1967 20 items 7 216 School of Education 1964 6 items 7 217 Spokane MBA Proposal 1966-1967 25 items Staff: 7 218 Personnel 1966-1973 42 items 7 219 Recruitment 1970-1971 35 items 7 220 Standards for the Department 1970-1972 27 items 7 221 Student Survey 1958 2 items University: 7 222 Architect 1966-1973 36 items 7 223 Regulations 1951-1956 13 items 7 224 Services 1957-1960 15 items 7 225 Veterinary Medicine Dean 1973 7 items Vice-President: 8 226 General 1966 50 items 8 227 Smith 1969 30 items 8 228 Wood 1969 15 items 8 229-233 Visiting Professors 1966-1972 135 items 8 234-237 Vocational Education Act 1965-1968 50 items 8 238 Water Research Center 1962-1963 35 items 8 239 Yakima Survey 1959 2 items