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Central Washington University Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, Video Cassettes, 1976-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Central Washington University
Title
Central Washington University Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, Video Cassettes
Dates
1976-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
73.0 cubic feet, (1,200 video cassettes), (73 record center boxes)
Collection Number
RG034-05-66
Summary
This collection consists of video cassettes taped or dubbed by employees of the Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department, and its predecessors, from the 1976 to 1995, at Central Washington University.
Repository
Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public for educational research

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department was first established in 1972 as Media Production Services of the Audiovisual Division of the Library Department at Central Washington State College. After 1987, the unit changed titles and switched departments. It became the Media Development Services Unit in 1987, the Media Production and Development Unit in 1993, and the Media Productions Unit in 1996. In 1998 the unit was reorganized under Center for Learning Technologies and in 2001 the unit was transferred to the Academic Computing Department. Since 2004 it has been recognized as the Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support Department.

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Content Description

Included in this collection are 16mm films from the 1940s to the 1960s that were dubbed to video cassette. Videos of interest are those on the Ellensburg Rodeo and Kittitas County Fair, Central Washington University athletic events, television programs produced by students, and events newsworthy in the central Washington region.

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Historical Background

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG034-05-66, Central Washington University Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support, Video Cassettes. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into seven series by video format and arranged by previously assigned number code

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Central Washington University--History

Geographical Names

  • Ellensburg (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Central Washington University. Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support (creator)
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