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Washington State University Capital Planning Building Files and Records, 1981-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State University. Capital Planning
Title
Washington State University Capital Planning Building Files and Records
Dates
1981-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
25 Linear feet of shelf space, (25 boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 280 (collection)
Summary
The collection consists of records pertaining to construction, remodeling, maintenance, and improvement of WSU buildings between 1981-1999.
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

The majority of this collection is open and available for research use. A few files are marked as confidential or classified (these are primarily identified as Attorney General files or Issues and Claims files) and access to those may be restricted. Please contact Capital Planning if you wish access to these. These files are labeled in this page as RESTRICTED, each box containing restricted material is so labeled, and individual restricted folders are stickered as such.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

A University Architect served as the construction officer at Washington State University from 1911 forward. The modern form of the office dates from 1947 when it became a full-time, staffed administrative department. In 1967 the University Architect office was renamed as Facilities Planning, and then to Facilities Development in 1993. In 2001 it was renamed as Capital Planning. While Capital Planning is responsible for major planning and development, smaller projects are conducted by Facilities Operations. 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 - initially items costing less than $1,000,000 were assigned to Fac Ops, and those costing more to CP. By 2009, this break point is between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000.

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Content Description

The collection consists of records pertaining to construction, remodeling, maintenance, and improvement of WSU buildings. Buildings included here include Science Hall, Todd Hall Addition, WSU Children's Center, Yakama Village, Food and Human Nutrition Facility, Tri-Cities University Center, and Beasley Coliseum.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]

Washington State University Capital Planning Building Files and Records, 1981-1999 (Archives 280)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is maintained in the order in which it was received from Capital Planning. The records are primarily ordered by building number, with a few small files for individual buildings at the end.

Acquisition Information

These Capital Planning Building Files and Records were transferred to Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on March 19th, 2002 (UA 2002-03) by Annie (last name unrecorded) of Capital Planning.

Processing Note

This collection was processed in 2009 by University Archivist Mark O'English and Tim Mace.

Related Materials

The WSU Archives hold a number of other Capital Plannng collections; to locate these please view our Archives' Collections List and our Accessions List, looking for the various names under which this department has operated: University Architect, Facilities Planning, Facilities Development, Capital Planning.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016

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