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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Administration Office Records, 1979-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State University. Libraries
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Administration Office Records
Dates
1979-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
14 Linear feet of shelf space, (14 Boxes)
Collection Number
UA2002-11 (collection)
Summary
Administrative reports, budget and spending reports, memoranda and correspondence, as well as files related to automation of the WSU libraries from 1979-2000.
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

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Washington State University Libraries date to the founding of the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, when the library was just a shelf in the President’s office in the first campus building. It quickly grew and became a room in the original College Hall, then half a floor in the Administration Building (Thompson Hall), then half of Bryan Hall, then the full Holland Library, and then the Owen Science and Engineering Library as well. Over time a number of departmental libraries acted as branches of the system, some officially and some unofficially.

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Content Description

Primarily consists of meeting minutes, budget reports, correspondence, and administrative reports related to the Library Administration Office from 197-2000. Items include inventory of library equipment, spending reports, correspondence, memoranda, and handbooks related to the automation of the libraries. Also includes meetings minutes related to several committees such as those for telecommunications, diversity, and data.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Libraries Administration Office Records, 1979-2000 (UA2002-11)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

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.

All boxes contain mostly correspondence, memoranda, financial and administrative reports related to the Library Administration Office (LAO). Boxes 1-7 and 12-14 are organized chronologically. Boxes 8-11 are organized alphabetically. Box 5 seems to have no particular order.

Location of Collection

(MASC STAFF USE) 2-38-01-1

Acquisition Information

This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Nancy Spitzer of the Libraries Administration Office on July 01, 2002 and retained as UA2002-11.

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Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Libraries -- Records and correspondence
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