The Purchasing Agent dates back to at least 1896 but has gone by various names such as "Office of Purchasing" and "Office of the Purchasing Agent." The Purchasing Agent was later absorbed into the Board of Regents. The Purchasing Agent served to buy materials, and equipment for the University. The Purchasing Agent served to oversee the Board of Directors and sign off on purchases for the University. Purchases were submitted to the Board of Regents for approval. The Board of Regents votes on matters of purchasing, but the Purchasing Agent signs off on the purchases.
Primarily consists of correspondence, memoranda, financial statements, and legal documents relating to the Vice President of Business, Carl Pettibone, from 1949-1965.
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.
Items are contained in their original file folder and are organized mostly in a descending, chronological order.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Purchasing Purchasing Agent Correspondence and Reports, 1949-1965, bulk in 1960s (UA1981-19)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The provenance of this material is unknown. It is thought to have been removed from News Bureau accession UA1980-04 in 1980 or 1981 and retained as UA1981-19.
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