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Archives 257
Washington State University
Board of Regents
Minutes, 1891-1998

Minutes books of the Board of Regents were transferred to the University Libraries in Sept. 2003 (accession UA2003- 14). With receipt of the minute books, duplicate unbound minutes, 1960-1998, heretofore serving as the principal element of Archives 257, were discarded. The records were arranged and described by Lawrence Stark, September, 2003.

Number of Volumes: 29
Number of Containers: 1
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: 6

HISTORICAL

The Board of Regents is the central governing board for the university. Members are appointed by the Governor of the State of Washington. The Enabling Act that established the institution implies certain administrative duties for the Regents. In early years of the University, Regents sometimes had a direct role in both management and operation. At other times, the Regents have served more as an oversight and policy board. The University President is the Secretary of the Board, and, for many matters, is the legal delegate of the Board.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

Minutes of the Washington State University Board of Regents follow normal minute format. The earliest minutes are from 1891.

The records at the Libraries consist of two chronologically-ordered series. One is the minute books. A shorter second series consist of the supporting documents, chiefly from 1975-79. This second series derives from several sources, much of it apparently from the offices of the Associated Students of Washington State University. This series was added to the Regents records without regard to provenance.

CONTAINER LIST

Series 1: Minute Books
 
VolumeYears
 
11891-1893
21894-1898
31898-1906
41907-1912
51912-1919
61920-1926
71926-1931
81931-1936
91936-1939
101940-1942
111942-1945
121945-1946
131946-1947
141948-1949
151949-1951
161951-1952
171952-1954
181954-1957
191957-1961
201962-1966
211967-1971
221971-1976
231976-1980
241980-1983
251983-1987
261987-1989
271989-1991
281992-1994
291995-1998
 
Series 2: Supporting matter - agendas, explanatory documents, etc.
 
FolderContent
 
1Sep. 26, 1975
2Oct. 17, 1975
3Oct. 31, 1975
4Nov. 21, 1975
5Jan. 9, 1976
6Mar. 19, 1976
7Apr. 16, 1976
8June 4, 1976
9Aug. 8, 1976
10Sep. 9, 1976
11Oct. 8, 1976
12Oct. 22, 1976
13Nov. 19, 1976
14Jan. 20, 1977
15Jan. 21, 1977
16Feb. 25, 1976
17Mar. 25, 1977
18Apr. 29, 1977
19June 27, 1977
20Sep. 28, 1977
21Oct. 15, 1977
22Oct. 28, 1977
23Nov. 18, 1977
24Feb. 24, 1978
25Mar. 24, 1978
26Apr. 21, 1978
27June 2, 1978
28July 13, 1978
29Sep. 22, 1978
30Oct. 20, 1978
31Nov. 28, 1978
32Jan. 12, 1979
33Jan. 17, 1979
34Feb. 16, 1979
35Mar. 30, 1979
36Nov. 21, 1986