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Archives 115
Associated Women Students
Records, 1910-1974

The records of the Associated Women Students were reprocessed from their original location (WSU 3) by Anne Frantilla in June l983.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

This organization was started in 1912 as the Women's League but changed its name to the Associated Women Students (AWS) in 1928. All undergraduate women automatically became members upon their enrollment at W.S.U. A member of the Intercolleciate Association of Women Students, the purpose of AWS is to promote interest in student activities and encourage participation in various aspects of campus life. One of the early goals of the AWS was to raise money for a Women's Building. Funds for this project were raised by sponsoring an annual drama production, "The College Revue." Other major activities which AWS sponsored and organized were Women's Day and Mother's Weekend.

The structure of AWS was reorganized in 1958 to parallel that of the Associated Students of W.S.U. The Women's President's Council, composed of presidents of all women's living groups on campus, was incorporated into AWS as the House of Representatives at this time. The AWS governing body was made up of an Executive Board, the House of Representatives and a Senate which included elected women representative of each class. In 1981, AWS merged with ASWSU.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The inclusive dates of the collection are from 1910 to 1974 but the bulk of the material dates from the 1940's to the early 1960's. The minutes of the AWS, arranged chronologically, comprise the largest quantity of material. Included with the minutes are correspondence, memoranda, agendas, attendance records and programs relating to retreats and other AWS activities. Since AWS committees are responsible for carrying out the goals of the AWS, committee reports comprise a large part of the collection. They are arranged alphabetically by committee. Often included with these reports are correspondence and programs. Other material in the collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and financial records.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	No. of Items
1	1	Women's President's Council, 1952-1958	75
		Minutes:
	2	1917-1921	1 vol.
	3	1921-1928	1 vol.
	4	1937-1947	1 vol.
	5	1947-1951	l vol.
	6	1952-1956	100
	7	1957-1960	100
	8	1961-1963	75
	9	1963-1964	75
	10	1965-1967	75
	11	1967-1975	75
		Committees:
	12	Alpha Lamba Delta, 1967/68	12
	13	Apple Polishing, 1955/56	3
	14	Awards Dinner, n.d.	1
	15	Big sister, 1960-1965	10
	16	Coed Extra, 1960-1965	25
	17	Exchange Dinner, 1955/56, 1964/65	5
		Mother's Weekend:
	18	Reports, 1952-1962	150
	19	Programs, 1927-1964, 1971	30
	20	Personnel, 1946-1947	1
	21	Properties, 1946-1947	1
	22	Point System, 1946-1953	15
	23	Social, 1946-1947	1
	24	Special Events, n.d.	1
		Women's Day:
2	25	Reports, 1953-1960	75
	26	Reports, 1961-1965	75
	27	Programs, 1910-1966	30
		Papers and Publications:
	28	Constitution, 1958-1969	4
	29	Handbooks, 192?-1973	20
	30	Office Space, 1950-1959	10
	31	Other Papers and Correspondence, 1920-1970	30
		Newspaper Clippings and Scrapbooks:
	32-33	Newspaper Clippings, 1957-1969
3	34-37	Scrapbooks, 1932-1955	4 vols.
		Ledgers:
	38-39	1935-1952	2 vols.