Cooperative Extension Service Alternatives for Washington Project Records, 1974-1975

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Cooperative Extension Service Alternatives for Washington Project
Records, 1974-1975

Records of the Cooperative Extension's involvement in the Alternatives for Washington program were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1988 (Accession number UA88-27). The papers were processed by James A. Nazzal, June 2000.

Number of Containers: 3
Linear feet of shelf space: 3.5

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Alternatives for Washington program was an effort in social planning sponsored by the Washington State Office of Policy Planning and Fiscal Management (OFM). Several departments at Washington State University assisted with conducting meeting, collecting responses to opinion polls, and producing media presentations. These included Cooperative Extension, which maintained the records described below, along with the Social Research Center and Radio-Television Services. Other members of the WSU faculty participated in various of the study groups and committees formed to carry out work of the program.

The first phase of the Alternatives program was largely an opinion-collection program. It featured many open meetings and mail surveys. The questions concerned matters such as "quality of life," the desirability of rural vs. urban settings, development of suburban areas, air and water pollution, population growth, public social services and so on. A second phase involved another series of public meetings and polls. It was directed at costs and trade-offs.

The results of the program were somewhat general and inconclusive. People wanted growth and environmental quality with a government that was less costly and easier to understand.

The program began in early 1974 and ended early in 1977.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The records for the Alternative for Washington program consist of reports, publications, memoranda, correspondence, slides, photos, a motion picture, and other audio-visual material. All records are from the first phase of the program. These date from 1974.

CONTAINER LIST

Box Folder Description

1 1 Miscellaneous reports and publications
2 Unmarked photos
3 Photos, Issaquah, state task force, 5-6 September 1974
4 Photos, Seattle, 20 July 1974
5 Photos, Everett, 17 July 1974
6 Photos, Mt. Vernon, 15 July 1974
7 Photos, Tacoma, 12 July 1974
8 Photos, Issaquah, 10 July 1974
9 Photos, Olympia, 26 June 1974
10 Photos, Vancouver, 24 June 1974
11 Photos, Yakima, 21 June 1974
12 Photos, Wenatchee, 17 June 1974
13 Photos, Spokane, 14 June 1974
14 Photos, Issaquah, Fourth session, 22-24 May 1974
15 Photos, Issaquah, Third session, 1-3 May 1974
16 Photos, Issaquah, Second session, 10-12 April 1974
17 Photos, Issaquah, First state task force meeting, March 1974
18 Newsletters and pamphlets
19 Photos, "various interest shots"
20 Photos, Gov. Dan Evans and "Key State task Force members," 28 Oct 1975
21 "Economic Profile of the State of Washington," prepared by the Economic Analysis Division, Department of Commerce and Economic Development, March 1974
22 Development plan, n.d.
23 Memorandums and forms
24 "Alternatives for Washington Summary, Area Involvement Phase," June-July 1974
25 "Alternatives for Washington, Scenarios, Policy Plans, Levels of Policy Clusters," The Urban Policy Conference Program, Issaquah, 1974
26 "Seminar #5," Issaquah, 5-6 Sep 1974
27 "Community Involvement Program," Summer 1974
28 "Polls and Surveys," 1974
29 "AWC Seminar Output," 1974
30 "The State of the State of Washington," Draft, State Planning Division, January 1974
31 "203 Ag. Phase II," 1974
32 "Seminar Four," n.d.
2 33 Miscellaneous publications
34 Lists of residents
35 Various reports
36 Structural organization, n.d.
37 Reports and memos, Puget Sound area
38 "Summary and Recommendations," 1974
39 "Preliminary Summary of Results," 5-6 Dec 1974
40 "Initial Draft," Alternative for Washington program, 19 December, 1974
41 Miscellaneous announcements
42 "203 Ag Phase II," memorandums
43 Newspaper clippings
44 "A Classification of Goal Statements Developed by Area-wide Conference Participants, June and July 1974"
45 "Meeting Results," Volume X Part 1, Sep-Oct 1976
46 "Public Communication and Survey Phase Results," Volume VI, n.d.
47 Area-wide conferences, 1974, 1 of 2
48 Area-wide conferences, 1974, 2 of 2
49 "Pathways to Washington, 1985, A Beginning," Volume I
50 "Alternative Future" questionnaires
51 Orientation session, 1974
3 52 Area-wide conferences, 20 May 1974
53 1985 seminars
54 "Statewide Task Force," Volume II, 30 Oct 1974
55 General correspndence, announcements, and reports
56 Three carousels of slides
Film Motion picture concerning the first year of the Alternatives for Washington program. Produced by Mike McElreath and Rita Pastore at KWSU-TV. Host/narrator is Edward Lindaman.

Box	Folder	Description
1	1	Miscellaneous reports and publications
	2	Unmarked photos
	3	Photos, Issaquah, state task force, 5-6 September 1974
	4	Photos, Seattle, 20 July 1974
	5	Photos, Everett, 17 July 1974
	6	Photos, Mt. Vernon, 15 July 1974
	7	Photos, Tacoma, 12 July 1974
	8	Photos, Issaquah, 10 July 1974
	9	Photos, Olympia, 26 June 1974
	10	Photos, Vancouver, 24 June 1974
	11	Photos, Yakima, 21 June 1974
	12	Photos, Wenatchee, 17 June 1974
	13	Photos, Spokane, 14 June 1974
	14	Photos, Issaquah, Fourth session, 22-24 May 1974
	15	Photos, Issaquah, Third session, 1-3 May 1974
	16	Photos, Issaquah, Second session, 10-12 April 1974
	17	Photos, Issaquah, First state task force meeting, March 1974
	18	Newsletters and pamphlets
	19	Photos, "various interest shots"
	20	Photos, Gov. Dan Evans and "Key State task Force members," 28 Oct 1975
	21	"Economic Profile of the State of Washington," prepared by the Economic Analysis Division, Department of Commerce and Economic Development, March 1974
	22	Development plan, n.d.
	23	Memorandums and forms
	24	"Alternatives for Washington Summary, Area Involvement Phase," June-July 1974
	25	"Alternatives for Washington, Scenarios, Policy Plans, Levels of Policy Clusters," The Urban Policy Conference Program, Issaquah, 1974
	26	"Seminar #5," Issaquah, 5-6 Sep 1974
	27	"Community Involvement Program," Summer 1974
	28	"Polls and Surveys," 1974
	29	"AWC Seminar Output," 1974
	30	"The State of the State of Washington," Draft, State Planning Division, January 1974
	31	"203 Ag. Phase II," 1974
	32	"Seminar Four," n.d.
2	33	Miscellaneous publications
	34	Lists of residents
	35	Various reports
	36	Structural organization, n.d.
	37	Reports and memos, Puget Sound area
	38	"Summary and Recommendations," 1974
	39	"Preliminary Summary of Results," 5-6 Dec 1974
	40	"Initial Draft," Alternative for Washington program, 19 December, 1974
	41	Miscellaneous announcements
	42	"203 Ag Phase II," memorandums
	43	Newspaper clippings
	44	"A Classification of Goal Statements Developed by Area-wide Conference Participants, June and July 1974"
	45	"Meeting Results," Volume X Part 1, Sep-Oct 1976
	46	"Public Communication and Survey Phase Results," Volume VI, n.d.
	47	Area-wide conferences, 1974, 1 of 2
	48	Area-wide conferences, 1974, 2 of 2
	49	"Pathways to Washington, 1985, A Beginning," Volume I
	50	"Alternative Future" questionnaires
	51	Orientation session, 1974
3	52	Area-wide conferences, 20 May 1974
	53	1985 seminars
	54	"Statewide Task Force," Volume II, 30 Oct 1974
	55	General correspndence, announcements, and reports
	56	Three carousels of slides
Film		Motion picture concerning the first year of the Alternatives for Washington program. Produced by Mike McElreath and Rita Pastore at KWSU-TV. Host/narrator is Edward Lindaman.