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Archives 12
Office of the President (Compton, French)
Records, 1948-1956

Records of the Washington State University President's Office, 1948-1956, were transferred to the University Archives in 1976. The records inventory prepared at that time was revised into container list format by Lawrence Stark during summer, 2000.


Number of containers: 43
Linear feet of shelf space 33

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The University President is the chief executive of the University and the Secretary of the Board of Regents. The duties of the office are are explained for archival users in the preface to the finding aid/guide for Archives 159, President's Office Records, 1915-1945.

The records in this group -- Archives 12 -- span the later years of the administration of Wilson M. Compton and the early years of the administration of C. Clement French, along with the short term of Acting President William Pearl in 1951. This situation reflects an apparent decision by President Compton, taken in 1948, to maintain the files as those of the office and not of the individual who held it. This policy ended an older practice whereby the President's files tended to become known as the "Bryan Papers" or the "Holland Papers." Notwithstanding this policy, many researchers continue to view the presidential files in the mode of personal papers, which means that this group, Archives 12, is informally the "Compton Papers, Part 2," and the "French Papers, Part 1."

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

Files of the President's office consist chiefly of correspondence and related memoranda or reports. It is retained in its original order of alphabetical subject files, closed annually. The subject headings for some parts of this group, Archives 12, were lost when the President's Office staff closed, weeded and compacted files for the earlier years of the period covered by the records.

CONTAINER LIST

BoxFolderDescription
11A, 1948
2College of Agriculture, 1948
3B, 1948
4C, 1948
5Committees/Council, 1948
6D and E, 1948
7F, 1948
8G, 1948
9H, 1948
21I, J, and K (none), 1948
2L, 1948
3M, N, and O (none), 1948
4P and Questionnaires, 1948
5R, 1948
6Regents
7S, 1948
8T, U, and V, 1948
9W, X (none), Y (none), and Z, 1948
10W.S.C.-Organization
31A, 1949
2B, 1949
3C, 1949
4Committees/Council
5D, 1949
6E, 1949
41F, 1949
2G, 1949
3H, 1949
4I, 1949
5J, K, and L, 1949
6M, 1949
7N and O, 1949
8P, 1949
9Q, 1949
10R, 1949
11S and T, 1949
51U, 1949
2V, W (none), X (none), Y and Z, 1949
3A, 1950
4Athletics
5B, 1950
6C, 1950
7Committees/Council, 1950
8D, 1950
9E, 1950
61F, 1950
2G and H, 1950
3I, J, and K, 1950
4L and M, 1950
5N, 1950
6O, 1950
7P, 1950
8Q, 1950
71R, 1950
2S and T, 1950
3U, V, and W (No X, Y, Z), 1950
4A, 1951
4aA, 1951
81B, 1951
2C, 1951
3Committees/Council, 1951
4D, 1951
5E, 1951
6F, 1951
7Financial Data
8G and H, 1951
91I, 1951
2J, K, and L, 1951
3M, 1951
4N and O, 1951
5P, 1951
6Q and R, 1951
7S and T, 1951
101U, 1951
2V, W, X (none), Y, Z (none), 1951
3A, 1952
4B, 1952
5C, 1952
6Committees/Council, 1952
7D, E, and F, 1952
111Fiscal Data
2G, H, and I, 1952
3J, K, L, and M, 1952
4N and O (none), 1952
5P, 1952
6Q, 1952
7R, 1952
121S, 1952
2Speeches-Dr. French, 1952
3T and U, 1952
4Union Building
5V, W, X (none), Y and Z, 1952
6A and B, 1953
131C, 1953
2D and E, 1953
3F, 1953
4Financial Data (Investment Study), 1953
5G, H, I, J, and K (none), 1953
6L, M (none), N, and O (none), 1953
7P, 1953
141Q and R, 1953
2S and T, 1953
3U, V, W, and X, Y, Z (none), 1953
4A, 1954
4aA, 1954
5B, 1954
6C 1954
151Committees/Council, 1954
1aCommittees/Council, 1954
2D, 1954
3E, 1954
4F, 1954
5Financial Data, 1954
6G, 1954
7H, 1954
161I, 1954
2J, K, and L, 1954
3M, 1954
4N, 1954
5O and P, 1954
6Pakistan Data, 1954
7Q, 1954
171R, 1954
2S, 1954
3State Government, 1954
3aState Government-Education Government, 1954
4T and U, 1954
5V, W, X (none), Y (none), and Z, 1954
17a1Aa-Ag, 1955
2Al-Az, 1955
3B, 1955
4C, 1955
5Committees, 1955
17b1D, 1955
2E-Fa, 1955
3Fi-Fz, 1955
4G-H, 1955
5I-J, 1955
6K-L, 1955
17c1M-N, 1955
2O-P, 1955
3Pakistan, 1955
4Q-R, 1955
17d1Regents, 1955
2S, 1955
3State, 1955
4T-U, 1955
5V, 1955
6W-Z, 1955
181A, 1956
2Accounting Office, 1956
3Admissions Office, 1956
4Advisory Board, Agricultural Sciences, 1956
5Advisory Board, Animal Husbandry, 1956
6Advisory Board, Central Committee, 9156
7Advisory Board, Technology, 1956
8Agricultural Chemistry, 1956
9Agricultural Economics, 1956
10Agricultural Engineering, 1956
191Agricultural Experiment Station, 1956
1aAgricultural Experiment Station, 1956
2Agricultural Sciences, Institute of, 1956
2aAgricultural Sciences, Institute of, 1956
3Agricultural Experiment, Station-Irrigation, 1956
4Agricultural Experiment Station-Western Washington, 1956
5Agricultural Experiment Station-Other Units, 1956
6Agricultural Extension Service, 1956
7Agricultural Sciences Newsletter, 1956
201Agriculture, College of, 1956
2Agronomy, Department of, 1956
3Agronomy, Farm, 1956
4Air Pollution Committee, 1956
5Air Science and Tactics, Department of, 1956
6Alumni, 1956
7Aluminum Company of America, 1956
8American Association of University Professors, 1956
9American Association of University Women, 1956
10American College Public Relations Association, 1956
11American Council on Education, 1956
11aAmerican Council on Education-Publications, 1956
12American Society for Engineering Education, 1956
211Animal Disease Program, 1956
2Animal Husbandry, Department of, 1956
2aAnimal Husbandry, Department of, 1956
3Animal Husbandry, Hilltop Building Area, 1956
4Architectural Engineering, Department of, 1956
5Ashlock, Joseph L. (Lonestar Dietz), 1956
6Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1956
7Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities-Executive Committee, 1956
221Associated Students, 1956
2Associated Women Students, 1956
3Audio Visual Center, 1956
4Ayland’s Sheet Metal Works, Contracts, 1956
5B-General, 1956
6Bacteriology and Public Health, Department of, 1956
7B and C Construction Company, Contracts, 1956
8Barnes Construction, Contracts, 1956
9Board of Regents, 1956
10Bonds-Regents, 1956
11Bon Marche-Contracts, 1956
12Botany, Department of, 1956
13Britton, Raymond J.-Contracts, 1956
14Brownell, Katherine-Estate, 1956
15Buildings and Grounds, Department of, 1956
16Burcham and Blair-Housing Loan, 1956
231Budget Office, 1956
2Business Manager and Controller, 1956
3C-General Correspondence, 1956
4C and S Builders-Contracts, 1956
5Camp Easter Seal, 1956
6Chambers of Commerce, 1956
7Chemical Engineering, Department of, 1956
8Chemistry, Department of, 1956
9Civil Defense, 1956
10Civil Engineering, Department of, 1956
11College Architect, 1956
12College Life Insurance Company, 1956
13College Housing and Food Service, 1956
241College News Bureau, 1956
2Columbia Interstate Compact Commission, 1956
3Committee, Manual, 1956
4Committee on Committees, 1956
5Committee-Academic, 1956
6Committee-Activities Board, 1956
7Committee-Admissions, 1956
8Committee-ASSCW Board, 1956
9Committee-Athletic Board, 1956
10Committee-Budget, 1956
11Committee-Commencement, 1956
12Committee-Educational Policies, 1956
12aCommittee-Educational Policies, 1956
13Committee-Educational Policies (Proposed Data), 1956
251Committee-Faculty Executive, 1956
2Committee-Fraternity Welfare,1956
3Committee-Freshman-Faculty Weekend, 1956
4Committee-Graduate Studies, 1956
5Committee-Good Student, 1956
6Committee-Housing and Food, 1956
7Committee-Improvement of Instruction, 1956
8Committee-Insurance and Retirement, 1956
9Committee-International Education, 1956
10Committee-Lecture, Artists, 1956
11Committee-Library, 1956
12Committee-Patent Policy, 1956
13Committee-Research, 1956
14Committee-Safety, 1956
15Committee-Scholarship Standards, 1956
16Committee-Space Priorities, 1956
17Committee-Ten Year Plan, 1956
18Committee-Traffic Control, 1956
19Committee-Union Board, 1956
20Committee-Miscellaneous, 1956
261Compton Union, 1956
2Computer Center, 1956
3Culler, Gale, and Martell-Architect Fees
4Cusick’s, Inc.-Contract
5D-General Correspondence, 1956
6Davis, Vera-Estate, 1956
7Dairy Science, Department of, 1956
8Dean of Faculty, 1956
9Deans, Directors and Department Chairmen, 1956
10Dean of Students-Annual Report, 1956
11Dean of Students-Annual Report, 1956
271Dedereer, Michael-Regent, 1956
2Dormitories, 1956
3Drop-out Study, 1956
4Durand and Son-Contract (Well drilling), 1956
5Durham, Milton W.-Regent, 1956
6E-General Correspondence, 1956
7Economics, Department of, 1956
8Economics and Business, School of, 1956
9Education, School of, 1956
9aEducation, School of-Columbia Basin Report, 1956
10Electric Smith, Inc.-Contract, 1956
281Enrollment Statistics, 1956
2Engineering and Mineral Technology, 1956
3Entomology, Department of, 1956
4Evergreen Editorials, 1956
5Evergreen House-Contract, 1956
6F-General Correspondence, 1956
7Faculty Orientation, 1956
8Faculty Manual, 1956
9Faculty and Staff,1956
10Ferris, Joel E., 1956
11Financial Information, 1956
11aFinancial Information-1957-59 Budget Request, 1956
12Fine Arts, Department of, 1956
13Football-President’s Box, 1956
14Foreign Languages, Department of, 1956
15Forestry and Range Management, Department of, 1956
164-H Club, 1956
17French, C. Clement, 1956
18Friends of the Library, 1956
291Ford Foundation, 1956
2Fund for the Advancement of Education, 1956
2aFund for the Advancement of Education-National Committee Member, 1956
3Future Problems, 1956
4G-General Correspondence, 1956
5General Education, 1956
6General Electric-Hanford Office, 1956
7General Extension Service, 1956
8General Studies Program, 1956
9Geology, Department of, 1956
10Getzum Products-Endorsement Issue, 1956
11Gillespie, Ralph T., 1956
12Grade Study-S. T. Stephenson, 1956
13Graduate School, 1956
301H-General Correspondence, 1956
1aHall, Stanton-Regent, 1956
2Hansen and Parr-Contract, 1956
3Hastings, Tula F. Young-Estate, 1956
4High School Summer Camp, 1956
5History and Political Science, Department of Divided, Fall 1956
6Home Economics, College of, 1956
7Horticulture, Department of, 1956
8Housing, 1956
9I-General Correspondence, 1956
10Inaugurations, 1956
11Industrial Research, Department of, 1956
12Information, Office of, 1956
13Insurance Data, 1956
13aInsurance, Office of, 1956
13bIntercollegiate Athletics, Department of, 1956
14International Education, Institute of, 1956
311International Harvester Company, 1956
2International Students Office, 1956
3J-General Correspondence, 1956
4Journalism, 1956
5K-General Correspondence, 1956
6Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, 1956
7Kellogg Foundation, 1956
8L-General Correspondence, 1956
9Land-Acquisition, Leases, etc., 1956
10Library, 1956
11M-General Correspondence, 1956
12Mathematics, Department of, 1956
13McCluskey, James A.-Regent, 1956
14Mechanical Engineering, Department of, 1956
15Medical and Biological Research, 1956
16Memorial Hospital, 1956
17Military Science and Tactics, 1956
18Mines, School of, 1956
19Mock Political Convention, 1956
20Music, Department of, 1956
321N-General Correspondence, 1956
2National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1956
2aNational Commission on Accrediting, 1956
3National Education Association, 1956
4National Project on Agricultural Communication, 1956
5National Renders Association, 1956
6National Science Teachers Association, 1956
7Neill, Marshall A., 1956
8Non-Faculty Personnel Office, 1956
9Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Education, 1956
10Northwest Window Cleaning Company-Contracts, 1956
11Nuclear Reactor, 1956
12Nursery, School of, 1956
13O-General Correspondence, 1956
14Olympia Newsletter, 1956
331Oregon State System of Higher Education, 1956
2Otis Elevator Company, 1956
3Overby, Fred Memorial, 1956
4P-General Correspondence, 1956
5Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-Correspondence, 1956
6Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-Minutes, 1956
7Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-Reports, 1956
341Pacific Coast Conference of Presidents, 1956
2Pacific Northwest Conference on Banking, 1956
3Pacific Northwest Hazen Conference, 1956
4Pacific Northwest Conference on Higher Education, 1956
5Pakistan-Correspondence,1956
6Pakistan-Reports #5-#8, 1956
351Pakistan, Dr. French’s Trip, 1956
2Pharmacy, School of, 1956
3Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletic, School of, 1956
4Physical Education, Men, 1956
5Physical Education, Women, 1956
6Physics, Department of, 1956
7Placement, Bureau, 1956
8Plant Pathology, Department of, 1956
9Poultry Science, Department of, 1956
10President’s Office, 1956
11Psychology, Department of, 1956
12Pullman, City of, 1956
13Purchasing Agent, Office of, 1956
14Questionnaires, 1965
15R-General Correspondence, 1956
16Radio-KWSC, 1956
361Registrar, 1956
2Republican Central Committee, 1956
3Requisitions-Travel of Dr. French, 1956
4Research Corporation, 1956
5Research Studies, 1956
6R.O.T.C. Facilities, 1956
7Resources for the Future, Inc., 1956
8Retirement, 1956
9Rogers, Alan-Regent, 1956
10Rural Sociology, Department of, 1956
11S-General Correspondence, 1956
12Sabbatical Leave, 1956
13St. Luke’s Hospital, 1956
14Salary Scales, 1956
371Scholarships, 1956
2Sciences and Arts, College of, 1956
3Seattle First National Bank, 1956
4Senior-Faculty Weekend, 1956d
5Small Classes, 1956
6Social Security, 1956
8Sociology, Department of, 1956
9Speech, Department of, 1956
10Speeches and Reprints, 1956
11Spokane Art Center,1956
12Spokane Review, 1956
13Springer Paint Company-Contract, 1956
14Staff-Resident Instructional, 1956
15State of WA-Attorney General, 1956
16State of WA-Auditor, 1956
17State of WA-Budget, Director of, 1956
18State of WA-Census Board, 1956
381State-Conservation and Development, 1956
2State-Game, Department of, 1956
3State-General, Administration, Department of, 1956
4State-Governor, Office of, 1956
5State-Labor and Industries, Department of, 1956
6State-Legislative Budget Committee, 1956
6aLegislative Budget Committee, 1956
6bLegislative Budget Committee, 1956
7State-Legislative Council, 1956
391State-Liquor Control Board, 1956
2State-Public Lands, Department of, 1956
3State-Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1956
4State-Treasurer, 1956
5State-Miscellaneous Data, 1956
6State-Correspondence-Legislative Members, 1956
7Students Book Corporation, 1956
8Student Evaluation of Instruction, 1956
9Student Health Services, 1956
10Student Publications, 1956
10aSummer Session, 1956
11T-General Correspondence, 1956
12Teachers Insurance and Annuity Company, 1956
13Technology, Institute of, 1956
14Thiry, Paul-Architect, 1956
15Tuition and Fees, 1956
401U-General Correspondence, 1956
2U.S. Government-Agriculture, Department of, 1956
3U.S. Government-Atomic Energy Commission, 1956
4U.S. Government-Armed Forces Institute, 1956
5U.S. Government-Defense, Department of-Air Force, 1956
6U.S. Government-Defense, Department of-Army, 1956
7U.S. Government-Defense, Department of-International Cooperation Administration, 1956
8U.S. Government-Defense, Department of-Navy, 1956
9U.S. Government-Health, Education and Welfare, 1956
10U.S. Government-Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1956
11U.S. Government-Interior, Department of, 1956
12U.S. Government-National, Science Foundation, 1956
13U.S. Government-State, Department of, 1956
14U.S. Government-State, Department of-UNESO, 1956
15U.S. Government-Miscellaneous Data, 1956
16U.S. Government-Correspondence-Congressmen, 1956
411Universities and Colleges, A-I, 1956
1aUniversities and Colleges, J-W, 1956
2University of Washington, 1956
3Universities and Colleges-Miscellaneous Colleges, 1956
3aUniversities and Colleges-Miscellaneous Universities, 1956
4United Paving Company-Contract, 1956
5Veterinary Medicine, College of, 1956
6Visiting Professor and Lecture Fund, 1956
7W-General Correspondence, 1956
421Washington Cattlemen’s Association, 1956
2Washington Conference on Higher Education, 1956
3Washington Farm Electrification Committee, 1956
4Washington Mortgage Company, 1956
5Washington State College-Consolidated Endowment Fund, 1956
6Washington State College-Education Fund, 1956
7Washington State College-Miscellaneous, 1956
8Washington State College-News, 1956
9Washington State College-Scholarship and Development Fund, 1956
10Washington State Council of Carpenters, 1956
11Washington State Council of Farmer Co-ops, 1956
12Washington State Farm Bureau, 1956
13Washington State Grange, 1956
14Washington State Mental Health Survey Committee, 1956
15Washington State Research Council, 1956
431Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1956
1aWestern Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1956
2Western Personnel Institute, 1956
3Wildlife Management Program, 1956
4XYZ-General Correspondence, 1956
5YMCA and YWCA, 1956
6Zoology, Department of, 1956