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Archives 179
Genetics Program
Records, 1946-1972


The files of the Genetics Program were transferred to Washington State University Libraries in 1979. They were processed by Leslie J. Tevebaugh in February of 1985.

Number of containers 1
Linear feet of shelf space .5
Approximate number of items 576

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

A committee to explore work in instruction and research in genetics at Washington State College was first considered in 1946. By 1950 this had evolved into the Joint Committee on Genetics. Due to a desire to improve the status of Genetics at Washingt on State College the Inter-College Committee on the Teaching Program in Genetics was created in 1955. This standing committee included an inter-departmental Genetics Group to teach genetics courses.

In 1957 the Inter-College Committee petitioned for curricula leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Genetics. Approval of their curricula resulted in the Inter-College Committee evolving into two interdepartmental groups: the Staff in Genetics and the Executive Committee in Genetics, which functioned as a departmental graduate committee.

In 1963 a formal Genetics Program, with its own budget and administration, was proposed. The proposal became reality when Genetics was reorganized into a Special Program in 1965. Since that time, the Genetics Program has remained interdisciplinary, but has its own faculty, chairman, budget, and teaching assistants. In 1981 the name of the program was changed to Genetics and Cell Biology.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The program files are arranged in a single chronological series. The records consist of memoranda, minutes, correspondence, and reports.



CONTAINER LIST



Box Folder   Description No. of
Items
  GENERAL CHRONOLOGICAL FILE
1 1 1946-1952 20
2 1955-1956 28
3 1957 10
4 1958-1959 30
5 1960 67
6 1961 47
7 1962-1963 37
8 1964 55
9 1965 16
10 1966 28
11 1967 41
12 1968 34
13 1969 30
14 1970 44
15 1971 35
16 1972 54