Native American Studies Program Records 1965-1977
Archives 18

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Title
Native American Studies Program Records
ID
Archives 18
Date [inclusive]
1965-1977
Extent
approximate 2168 items, 5.5 linear feet, 11 containers
Language
Collection materials are in English
Abstract
Series 1 is the Program's administrative records: development, relations with University administration, hiring and funding, and administration of outreach programs. Series 2 includes records of NASP curricula, intramural and extramural programs, and materials from University programs associated with NASP, such as other minority studies. Series 3 is files compiled as resources for curriculum development, recruiting, student aid and placement, and contemporary Indian history.

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Biography/History

The Native American Studies Program (NASP) began in Spring 1969 after extensive planning by the University's Native American Studies Committee. Until the Fall of 1975 the Program's functions were to recruit, counsel, and provide financial and other aid to Native American Students at Washington State University as well as to develop staff and curriculum for future use in an academic program. After some temporary courses, regular Native American Studies courses were instituted in Fall 1975; a minor in Native American Studies was authorized in Spring 1976.

NASP sponsored or was closely associated with a number of related organizations, including the WSU North American Indian Students Association (NAISA), the Indian Affairs Coordinating Council (IACC), and the Steering Council on Indian Affairs (SCIA). For a while it also coordinated and planned Native American social and curricular activities at WSU, including the Visiting Indian Artist Series sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a Visiting Professor or Lecturer program, workshops on racism, and many conferences on aspects of Indian education.

Program administrators prominent in the collection are Acting Directors Ron Halfmoon (1970-71), Raleigh Ferrell (1971-72), and Morrie Miller (1972-73), and Director/Coordinator Richard Bellon (1973-77).

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Scope and Content

Administrative records, including correspondence, memoranda, personnel and fiscal records, minutes, published reports, manuscript reports, mailing lists, unfair practices complaints, handouts, and pamphlets; and resource files including brochures, publications, course descriptions and outlines, reports, catalogs, and clippings relevant to Native American issues, 1969-77.

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Arrangement

Arrangement is by topic except folders 9-15, which are administrative correspondence and memoranda received loose and filed by academic year. Original order has been preserved where present, but much of the accession was disorganized. Original folder titles have been preserved, with bracketed additions as needed: headings have been supplied to untitled folders or to refiled loose material, the arrangement, therefore, is artificial and may be somewhat arbitrary.

Of special interest in the collection are materials relating to the "reservation termination" controversy, race relations at WSU and in the State of Washington in the early 1970's, and the establishment of Native American Studies Programs at WSU and other universities.

Series 1 is the Program's administrative records: development, relations with University administration, hiring and funding, and administration of outreach programs. Series 2 includes records of NASP curricula, intramural and extramural programs, and materials from University programs associated with NASP, such as other minority studies. Series 3 is files compiled as resources for curriculum development, recruiting, student aid and placement, and contemporary Indian history.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

The Collection is open for research use.

Acquisition Information

The Native American Studies Records were received in February, 1977.

Processing Information

The records were arranged and processed by George M. Armstrong in March and April, 1978.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Further papers of the Native American Studies Program can be found inArchives 285.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. Native American Studies Program--Archives

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Bellon, Richard--Archives
  • Miller, Morrie--Archives
  • Ferrell, Raleigh--Archives
  • Halfmoon, Ron--Archives

Subject(s)

  • Indians of North America--Study and teaching--Archival resources
  • Indians of North America--Education--Research--Archival resources
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Native Americans

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Detailed Description of Collection

1 NASP Administrative Records  1965-1977 

1.1 Administrative Correspondence  1965-1977 

box folder

Richard Bellon, NASP Director/Coordinator; Correspondence and copies, grant application  1970-1975  63 items

1 1

Letters to Richard [Bellon] from Roger [Buffalohead]  1975  2 items

1 2

Ron Halfmoon, Acting Director NASP, Correspondence  1970-1973  15 items

1 3

Ron Halfmoon Correspondence re Indian Water Rights  1970-1971  2 items

1 4

Current Correspondence (letters) [NASP] Coordinator  March 1974-November 1975  115 items

1 5

[Loretta] Chet's [Greene] Correspondence  1975  5 items

1 6

Ellen Hastay, NA Student Advisor, Correspondence  1971  3 items

1 7

Administration- Campus [Correspondence to and from WSU administrators 1974-1975; copies of descriptions of WSU and other NAS programs]   80 items

1 8

NASP correspondence and memos:  

box folder

 1969-1970  52 items

2 9

 1970-1971  175 items

2 10

 1971-1972  49 items

2 11

 1972-1973  69 items

3 12

 1973-1974  9 items

3 13

 1974-1975  3 items

3 14

 1975-1976  1 item

3 15

1.2 Staff and Advisory Committee Records  1969-1977 

box folder

NASP Advisory Committee, "Toward a Better Education" by Rudolf C. Ryser.  n.d.  1 item

3 16

[NASP] Staff Meeting Minutes  [March 1974 - May, 1975]  5 items

3 17

Materials re fiscal and organizational status of NASP  1973, 1974  22 items

3 18

Addresses of NASP-related educators  n.d.  12 items

3 19

Memo to University Senate concerning the proposed Center for the Development of Native American Programs  1973  1 item

3 20

Staff Development [June 25, 1975 memo, Dean Nugent to R. Bellon]   1 item

3 21

Materials re NASP Student Counselor Position  1974  5 items

3 22

Mailing List for Job Description [of Student Counselor Position]   141 items

3 23

Search Committee, A.A.O., etc. [for NASP Director  1970-1972]  35 items

3 24

Education Specialist [position] Correspondence  1974-1975  11 items

3 25

Correspondence and NAISA recommendations re various NASP staff positions  1969-1977  11 items

3 26

Richard's [Bellon] Chronological File  1974-1975  18 items

4 27

Questionnaire Blanks and Masters [1972-1973 Ethnic Minority Survey].   3 items

4 28

Funding Sources, OGRD, NEH, NIH   12 items

4 29

Indian Affairs Coordinating Council minutes; Proceedings draft  1971  2 items

4 30

1.3 Affirmative Action and Unfair Practices Related Materials  1970-1977 

box folder

Affirmative Action, federal and WSU publications   6 items

4 31

Affirmative Action, WSU AA publications.   3 items

4 32

Affirmative Action Data [WSU AA Officer memos]   78 items

4 33

Commission on the Status of Women  1973, 1975  54 items

4 34

Unfair Practices Charge, NASP/NAISA vs. WSU AA Officer  February 15, 1975  1 item

4 35

Discriminatory Practices Committee  1972-1973  20 items

4 36

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2 Records of NASP Programs and Related WSU Programs  1969-1977 

2.1 NASP Programs  1969-1977 

box folder

Constitution Master for NAISA   2 items

5 37

NAISA Steering Council materials   27 items

5 38

Racism Workshops  1971-1972  35 items

5 39

Materials re NAISA and "Strike to End Racism,"  1970  11 items

5 40

Nada Oakley, Journalism Student, Native American Program,  Fall 1973  6 items

[NAISA related]

5 41

Indian Affairs Coordinating Council (IACC)   48 items

5 42

Indian Education (December 1973) Conference [re IACC]   2 items

5 43

Steering Council on Indian Affairs (SCIA), minutes  1970-1971  19 items

5 44

Program proposal for Native American Studies Research Institute   2 items

6 45

WSU Library resources, Native American Studies materials.   17 items

6 46

U.C.E.A. Grant proposal, "Training of Indian Administrators,"  1972  1 item

6 47

Training Grant Application, "Indian Alchoholism Workshop,"  1972  2 items

6 48

I.E.E.O.C. Proposal "Educational Opportunity Centers,"  May 28, 1974  6 items

6 49

NASP recruitment materials and Graduate Recruitment Directory of Western Minority Students 1974  2 items

6 50

Community College Visitation and Recruitment   4 items

6 51

Longie, Keith. Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. re WSU Community College Administration Program.   3 items

6 52

WSU Graduate Admissions Materials.   8 items

6 53

Minority Recruitment--Jesse Welch's memos.   56 items

6 54

2.2 Other WSU Minority Programs  1965-1977 

box folder

Ms. (copy) of WSU Minority Student Directory 1972-1973  1 item

6 55

Minority Studies Programs Materials, WSU Administration  1970-1971, 1971-1972  15 items

6 56

Black Studies Materials.   9 items

6 57

Chicano Studies Materials.   14 items

6 58

Experimental Education Program Tutorial Project  1974  3 items

6 59

High School Equivalency Program (HEP).   14 items

7 60

Upward Bound Program.   11 items

7 61

2.3 NASP Sponsored Programs held at WSU  1969-1977 

box folder

Multi-ethnic Conference on Bilingual Bicultural Education  November 11-12, 1974  10 items

7 62

Conference on the Center for the Development of Indian Education, April 1-2, 1971. WSU, Ellen Hastay.   12 items

7 63

Report on the Conference for the Development of Indian Education  April 1-2, 1971  6 items

7 64

Proposals for the Center for the Development of Indian Education  1970  12 items

7 65

Native American History Program compiled by Dolores N. Bellon- syllabi, weekly reports, maps, evaluations, and memos. Fall  1974  15 items

7 66

Lecturer or Visiting Professor [Applications, correspondence, and travel vouchers].   109 items

8 67

B.I.A. Recipients (incomplete)  Fall 1973  28 items

[Visiting Indian Artists Program]

8 68

Follow-up on Conference Held in December, 1973. (masters)   1 item

8 69

Prospectus for Institute: "The Manly-Hearted Woman: An Indian Concept of Feminism,"  1977  1 item

8 70

NAS Curriculum and enrichment program.   6 items

8 71

"A Study of the Effects of Ethnic Background on the Washington Pre-College Test Battery," by Gordon Sedlacek  n.d.  1 item

8 72

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3 NASP "Resource File,"  1969-1977 

3.1 Opportunities for Native Americans  1969-1977 

box folder

Native American Applicants for 1974-1975 Graduate Fellowships [Ford Foundation, also 1973-1974].   4 items

8 73

Indian Economic Employment Assistance Program Annual Report  1973-1974  2 items

8 74

Materials on Indian Education Programs.   15 items

8 75

Scholarship and Loan Opportunities for Native Americans.   105 items

8 76

Career opportunities for Native Americans.   60 items

9 77

Teaching jobs for Native Americans.   18 items

9 78

Materials on Indian Legal Rights.   12 items

9 79

3.2 Non-WSU Native American Conference Materials  1970-1975 

box folder

Northwest Indian Education Conference- Yakima.  1975  9 items

9 80

Institute on Indian Counseling EWSC- Gonzaga.  1973  2 items

9 81

"Indian Happenings File," Materials on Native American Conferences in U.S.  1970-1975 

9 82

Transcripts of Various Speakers at Northwest Indian Conferences. Includes materials re Termination controversy.  

9 83

3.3 Non-WSU Indian Education Program  1969-1977 

box folder

American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Inc.  1974  1 item

9 84

ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.   16 items

9 85

Title IV (CRA) Department of H.E.W.   26 items

9 86

Title IV Application/rough draft, Pullman Public Schools.   4 items

9 87

Title IV Parent Advisory Committee.   3 items

10 88

Materials concerning Center Native American Development and Northwest Native American Graduate Programs, Inc.  1970  6 items

10 89

American Indian Development, Inc.   7 items

10 90

State of Washington Johnson-O'Malley Annual Report 1974; Indian Education Act, 1972.   2 items

10 91

State of Washington Urban, Racial, Disadvantaged Programs  1970-1972  3 items

10 92

3.4 National Indian Events  1969-1977 

box folder

The Advocates: "Should the Indian reservations be continued?"  1970  1 item

10 93

Trail of Broken Treaties  1973  10 items

10 94

Films on Native Americans- lists and catalog.   6 items

10 95

Indian Workshop, Summer 1970- "Indian Orientation" classes for primary students.   15 items

10 96

Newspaper cuttings on Indian Education  1969-1970  19 items

10 97

Resource file on Colville Termination controversy  1970-1971  17 items

10 98

Legislative correspondence and petition copies re H.C.R. 143, 92nd Congress (Reservation termination).   35 items

10 99

Journal articles, cuttings, brochures, re contemporary Indian issues, local and national  1970-1971  60 items

11 100

Newspaper cuttings re Indian Education, and local Indian events  1970-1971  327 items

11 101

3.5 NASP Program Development File  1970-1974 

box folder

Materials re development of NASP curriculum, WSU Center for the Development of a Native American Program, NAS Resource Center, and NAS Research Institute. Memos, Reports, outlines, minutes, notes  1970-1974  23 items

11 102

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