University Archives
Contact Information:

MASC Reference, 
509-335-6691
e-mail: mascref@wsu.edu

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 University Archives - Material of permanent administrative and historical value that originates exclusively with Washington State University, including its administration, faculty, staff, and students. The University Archives document the activities and history of Washington State University (previously known as the State College of Washington) and the people associated with it. These archives include official documents and papers, published and unpublished records, printed resources, ephemera, theses and dissertations, and audio and visual materials. Some of these records are maintained by law and access to portions of the University Archives is restricted.

Description 
View digital version of Campus Courtesy, 1930

The University Archives of Washington State University exist for both historical and administrative purposes. Many such uses overlap. Common uses involve university public relations, architectural research, departmental histories, past athletic events, older university publications, theses and dissertations, biography, and technical questions.

Most records are readily available; certain situations may require filing a public disclosure request with the department where the records originated. A small portion of the records is covered by the laws of privacy and may be unavailable.

The University Archives does not maintain student records (transcripts); refer all such requests to the Registrar.
 
 


Ernest O. Holland
President 1916-1944

Collection Guides

Collection Guides (also called Finding aids) is the generic term for various guides, inventories, registers, lists and indexes that describe items or the parts within individual manuscript/photograph collections or archival record groups. These Collection Guides provide an overview of specific collections in varying degrees of descriptive detail. Selected from among the hundreds of Collection Guides that have been compiled at WSU Libraries since the 1950s, these describe certain better-known bodies of papers, photographs and records. The following list is dynamic and will be extended systematically over time. Please note that more resources are available in MASC than indicated by this list of collection guides.

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