Washington State Normal School Accounting Office, General Property Ledger

Washington State Normal School Accounting Office, General Property Ledger, 1918-1928

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington State Normal School (Ellensburg, Wash.)
Title: Washington State Normal School Accounting Office, General Property Ledger
Dates: 1918-1928 (inclusive)
19181928
Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot, (19x15 inches), (414 pages)
Collection Number: RG057-06-38
Summary: The general property ledger of the Washington State Normal School (presently Central Washington University) Accounting Office documents the costs of managing school grounds, 1918 to 1928.
Repository: Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to the public for educational research
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Accounting Office at Washington State Normal School was established in 1917 as a duty assigned to the head of the Department of Business Education. A full-time accountant was hired by the school in 1924. The Accounting Office has continued to manage the university’s finances since that date and is currently known as the Accounting Department.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The general property ledger of the Washington State Normal School (presently Central Washington University) Accounting Office contains descriptions of land purchases, item inventories of campus buildings, costs of construction and repairs to campus buildings and grounds, and itemized lists of purchases by the office and department from 1918 to 1928.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG057-06-38, Washington State Normal School Accounting Office, General Property Ledger. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

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