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Computer Science Records, 1962-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Computer Science Records
- Dates
- 1962-1979 (inclusive)19621979
- Quantity
- approximate 1230 items, ( 2 linear feet), ( 3 containers)
- Collection Number
- Archives 126
- Summary
- Contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other papers.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The Collection is open for research use.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Instruction in computing began in 1957 at Washington State University; this program is thus considered to be one of the oldest in the field. Computer Science became a full-fledged department in 1969 and graduates students at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other papers of the Department of Computer Science are in a single alphabetical series dating from 1962 to 1979. Most of the records date between 1974 and 1977. Of particular interest are proposals for programming and time-sharing projects for the U. S. Navy (ca. 1968- 1970), the materials on participation in the Joint Center for Graduate Study at Richland, and the record of the department's hosting of the fifth Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum (CCUC) in 1974. One group of folders, labeled "History," were compiled by the office staff in the 1970's to document the earlier activities of the department.
Acquisition Information
The records of the Department of Computer Science were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in July 1980 (UA 80-17) by the department in accordance with the approved records schedule.
Processing Note
The records were processed in September 1983 by Paul Green.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Academic Affairs Committee 38 items
|
1974-1978 |
| 1 | 2 | ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) 11 items
|
1964-1977 |
| 1 | 3 | Admissions 4 items
|
1975-1976 |
| 1 | 4 | Advisory Board 4 items
|
1976 |
| 1 | 5 | Affirmative Action 14 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 1 | 6-7 | Alumni 64 items
|
1975 |
| 1 | 8 | American Mathematics Society 5 items
|
1975-1977 |
| 1 | 9-11 | Avery Move 64 items
|
1975-1976 |
| 1 | 12 | Budget 6 items
|
1968-1972 |
| 1 | 13 | CCUC/4 (Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum) 17 items
|
1971-1973 |
| 1 | 14-15 | CCUC/5 (Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum) 73 items
|
1970-1977 |
| 1 | 16-17 | Colloquia Plans 44 items
|
1975-1978 |
| 1 | 18 | Controller 9 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 1 | 19 | Course File 20 items
|
1974-1976 |
| 1 | 20 | Departmental Administration Survey 1 item
|
1977 |
| 1 | 21 | Development Fund 20 items
|
1976-1979 |
| 1 | 22 | Dishonesty 4 items
|
1976-1977 |
| 1 | 23 | Entitlement 4 items
|
1975-1976 |
| 1 | 24 | Equipment 27 items
|
1969-1978 |
| 1 | 25 | Executive Committee 36 items
|
1975-1976 |
| 1 | 26 | Facilities Planning 13 items
|
1976-1977 |
| 1 | 27 | Faculty Memos 69 items
|
1975-1978 |
| 1 | 28 | Final Reports on Graduate Review 10 items
|
1975-1977 |
| 1 | 29 | Foreign Language Requirement 33 items
|
1970-1977 |
| 1 | 30-32 | General Correspondence 112 items
|
1973-1978 |
| 1 | 33 | General Telephone 21 items
|
1976-1978 |
| 1 | 34 | Graduate Fellowship Program to Prepare Minority Students 3 items
|
1975-1977 |
| 1 | 35 | Graduate Program Review 2 items
|
1976 |
| 1 | 36 | Graduate School 15 items
|
1970-1977 |
| 1 | 37 | Graduate Student Memos 35 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 1 | 38 | Grants and Research 6 items
|
1976-1977 |
| 1 | 39-41 | History 66 items
|
1962-1970 |
| 1 | 42 | Honor Societies 4 items
|
1974-1975 |
| 1 | 43 | Information Science 6 items
|
1967 |
| 1 | 44-48 | Joint Center for Graduate Study 146 items
|
1972-1977 |
| 2 | 49 | Lectureship Committee 10 items
|
1975-1977 |
| 2 | 50 | Library (Computer Science) 21 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 2 | 51 | Library (Mathematical Sciences Area) 15 items
|
1972-1977 |
| 2 | 52 | Mathematics Search Committee 5 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 2 | 53-55 | Naval Research Grant 82 items
|
1968-1976 |
| 3 | 56 | Peterson's Guides 7 items
|
1975-1976 |
| 3 | 57 | Proposal for Electrical Engineering Name Change 6 items
|
1977 |
| 3 | 58 | Purchasing 8 items
|
1977-1978 |
| 3 | 59-60 | Ray, B. R. 50 items
|
1968-1977 |
| 3 | 61 | Smith, A. H. 27 items
|
1973-1977 |
| 3 | 62 | Staff Personnel 14 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 3 | 63 | Student Advisory Council 3 items
|
1974-1977 |
| 3 | 64 | Tenure and Promotion 11 items
|
1970-1979 |
| 3 | 65-66 | Textbooks 29 items
|
1976-1978 |
| 3 | 67 | Utilization Reports 1 item
|
1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Computer science--Washington (State)--History--Archives
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Computer Science Department--Archives (creator)
- Washington State University. Computer Science Department--History
- Washington State University. Computer Science Department--Records and correspondence
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curriculum--Archives (creator)
- Joint Center for Graduate Study--Archives (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Paul Green
2012
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