Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records 1957-1972

Title:	Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records
Dates:	1957-1972 ( inclusive )
Quantity:	approximate 1390 items ( 3 containers) ( 3 linear feet)
Collection Number:	Archives 130
Summary:	Includes correspondence and reports, booklets, brochures, statistics and financial statements relating to Washington State University accreditation.
Repository:	Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Holland and Terrell Libraries Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Sponsor:	Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Note

The Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee was active from the late 1960s into 1970, at the time of the decennial accreditation review of Washington State University by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. Much of the preparation involved self-study reports by units of the University. Professor Charles E. Blackburn of the English Department served as coordinator of the University's participation in this effort.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :

The Collection is open for research use.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

The records of the Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee range from 1957 to 1975, with the bulk dating from 1969 to 1970, the time of its main activity. This material is divided into three series and arranged in two ways. The first series contains administrative material: the Self Study Report in toto, its distribution and the manual for its preparation, correspondence, and facilities. This series is alphabetical as is the third and last series, which includes materials retained from the 1960 accreditation. The second and main series is keyed to the Self-Study Report and, with a few insertions, follows its outline and topical breakdown. Predominantly correspondence and reports, these materials also contain booklets, brochures, statistics, and financial statements.

Acquisition Information :

The records of the Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University prior to 1975 (WSU 48).

Processing Note :

The records were reprocessed in December, 1983 by Paul Green.

Detailed Description of the Collection

I: Self Study, Correspondence, and Facilities

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Accreditation Study Correspondence , 1968 7 items
1	2	Accreditation Study Correspondence , 1969 69 items
1	3	Accreditation Study Correspondence , 1969 61 items
1	4	Accreditation Study Correspondence , 1970 73 items
1	5	Distribution of Self-Study Report , 1969-1970 1 item
1	6	Evaluation Committee Facilities , 1960-1970 18 items
1	7	Manual of Standards and Guide for Self-Study , 1966-1968 2 items
1	8	Self-Study Report for Commission on Higher Schools , 1970 1 item

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II: Self-Study File

Container(s)		Description
		Part I: Institutional Objectives
Box	Folder
1	9	General Institutional Objectives File , 1969-1970 14 items
1	10	Presidential Letters , 1967-1970 1 item
1	11	Annual Time Schedule , 1969-1970 1 item
1	12	Bulletin , 1968-1970 1 item
1	13	Bulletin , 1970-1972 1 item
1	14	Catalog Supplement , 1969-1970 1 item
1	15	Correspondence Courses , 1969 1 item
1	16	Graduate Study Bulletin , 1968-1970 1 item
1	17	Summer Session Bulletin , 1969 1 item
1	18	Summer Session Bulletin , 1970 1 item
		Part II: Finance
Box	Folder
1	19	General Finance File , 1969 20 items
1	20	Budget Request and Biennial Report , 1967-1969 1 item
1	21	Budget Request and Biennial Report , 1969-1971 1 item
1	22	Financial Report , 1969 1 item
		Part III: Physical Plant
Box	Folder
1	23	General Physical Plant File , 1968-1969 17 items
1	24	Capital Budget (1969-1971) and Capital Improvement Program , 1969-1975 1 item
		Part IV: Library
Box	Folder
1	25	General Library File , 1968-1969 15 items
		Part V: Educational Program
Box	Folder
1	26	General Educational Program File , 1969 16 items
1	27	General Educational Program File , n.d. 8 items
1	28	Aerospace Studies , 1969 3 items
1	29	Agricultural Economics , 1969 9 items
1	30	Agricultural Engineering , n.d. 2 items
1	31	Agronomy and Soils , 1969 5 items
1	32	Animal Sciences , 1969-1970 10 items
1	33	Anthropology , 1969 4 items
1	34	Bacteriology and Public Health , 1968-1969 10 items
1	35	Botany , 1968-1969 6 items
1	36	Child and Family Studies , 1969 9 items
1	37	Clothing, Interior Design, and Textiles , 1969 4 items
1	38	Communications , 1969 8 items
1	39	Computer Science , 1969 4 items
2	40	English , 1969-1970 23 items
2	41	Entomology , 1969 4 items
2	42	Fine Arts , 1969-1970 9 items
2	43	Food, Nutrition, and Institution Management , 1969 4 items
2	44	Foreign Languages , 1969 4 items
2	45	General Agriculture , 1969 3 items
2	46	Genetics , 1969 3 items
2	47	Geography , 1969 3 items
2	48	Geology , 1969 5 items
2	49	History , 1967-1969 4 items
2	50	Horticulture , 1969 10 items
2	51	Mathematics , 1969 4 items
2	52	Military Science , 1969 6 items
2	53	Music , 1969 6 items
2	54	Nursing , 1969 4 items
2	55	Philosophy , 1969 4 items
2	56	Physics , 1969 4 items
2	57	Plant Pathology , 1969 9 items
2	58	Police Science and Administration , 1969 6 items
2	59	Political Science , 1966-1969 12 items
2	60	Psychology , 1969-1970 7 items
2	61	Sociology , 1969 10 items
2	62	Speech , 1969 12 items
2	63	Zoology , 1968-1969 12 items
2	64	General Biology , n.d. 1 item
2	65	General Studies , 1969 2 items
		Part VI: Instructional Staff
Box	Folder
2	66	General Instructional Staff File , 1969-1970 19 items
2	67	Computing Center , 1969 1 item
		Part VII: Administration
Box	Folder
2	68	General Administration File , 1967-1969 37 items
2	69	Committee Manual and Manual for the Educational Policies Committee , 1968-1969 2 items
		Part VIII: Students
Box	Folder
2	70	General Student File , 1966-1969 26 items
2	71	General Student File , 1967-1970 11 items
2	72	Office of Admissions , 1969 7 items
2	73	Office of Admissions , 1965-1968 2 items
2	74	Testing, Advising, Orientation, and Counseling , 1969 10 items
2	75	Honors Program , 1969-1970 9 items
2	76	Academic Standing Committee , 1965-1969 14 items
2	77	Office of the Registrar , 1965-1969 12 items
2	78	Financial Aids , 1967-1969 6 items
2	79	Student Book Corporation , 1969-1970 8 items
2	80	Housing and Food Service , 1969 17 items
2	81	Student Health Center , 1969 4 items
2	82	Extra-Curricular Activities , 1969 6 items
2	83	Extra-Curricular Activities , 1969 2 items
2	84	Intramural Athletics , 1969-1970 6 items
2	85	Intercollegiate Athletics , 1969 11 items
2	86	Placement Service , 1969 4 items
2	87	Alumni , 1968-1969 14 items
		Part IX: Special Services and Activities
Box	Folder
3	88	Cooperative Extension Service , 1969 1 item
3	89	Agricultural Research Center , 1969 3 items
3	90	Technical Extension Service, College of Engineering , 1965-1969 9 items
3	91	General Extension Service , 1965-1969 12 items
3	92	Radio and Television Service (KWSU-AM, KWSU-TV, KUGR) , 1969-1970 4 items
3	93	Office of Publications , 1961-1969 6 items
3	94	Office of International Programs , 1969 5 items
3	95	Lectures and Concerts , 1970 4 items
3	96	Summer Session , 1967-1969 4 items
		Part X: Research
Box	Folder
3	97	General Research File , 1969 4 items
3	98	General Research File , 1969 6 items
3	99	General Research File , 1968-1970 3 items
		Part XI: Graduate Programs
Box	Folder
3	100	General Graduate Programs File , 1969-1970 18 items
3	101	General Graduate Programs File , 1969 22 items
3	102	Graduate Studies Bulletins , n.d. 18 items
3	103	Graduate Studies Bulletins , n.d. 27 items
3	104	Graduate School Brochures , 1969-1970 9 items
3	105	Graduate School Brochures , 1967-1971 22 items
		Part XII: New Developments
Box	Folder
3	106	Student Voices , n.d. 1 item
3	107	High School Equivalency Program (HEP) , n.d. 2 items
3	108	Experimental Education Program , 1969 1 item
3	109	American Minority Studies: Program in Black Studies , 1970 3 items
3	110	Interdisciplinary Programs for Advanced Degrees , 1965-1970 5 items

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III: 1960 Accreditation

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
3	111	Guide for Self-Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Schools , 1957 1 item
3	112	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material , 1959-1960 29 items
3	113	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material , 1959-1960 28 items
3	114	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material , 1960 28 items
3	115	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material , 1960 27 items
3	116	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material , 1960 23 items
3	117	Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools: Accreditation Material , n.d. 4 items
3	118	Report to the Higher Commission of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools , 1960-1969 2 items
3	119	Self-Evaluation Report: Report I: General , 1960 2 items
3	120	Self-Evaluation Report: Report II: Departmental , 1960 1 item
3	121	Self-Evaluation Report: Report III: Graduate , 1960 1 item

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Subjects

Corporate Names :
Washington State University. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee--Archives ( creator)
Washington State University. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee--Records and correspondence
Washington State University--Accreditation--History--Archives

Subject Terms :
Accreditation (Education)--Washington (State)--Research--Archives

Other Creators :
Blackburn, Charles Edwin, 1915-1976--Archives
Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools--Archives
State College of Washington. Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee.

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Ad Hoc Accreditation Committee Records
1957-1972

Overview of the Collection

Historical Note

Use of the Collection

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Subjects

Finding aid prepared by Processes by Paul Green