Anthropology Department Records
1964-1976

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Departmental Administration

 

Excavation Projects

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Title: Anthropology Department Records
Dates: 1964-1976 ( inclusive )
Quantity: approximate 400 items ( .5 linear feet) ( 1 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 59
Summary: Includes reports, proposals, materials related to the graduate program, departmental minutes, and an accreditation report.
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 first anthropology courses to be taught at Washington State University were offered in 1942 by the Department of Sociology. Growth of anthropology classes was rapid and within a few years the department was renamed the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Re-organizing again in 1966, the Department of Anthropology became an independent department within the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities.

The stated curriculum goal of the Department is to familiarize the student with (1) the evolution of man, (2) pre-historic development of culture, and (3) the patterns of cultural behavior in primitive and folk societies. The department grants the B.A. and M.A. degrees in Anthropology as well as the Ph.D.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

The Collection is open for research use.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

The records of the Department of Anthropology are arranged in two series. Series one, Departmental Administration, dates from 1964 through 1976 and consists of developmental proposals dealing with the field schools, archeology, social anthropology, sociology, and the budget. Also included in the series are materials related to the graduate program, departmental minutes, and an accreditation report.

Series two, Excavation Projects, dates from 1968 through 1974 and deals with the Marmes and the Ozette projects. Included are reports and proposals as well as correspondence involving Richard Daughtery (Department Chairman), Roald Fryxell (Professor of Anthropology), Charles Fred Bohannan (National Park Service Archeologist), and Gerald Grosso (Project Director). Substantial correspondence is directed to legislators and Congressmen in search of support for the projects.

Acquisition Information :  

The records of the Department of Anthropology (UA 77-30) were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University in August 1977.

Processing Note :  

The collection was processed by Pat Graham Pitcock in June 1980.

Detailed Description of the Collection

1:  Departmental Administration
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 1 Accreditation Report , 1966-1968
15 items
Developmental proposals
Box
Folder
1 2 Archeology , 1970
12 items
1 3 Budget , 1969-1974
20 items
1 4 Field School , 1970
50 items
1 5 General , 1970
4 items
1 6 Linguistics , 1970
1 item
1 7 Outlines , 1970
70 items
1 8 Social Anthropology , 1970
4 items
1 9 Sociology , n.d.
1 item
1 10 Graduate Program , 1965-1976
20 items
1 11 Minutes , 1964-1965
7 items

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2:  Excavation Projects
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 12 Marmes Project , 1968-1974
135 items
1 13-15 Ozette Project Correspondence , 1970-1972
55 items
1 16 Ozette Proposals , 1972-1973
12 items

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Subjects

  • Corporate Names :
  • Washington State University. Dept. of Anthropology--Archives  ( creator)
  • Washington State University. Dept. of Anthropology--Records and correspondence
  • Geographical Names :
  • Marmes Rockshelter Archaeological Site--History--Archives
  • Ozette Site (Wash.)--History--Archives
  • Subject Terms :
  • Anthropology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Archives
    • Other Creators :
    • State College of Washington. Dept. of Anthropology.
    • State College of Washington. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology.

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    Finding aid prepared by Pat Graham Pitcock