A.S.W.S.U. President Records
1953-1975

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

 

Peter Weston, ASWSU President

 

Boose, Dale, ASWSU President

 

Hansen, Jerry, ASWSU President

 

Hudson, Len, ASWSU President

 

Manring, Tim, ASWSU President

 

Click, Greg, ASWSU President

 

Felstad, Roy, ASWSU President

 

Warren, Dave, ASWSU President

 

Bradbury, Tim, ASWSU President

 

Glover, Tom, ASWSU President

 

Kikuchi, Steve, ASWSU President

 

Crabbs, Ray, ASWSU President

 

Benzel, Brian, ASWSU President

 

Lewis, Carlton, ASWSU President

 

Schlect, Chris, ASWSU President

 

Casey, Paul, ASWSU President

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Title: A.S.W.S.U. President Records
Dates: 1953-1975 ( inclusive )
Quantity: approximate 6968 items ( 7 linear feet) ( 14 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 164
Summary: Includes presidential files.
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 Associated Students of Washington State University serves as the goverment for the general student body. In 1915 the Associated Students of the State College of Washington was founded. When the college changed its name in 1959 to Washington State University, the association changed its name to the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU). Prior to 1968 the dominant student organizational structure was constituted by the class governments. Each class organized its own class government upon entrance to the university. In 1968 the system of student class governments was abandoned and the responsibility of the ASWSU was enlarged to encompass every aspect of student goverment.

The ASWSU functions as the central office for student interests and concerns. From 1953 to 1975 these issues included 18-year-old voting rights, WSU facilities planning, the draft, civil rights, women's rights, the Viet Nam War, grading systems, curriculum controversies, sports, community, and environmental concerns. The ASWSU and its president act as representatives for the student body to the general public, university administration, the legislature, the community, and national leaders.

ASWSU's complex structure is composed of numerous standing committees and commissions concerned with on-going interests. Additionally, ad hoc committees are frequently established to deal with timely issues and specific problems or investigations. The executive branch of the organization usually consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Administrative Assistant. At times, these titles have changed and specific functions and responsibilities have been shuffled.

Through the Activities Center the ASWSU serves as the student body coordinator for all major student activities. The ASWSU President, as the elected representative of the whole student body, has a great deal of interaction with the Board of Control, and later, the Assembly (In 1970 the constitution was changed and the organizational structure modified by replacing the functionally limited Board of Control with the larger, more representative Assembly). The ASWSU President and Vice President are either members of, or receive reports from, many student and university committees. The executive also helps to coordinate and facilitate the activities administered under the auspices of the Advisory Council. These activities represent the social aspects of campus life, i.e. dances, rallies, films, intramurals, Moms Weekend, Dads Day, and the Freshman-Faculty Weekend.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

The Collection is open for research use.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

The records of the presidents of the Associated Students of Washington State University, dating from 1953 to 1975, are organized by presidential term of office (usually the school year) and alphabetically by subject within that term. Some presidential files are more extensive than others and some are completely unrepresented; the records of three presidents are not represented: William Strasen, 1956-1957; Robert Patrick, 1957-1958; and, Milt Smith, 1960-1961. Often a president deleted records considered unnecessary or incorporated earlier records into the current file. Many of the files, therefore, contain records predating and at times post-dating the actual period of presidential tenure. Main correspondents include: Brock Adams (Folder 85); C. Clement French (folder 40); Dan Evans (folders 45, 46); Tom Foley (folder 151); Henry Jackson (folder 85); Warren Magnuson (folder 85); Catherine May (folders 85, 151); George McGovern (folder 103); and Glenn Terrell (folders 85, 92, 151, 189).

Acquisition Information :  

The records of the presidents of the Associated Students of Washington State University were transferred to Washington State University Libraries in August 1975 and June 1977 (WSU 204).

Processing Note :  

The records were reprocessed in August 1984 by Patricia M. Gourd.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Peter Weston, ASWSU President , 1953-1954:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 1 Leadership Conference , 1954-1956
215 items

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Boose, Dale, ASWSU President , 1954-1955:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 2 Student Leadership Conference , 1953-1956
27 items

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Hansen, Jerry, ASWSU President , 1958-1959:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 3 Referendum 10 , 1958-1959

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Hudson, Len, ASWSU President , 1959-1960:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 4 Honors Program , 1959-1960
50 items

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Manring, Tim, ASWSU President , 1961-1962:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 5 Student Government , 1961-1962
16 items

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Click, Greg, ASWSU President , 1962-1963:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 6 Board of Publications , 1959-1962
28 items
1 7 Golf Course , 1958-1963
38 items
1 8 Recreational Facilities Project , 1962
38 items

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Felstad, Roy, ASWSU President , 1963-1964:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 9 Civil Rights , 1963-1964
52 items
1 10 Union Board Minutes , 1961-1964
90 items

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Warren, Dave, ASWSU President , 1964-1965:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 11 Activities Program Annual Report , 1963-1964
18 items
1 12 Reports--J. C. Clevenger , 1964-1965
39 items
1 13 University--Student Relations , 1965
6 items

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Bradbury, Tim, ASWSU President , 1965-1966:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
1 14 Activities Program Annual Report , 1965-1966
12 items
1 15 Cross Walk Lighting , 1960-1967
14 items
1 16 Education In Politics , 1962-1965
28 items
2 17 Judicial System , 1964-1966
50 items
2 18 National Defense Student Loan , 1966
30 items
2 19 Student Government , 1965
30 items
2 20 Union Board Minutes , 1965-1966
75 items

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Glover, Tom, ASWSU President , 1966-1967:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
2 21 Academic Advisory Program , 1966
3 items
2 22 Academic/Student Freedom , 1963-1967
100 items
2 23 Activities Advisory Staff , 1961-1966
15 items
2 24 Alumni Relations , 1966-1967
42 items
2 25 American Humanist Association , 1965
3 items
2 26 Association of Student Governments , 1966-1968
35 items
2 27 ASWSU Comittees--Educational , 1965-1966
23 items
2 28 ASWSU Committees--General , 1965-1966
78 items
2 29 ASWSU Committees--Social , 1965-1966
18 items
2 30 ASWSU Committees--Student Goverment , 1966-1967
6 items
2 31 ASWSU Motion Picture Production , 1966
61 items
2 32 Associated Women Students , 1966-1967
75 items
2 33 Berkeley Incident , 1964-1965
35 items
2 34 Board of Control/Evergreen Relations , 1964-1967
90 items
2 35 Board of Control Organization & Policies , 1961-1968
31 items
2 36 Campus Politics , 1963-1967
21 items
3 37 Campus Regulations , 1962-1967
5 items
3 38 Commencement Issue , 1965-1967
19 items
3 39 Community Involvement Programs , 1966-1967
8 items
3 40 Communist Speaker Policy , 1962-1967
150 items
3 41 Dean of Students Office-Relations , 1966-1967
26 items
3 42 The Draft , 1966-1967
16 items
3 43 Educational Affairs , 1966-1968
60 items
3 44 Eighteen-Year-Old Vote , 1967
17 items
3 45 Governor's Conference on Progress , 1966
11 items
3 46 Governor's Prayer Breakfast , 1965-1966
7 items
3 47 High School Counselors Forum , 1966
1 item
3 48 Michigan Student Conference , 1967
13 items
3 49 Movie Controversy , 1965-1967
31 items
3 50 National Association of Student Governments Convention , 1966-1967
56 items
3 51 National Student Congress , 1965-1967
65 items
3 52 Northwest Conference on Higher Education , 1967
1 item
3 53 Northwest Student Association , n.d.
11 items
3 54 Precinct Voting , 1966-1967
12 items
4 55 Presidential Working Papers , 1964-1966
37 items
4 56 Referendum 15 , 1966
46 items
4 57 Southern University Student Governments Association , 1967
1 item
4 58 Staff Secretaries , 1965-1966
8 items
4 59 Student Bill of Rights , 1961-1968
150 items
4 60 Student Travel , 1966-1967
8 items
4 61 Student Wage Rates , 1966-1967
4 items
4 62 U. S. National Student Association , 1962-1968
55 items
4 63 Washington President's Association , 1966-1967
24 items
4 64 WSU Memorial High School Project , 1965-1967
6 items
4 65 WSU President & Vice President , 1966-1967
24 items
4 66 Working Papers--Before Glover , 1960-1967
100 items
4 67 World Affairs Briefing Center , 1965-1967
39 items
4 68 Young Americans for Freedom , 1960
4 items
4 69 YMCA/YWCA , 1966
6 items

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Kikuchi, Steve, ASWSU President , 1967-1968:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
5 70 Academic Calendar Changes , 1964-1969
70 items
5 71 Alumni Relations , 1965-1968
60 items
5 72 American Association of University Professors , 1967
29 items
5 73 American Student Governments Coordination , 1968
13 items
5 74 Board of Control Agendas , 1967-1968
23 items
5 75 Board of Control Business Correspondence , 1967-1968
10 items
5 76 Board of Control Fall Retreat , 1963-1967
75 items
5 77 Board of Control General Correspondence , 1967-1968
14 items
5 78 Board of Control Legislation , 1967-1968
7 items
5 79 Board of Control Minutes , 1967-1968
100 items
5 80 Board of Control Public Relations/Communications , 1959-1968
55 items
5 81 Campaign Projects Study , 1968
2 items
5 82 Campus Bulletin Board , 1967
3 items
5 83 Class Government , 1967-1968
7 items
5 84 Curriculum (Student Involvement) , 1967-1968
19 items
5 85 Draft Information , 1967-1968
85 items
5 86 Drug Symposium , 1967-1966
67 items
5 87 Educational Policies Committee , 1965-1967
100 items
6 88 Educational Reform--General Information , 1965-1967
180 items
6 89 Golf Course , 1968
22 items
6 90 Inter-Institutional Relations , 1968
6 items
6 91 Mandatory Class Attendance/Quizzes , 1967-1968
35 items
6 92 Manring Letter to President Terrell , 1967
13 items
6 93 Off-Campus Housing , 1962-1968
20 items
6 94 Pass-Fail Grading System , 1967-1968
7 items
6 95 Pre-registration , 1968
6 items
6 96 Pullman Chamber of Commerce , 1967
1 item
6 97 Quarter System Evaluation , 1964-1968
30 items
6 98 Seminar Programming , 1966-1967
45 items
6 99 Speaking Engagements , 1967-1968
24 items
6 100 Stephenson Lounge & Visiting Hours , 1967
2 items
6 101 Student Initiated Courses , 1966-1968
40 items
6 102 Through A Class Darkly (1968) , 1966
40 items
6 103 Vietnam , 1968
23 items
6 104 Women's Hours Policy Change , 1967
1 item

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Crabbs, Ray, ASWSU President , 1968-1969:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
7 105 Academic Calendar , 1969
2 items
7 106 Advisory Council , 1967-1968
18 items
7 107 Alumni Relations , 1968
14 items
7 108 Areas of Student Recreation , 1967-1968
3 items
7 109 Athletic Council , n.d.
1 item
7 110 Board of Control Advisors , 1966-1968
4 items
7 111 Board of Control Agendas , 1968-1969
22 items
7 112 Board of Control--Minutes , 1966-1969
150 items
7 113 Board of Control--Miscellaneous Activities , 1968-1969
40 items
7 114 Board of Control Papers , 1968-1969
45 items
7 115 Board of Control Retreat , 1968-1969
8 items
7 116 Board of Regents Relations , 1967-1969
15 items
7 117 Bookstore Documents , 1957-1968
28 items
8 118 Budget , 1969
50 items
8 119 Budget , 1969-1971
50 items
8 120 Class Government , 1967-1968
2 items
8 121 Coed Rights , 1968
3 items
8 122 Educational Policies Committee , 1968-1969
200 items
8 123 Extra Copies of Working Papers , 1965-1968
32 items
8 124 Governor's Conference on Education , 1968
75 items
8 125 Letter to New Students , 1967-1969
7 items
8 126 Policy & Projects Committee , 1964-1969
47 items
9 127 Publications Board , 1965-1968
125 items
9 128 Publications Board , 1965-1969
150 items
9 129 Publications Board Correspondence , 1965-1968
20 items
9 130 Publications Board, Policy & Goals--General Information , 1965-1968
125 items
9 131 Pullman Chamber of Commerce , 1966-1969
50 items
9 132 Referendum Bill 19 & SJR 17 , 1967-1963
45 items
9 133 Residence Hall Association & Inter-Fraternity Council , 1966-1969
45 items
9 134 Senior/Faculty Retreat , 1962-1968
21 items
10 135 Sports Federation , n.d.
6 items
10 136 Student Lobby , 1969
27 items
10 137 Teen House of Pullman , n.d.
36 items
10 138 Ten-Year Planning , n.d.
1 item
10 139 Traffic Control Board , 1966
8 items
10 140 Union Board (Minutes) , 1967-1969
150 items
10 141 Union Budget & Rental Information (Past) , 1966-1968
46 items
10 142 WSU Student Strike , 1968
16 items

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Benzel, Brian, ASWSU President , 1969-1970:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
11 143 Administrative Council , 1969-1970
12 items
11 144 ASWSU Organizational Manual , 1969
1 item
11 145 Association of Student Governments , 1969-1970
9 items
11 146 Board of Control Commission Reports , 1967-1969
39 items
11 147 Cabinet , 1969-1970
14 items
11 148 Campus Recreation Coordination , 1969-1970
17 items
11 149 Caudill, Rowlett, Scott (Architects) , 1969-1970
5 items
11 150 Convocation Speeches , 1969
2 items
11 151 Correspondence with Dr. Terrell , 1969-1970
30 items
11 152 Correspondence with Students/Dean , 1969-1970
17 items
11 153 Environmental Analysis Group , 1969
1 item
11 154 Environmental Teach-In , 1970
10 items
11 155 Executive Appointments , 1969-1970
34 items
11 156 Grape Incident/Atkins Case , 1970
5 items
11 157 Inter-Fraternity Council--Residence Hall Association , 1969
1 item
11 158 National Student Association Conference, El Paso, Texas , 1969-1970
34 items
11 159 Outgoing Correspondence , 1969-1970
21 items
12 160 Planning Council Information , 1969-1970
30 items
12 161 Policy & Projects Committee , 1969-1970
18 items
12 162 Publications Board , 1965-1970
18 items
12 163 Pass-Fail Option , 1967-1968
28 items
12 164 Recreation & Facilities , 1967-1970
33 items
12 165 Senate Working Papers For Summer , 1967-1969
15 items
12 166 Student Fees , 1969-1970
28 items
12 167 Union Board (Minutes) , 1969-1970
70 items
12 168 WSU Alumni Association , 1969-1970
16 items
12 169 World Affairs Institute , 1969-1970
11 items

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Lewis, Carlton, ASWSU President , 1970-1972
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
13 170 ASWSU Budget, Diane Christopherson , 1970-1971
1 item
13 171 ASWSU Budget, Chris Schlect , 1970-1971
1 item
13 172 ASWSU Budget, Boust , 1970-1971
1 item
13 173 ASWSU Budget, Diane Christopherson , 1971-1972
1 item
13 174 ASWSU Senate , 1970-1971
19 items
13 175 Beer On Campus , 1970
1 item
13 176 Drugs , 1970
1 item
13 177 Experimental Education Program , 1970
1 item
13 178 Facilities , 1969-1970
3 items
13 179 Housing & Visitation , 1969-1970
3 items
13 180-181 New Student Orientation , 1969-1971
82 items
13 182 Parking , 1969
5 items
13 183 Publications Board , 1970-1971
125 items
14 184 Senate , 1970-1971
50 items
14 185 Student/Community , n.d.
1 item
14 186 Dr. Alex R.H. Weaver Case , 1969-1972
9 items

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Schlect, Chris, ASWSU President , 1972-1973:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
14 187 Ad Hoc Committee , 1971-1973
33 items
14 188 Correspondence , 1971-1973
26 items
14 189 Correspondence From Terrell , 1969-1972
5 items
14 190 Finance Board Budget Hearings , 1972
225 items
14 191 Insurance Committee , 1972
11 items

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Casey, Paul, ASWSU President , 1973-1975:
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
14 192 Ad Hoc Committee , 1973-1974
14 items
14 193 ASWSU Finance Committee Budget Hearings , 1973-1974
1 item
14 194 ASWSU Student Government , 1973-1974
29 items
14 195 Correspondence , 1973-1974
15 items
14 196 Search Committee , 1973
9 items
14 197 Student Fees Issue , 1975
2 items

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Subjects

  • Corporate Names :
  • Washington State University. Associated Students. President.--Records and correspondence
  • Washington State University. Associated Students. President--Archives  ( creator)
  • Subject Terms :
  • College student government--Washington (State)--Archives
    • Other Creators :
    • Associated Students of Washington State University.
    • State College of Washington. Associated Students.

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    Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd