Binder 1 - Box 1: Included in this volume are memos, correspondence, clippings, newsletters and other material documenting the process, concerns and support for WSU Vancouver and higher education in Southwest Washington. Schaefer titled this volume "WSU Vancouver History", 1982 - 1992

The collection contains surrogates from a group of materials created and compiled by Robert (Bob) Schaefer documenting the establishment of the Southwest Washington Joint Center for Education (SWJCE) and Washington State University Vancouver, Washington. Original materials were contained in six three-ringed binders, which were digitized courtesy of Robert (Bob) Schaefer. Over 1,500 pages are included in this collection, including newspaper clippings, correspondence, meeting notes, documents on higher education trends, employment and regional industry forecasts, formal reports and communications to Washington State Legislature and the public, publications from SWJCE and WSU Vancouver and other documents pertaining to each institution's establishment and early operations. The date range of items from this collection are from 1980 to the early 1990s.