Binder 5 - Box 2: This volume contains information related to the site selection process for WSU Vancouver. The records include schedules for site committee meetings and agendas, newspaper clippings commenting on site selection, internal documents of the site selection process for other WSU branch campuses used as guidance by the committee, and a proposal by the city of Vancouver for site selection , circa. 1989
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- circa. 1989
Extent
From the Collection: .834 Linear Feet : Surrogates to this collection are contained in two document boxes.
From the Collection: 1.8 Gigabytes : Digital surrogate files for access are stored on compact discs. Preservation files are in cold storage and on the DR (Digital Records) drive.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Schaefer, Robert, 1930- (Seattle, Washington) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Washington State University Vancouver, Archives and Special Collections Repository