VanCougar Newspaper, WSU Vancouver: Archive Photographs, circa.1997-2000
Scope and Contents
Photographs in the collection were a part of field reporting for the VanCougar during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Content includes photographs of campus for stories featured in the Vancougar. The collection includes over 1500 photographs that appear to have been taken by VanCougar newspaper staff during the 1997 - 2000 school years. The photos highlight people, campus events, campus art, sporting events, campus scenes and other activities related to WSU Vancouver.
Dates
- 1997-2000
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
The VanCougar student newspaper began in 1990s as a newsletter for the Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver (ASWSUV). During the 1993/1994 schools year it was established as the official student newspaper as a bi-weekly publication. The VanCougar is a student run organization. It is one of many organizations that are affiliated with the Student Media Board (SMB), a governing body at WSU Vancouver that guides and supports individual student media organizations in fulfilling their mission and meeting their goals.
Extent
1569 Photographic Prints : . The photographs are in color and in black and white. ; General size of photographs are 3.5 x 5 in. and 4 x 6 in.
Abstract
The photographs in this collection were originally a part of the archives of the VanCougar, Washington State University Vancouver's student newspaper. The photographs were used by newspaper staff and reporters for campus news stories dated between the late 1990s and the early 2000s. The collection features images of campus scenery, events, students, staff and faculty, student activities and photographs of a WSU vs. University of Washington fottball game. Negatives are included with the collection. The collection is a part of the WSUV.2013.006 accession.
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged in a series of broad subject catagories. These include: Campus Art/Campus Scenes: General photographs of buildings, art and scenery from around campus. Events: Campus events. People/Activites: Students, staff, faculty and student activities. Sports, Football/Off Campus: Photographs that include images from WSU Cougar football games. Student activities from off campus.
Most of the photographs are unidentified. The collection consists of 11 boxes and 48 files with over 1,500 photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The photographs were transferred to the Archives by the VanCougar's editor-in-chief in 2013.
- Title
- VanCougar Newspaper, WSU Vancouver: Archive Photographs, circa.1997-2000 WSUV.Archives.005
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Robert Schimelpfenig
- Date
- July 16, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Washington State University Vancouver, Archives and Special Collections Repository