Washington State University Vancouver - Historic Videos

Collection

Identifier: Archives.AV.06

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The videos are inclusive of dates from 1988 to 2007 with the bulk of the materials being from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. The scope of contents vary widely and include videos featuring the history of Washington Higher Education Telecommunications System (WHETS), WSU Vancouver groundbreaking at Salmon Creek, recordings of local news reports featuring the campus move from Bauer Hall, a memorial in remembrance of Dr. Lori Irving, and early campus events broadcasted by Clark/Vancouver Television (CVTV). Consult the Collection inventory for more details.

Dates

1988 - 2007

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the tapes are currently restricted. Because of the obsolete nature of the VHS tape cassettee format and the fragility of the materials, the tapes are not available to play on VHS players or other devices. The videos are being considered for digitization and will be available to access for research once this reformatting is completed.

Conditions Governing Use

Some of the videos were recorded from television broadcasts or aquired through Clark Vancouver Television (CVTV). The use and reproduction of the video may be restricted by copyright.

Biographical / Historical

In 1989, Washington State University formally established a branch campus in Vancouver to expand the state's land-grant institution to Southwest Washington. For nearly seven years WSU Vancouver maintained operations at Bauer Hall on the Clark College campus, giving residents an opportunity to enroll in upper division level undergraduate courses and graduate degree programs. Hal Dengerink became the WSU Vancouver Campus Dean (later Chancellor) in 1989 and provided leadership in overseeing the development of the campus as it moved from Clark College to its 351 acre home in Salmon Creek. In 1994 the new campus officially broke ground and by the Summer semester in 1996, WSU Vancouver held its first classes at the Salmon Creek. In 2006, WSU Vancouver began offering lower-division level courses and officially became a the first four-year university to operate in Southwest Washington.

The videos in this collection documents some notable firsts and early promotional activities of WSU Vancouver, highlighting community engagement, newsworthy events, and campaigns.

Extent

47 VHS tape cassettes (The VHS tapes are contained in 3 boxes) ; 7 3/4 W x 16 3/8 L x 4 7/8 H

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains VHS video tapes collected by the Archives and Special Collections since its inception in 2006. The tapes were acquired from a number of sources on campus including the Office of Marketing and Communications, the Office of the Chancellor and the Library. The videos contain various contents including WSU Vancouver campus groundbreaking ceremonies, raw footage of campus construction, advertising campaign videos, early videos of lecture series hosted or sponsored by WSU Vancouver, special events, and local news reports covering the early formation of the campus.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by year from the earliest to the most recent. The dates of some videos were not identified. These are currently listed as undated.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was originally accessioned as UA-WSUV-2022-001. The video tapes were acquired from a number of sources on campus including the Office of Marketing and Communications, the Office of the Chancellor, and the Library. They items were later assembled into a collection by the Archives and Special Collections.