Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers 1985-2004
MS.2005.26

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Smith, Samuel H.
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers
ID
MS.2005.26
Date [inclusive]
1985-2004
Extent
1 Linear foot of shelf space, 1 Box
Location
MASC Staff Use: 2-6-11-3
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
This collection contains personal and professional papers of Dr. Samuel H. Smith during his service as the eighth President of Washington State University, from 1985 to 2000.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Samuel H. Smith Papers, 1985-2004 (MS.2005.26)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Dr. Samuel H. Smith (1940- ) served as the eighth President of Washington State University, from 1985 to 2000. Smith earned a Bachelor's degree in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Smith received a NATO postdoctoral fellowship at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute in England in 1964, and was awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan, and Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok, Russia. Before coming to WSU, Dr. Smith served as a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, and as the dean of the College of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State University. As President of WSU, Dr. Smith's administration established regional WSU campuses in Spokane, the Tri-Cities, and Vancouver, as well as the Distance Degree Programs. In 2001, the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) was named after Dr. Smith.

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Scope and Content

This collection contains personal and professional papers of Dr. Samuel H. Smith during his service as the eighth President of Washington State University, from 1985 to 2000. It includes incoming personal and professional correspondence (some of in on the occasion of his inauguration as president of WSU), newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, WSU memorabilia, and ephemera related to the WSU Museum of Art, some of it signed by the artists.

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Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2020

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Samuel H. Smith to the Washington State University Libraries in 2005 (MS 2005-26).

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Related Materials

Related Material

President's Office Records (Archives 223)

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. Office of the President (Samuel H. Smith : 1985-2000) -- Records and correspondence.
  • Washington State University -- History -- Sources.

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Smith, Samuel H. -- Archives.

Subject(s)

  • Colleges and Universities

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