International Programs, Office of, Records 1959-1975
Archives 36

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Title
International Programs, Office of, Records
ID
Archives 36
Date [inclusive]
1959-1975
Extent
approximate 1680 items,  2 linear feet,  2 containers
Abstract
Contains program and course information, minutes and memoranda and staff and student data including considerable correspondence between the office and cooperating student exchange organizations; also communications of university officials, foreign students, and WSU students enrolled in foreign universities.

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Organizational Sketch:

The Office of International Programs administers and coordinates international programs undertaken by the university to strengthen its role in international affairs. Its functions may generally be described as follows:

Development and administration of overseas projects; administration of International Exchange Awards; administering student educational exchanges between Washington State University and foreign universities; acting as a clearinghouse for interested WSU staff and students on matters relating to study and teaching abroad, including student and faculty Fulbright awards and Peace Corps liaison. The office works with and administers programs of foreign student sponsoring agencies such as African-American Institute (AAI), Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities (LASPAU), Institute of International Education (IIE), Agency for International Development (AID), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO).

In addition, Washington State University offers exchange programs with University College, Cardiff, Wales; Friedrich Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany; University of Lund, Sweden; Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan; and Tamkang College in Taiwan. In addition, the university offers study abroad programs at the University of Sterling, Scotland; and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Students majoring in foreign languages may select a program of study in Rennes or Seville through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Washington State University is also a member of the Northwest Interinstitutional Council for Study Abroad (NICSA), a consortium which offers programs in London, Avignon, and Cologne. [Bulletin, 1978-1980, pp.10-11]

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Scope and Content

The records of the Office of International Programs, 1959-1975, are arranged in two series. Series one, Office Files and Domestic Correspondence is comprised of program and course information, minutes and memoranda, and staff and student data. Included also is considerable correspondence between the Washington State University Office of International Programs and cooperating student exchange organizations: (1) American Heritage Association, (2) Council of International Education Exchange, (3) Northwest Interinstitutional Education Exchange, (3) Northwest Interinstitutional Council on Study Abroad.

Series two, Foreign Correspondence, is comprised of communications of university officials, foreign students anticipating or participating in W.S.U. studies, and W.S.U. students enrolled at foreign universities. Correspondence includes formal letters, personal notes, telegrams, and memos which deal with such subjects as entrance requirements, travel and living arrangements, and scholastic progress.

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Arrangement

Within each series the folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

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

The Collection is open for research use.

Acquisition Information

The record, of the Office of International Programs were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in March 1978 and June 1979 (UA 78-10) by the Office of International Programs.

Processing Information

The collection was processed in June 1979 by Pat Graham Pidcock.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. Office of International Programs--Archives
Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. Office of International Programs--Records and correspondence

Subject(s)

  • Foreign study--Research--Archival resources
  • Students, Foreign--Study and teaching--Archival resources
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities

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Detailed Description of Collection

1 Office Files and Domestic Correspondence  

box folder

American Heritage Association  1964-1970  115 items

1 1-2

Council on International Education Exchange  1961-1974  52 items

1 3-4

Courses  1969-1975  95 items

1 5-12

Course Equivalencies  1972-1976  27 items

1 13-14

Course Outlines  1972-1973  15 items

1 15

Courses (Temporary)  1971-1975  50 items

1 16-19

Finances  1972  4 items

1 20

Fulbright  1964-1967  34 items

1 21

Fulbright Travel Grants  1960-1962  7 items

1 22

General Correspondence  1972-1976  100 items

1 23-24

General Information  1962-1976  14 items

1 25

Memoranda  1971-1974  50 items

1 26-28

Minutes  1971-1972  4 items

1 29

Northwest Interinstitutional Council on Study Abroad meetings  1968-1975  160 items

1 30-34

Northwest Interinstitutional Council on Study Abroad Meetings  1968-1972  15 items

1 35-36

Program  1969-1974  60 items

2 37-40

Rowe, Leslie Gene  1968  12 items

2 41

Staff Recruiting  1972-1974  6 items

2 42

Staff Selected  1970-1971  33 items

2 43

Survey of Former Participants  1969-1971  3 items

2 44

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2 Foreign Correspondence  

box folder

Bonn  1959-1974  198 items

2 45-50

Chile  1965-1974  110 items

2 51-54

Denmark  1972-1974  180 items

2 55-57

Doshiska (Japan)  1969-1975  55 items

2 58-60

Newcastle-on-Tyne Polytechnic  1972  8 items

2 61

Nihon (Japan)  1970-1974  95 items

2 62-64

Paris  1961-1973  115 items

2 65-68

Seville  1971-1974  10 items

2 69

Stirling (Scotland)  1969-1974  63 items

2 70-72

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