Associated Women Students Records 1910-1974
Archives 115

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Title
Associated Women Students Records
ID
Archives 115
Date [inclusive]
1910-1974
Extent
approximate 1300 items,  2.5 linear feet,  3 containers
Language
Collection materials are in English
Abstract
Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, agendas, attendance records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and financial records.

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Organizational History:

This organization was started in 1912 as the Women's League but changed its name to the Associated Women Students (AWS) in 1928. All undergraduate women automatically became members upon their enrollment at W.S.U. A member of the Intercolleciate Association of Women Students, the purpose of AWS is to promote interest in student activities and encourage participation in various aspects of campus life. One of the early goals of the AWS was to raise money for a Women's Building. Funds for this project were raised by sponsoring an annual drama production, "The College Revue." Other major activities which AWS sponsored and organized were Women's Day and Mother's Weekend.

The structure of AWS was reorganized in 1958 to parallel that of the Associated Students of W.S.U. The Women's President's Council, composed of presidents of all women's living groups on campus, was incorporated into AWS as the House of Representatives at this time. The AWS governing body was made up of an Executive Board, the House of Representatives and a Senate which included elected women representative of each class. In 1981, AWS merged with ASWSU.

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Arrangement

The inclusive dates of the collection are from 1910 to 1974 but the bulk of the material dates from the 1940's to the early 1960's. The minutes of the AWS, arranged chronologically, comprise the largest quantity of material. Included with the minutes are correspondence, memoranda, agendas, attendance records and programs relating to retreats and other AWS activities. Since AWS committees are responsible for carrying out the goals of the AWS, committee reports comprise a large part of the collection. They are arranged alphabetically by committee. Often included with these reports are correspondence and programs. Other material in the collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and financial records.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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.

Processing Information

The records of the Associated Women Students were reprocessed from their original location (WSU 3) by Anne Frantilla in June 1983.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Additional materials of the AWS may be found in Archives 303.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. Associated Women Students--Archives
  • State College of Washington. Associated Women Students.
  • State College of Washington. Women's League.
Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. Associated Women Students--Records and correspondence

Subject(s)

  • Women college students--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Women--Education--Research--Archives
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Women

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Detailed Description of Collection

box folder

Women's President's Council  1952-1958  75 items

1 1

Minutes:  

box folder

 1917-1921  1 vol.

1 2

 1921-1928  1 vol.

1 3

 1937-1947  1 vol.

1 4

 1947-1951  1 vol.

1 5

 1952-1956  100 items

1 6

 1957-1960  100 items

1 7

 1961-1963  75 items

1 8

 1963-1964  75 items

1 9

 1965-1967  75 items

1 10

 1967-1975  75 items

1 11

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Committees:  

box folder

Alpha Lamba Delta  1967/1968  12 items

1 12

Apple Polishing  1955/1956  3 items

1 13

Awards Dinner  n.d.  1 item

1 14

Big sister  1960-1965  10 items

1 15

Coed Extra  1960-1965  25 items

1 16

Exchange Dinner  1955/1956, 1964/1965  5 items

1 17

Mother's Weekend:  

box folder

Reports  1952-1962  150 items

1 18

Programs  1927-1964, 1971  30 items

1 19

Personnel  1946-1947  1 item

1 20

Properties  1946-1947  1 item

1 21

Point System  1946-1953  15 items

1 22

Social  1946-1947  1 item

1 23

Special Events  n.d.  1 item

1 24

Women's Day:  

box folder

Reports  1953-1960  75 items

2 25

Reports  1961-1965  75 items

2 26

Programs  1910-1966  30 items

2 27

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Papers and Publications:  

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Constitution  1958-1969  4 items

2 28

Handbooks, 192?-1973   20 items

2 29

Office Space  1950-1959  10 items

2 30

Other Papers and Correspondence  1920-1970  30 items

2 31

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Newspaper Clippings and Scrapbooks:  

box folder

Newspaper Clippings  1957-1969 

2 32-33

Scrapbooks  1932-1955  4 vols.

3 34-37

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Ledgers:  

box folder

 1935-1952  2 vols

3 38-39

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