Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Claude Simpson Manuscript, “The Compton Years, The State College Of Washington, November 1944-September 1951"
1986
Cage 5058
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Simpson, Claude, 1906-
- Title
- Claude Simpson Manuscript, “The Compton Years, The State College Of Washington, November 1944-September 1951"
- ID
- Cage 5058
- Date [inclusive]
- 1986
- Extent
- 0.05 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Folder
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of a single item, “The Compton Years, The State College of Washington, November 1944-September 1951,” a manuscript written by Claude Simpson.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Claude Simpson Manuscript, “The Compton Years, The State College Of Washington, November 1944-September 1951", 1986 (Cage 5058)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Wilson Martindale Compton was born in Wooster, Ohio and attended the College of Wooster and earned a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University as well as a law degree. In 1916, he married Helen Harrington, and later had four children together. Compton became President of the State College of Washington in 1945, and remained in that position until 1951. His presidency saw creation of the College Senate, a first Faculty Manual, and establishment by the faculty of general education requirements in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences for all students, as well as honors at graduation. In April of 1951, in the midst of difficult financial times due to state budget cuts, the Board of Regents ended the Compton presidency. After he left WSU, Compton was Director of the International Information Administration (IIA), the forerunner of the United States Information Agency (USIA), within the Department of State. He died in 1967.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a single item, “The Compton Years, The State College of Washington, November 1944-September 1951,” a manuscript written by Claude Simpson.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2013
https://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 apply.
Acquisition Information
This item was donated to Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections by Claude Simpson in January, 1989.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman.
Related Materials
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Compton Family Dramatization Cassette Recording, 1947 (CT 9)
State College of Washington Office of the President: Wilson Compton and Charles Clement French Records, 1948-1956 (Archives 12)
State College of Washington Office of the President: Wilson M. Compton Records, 1944-1952 (Archives 160)
Washington State University Office of the President Media, 1937-2006 (Archives 328)
State College of Washington Office of the President: Letters from Prominent Correspondents, 1897-1951 (Cage 1616)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- State College of Washington -- History
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Simpson, Claude, 1906- -- Archives
- Compton, Wilson Martindale, 1890-1967
Subject(s)
- College Presidents -- Washington (State)
- Colleges and Universities
- Washington (State)