Guide to the Libraries Accession Record Books 1892-1982
Archives 196

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Washington State University. Libraries.
Title
Libraries Accession Record Books
ID
Archives 196
Date [inclusive]
1892-1982
Extent
13.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 15 containers
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
The central record of the library's holdings was the central accession register, a ruled book in which were entered information about books, periodicals, goverment documents and other materials that were acquired by the library. Data element recorded in the main sequence are; number, author, title, place and publisher, year, pages, size, binding, source, cost, class and book (Dewey and Cutter numbers), volume number, and remarks.

Preferred Citation

[Item description] Libraries Accession Record Books, 1892-1982 (Archives 196)

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

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Biography/History

A library was begun by the Washington Agricultural College concurrent with the opening of the college in 1892. About 1910 or 1912, the Library acquired it own building, or rather wing of a building, and with it an identity as a major division within the college.

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Scope and Content

The central record of the library's holdings was the central accession register, a ruled book in which were entered information about books, periodicals, goverment documents and other materials that were acquired by the library. The registry system also assigned a serial number to each entry. The accession book system was implemented very early in the history of the library and remained active until the later 1940s.

Data element recorded in the main sequence are; number, author, title, place and publisher, year, pages, size, binding, source, cost, class and book (Dewey and Cutter numbers), volume number, and remarks.

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Arrangement

Accession books are arranged in the simple numeric order inherent in the system. The books are uniform, save for the very first and the last few. The last few, in fact, are irregular lists made in the 1970 and 1980s and contain very little useful information.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2017

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

The accession record books of the Washington State University Libraries were transferred from active use to inactive, compact storage in the late 1940s, and subsequently transferred to active use by the Rare Books Librarian about 1980. In January of 1988, the records were transferred to the University Archives.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lawrence Stark in January, 1988.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. Libraries -- Records and correspondence.
  • State College of Washington. Libraries -- Records and correspondence.
  • Washington State University. Libraries -- Acquisitions -- Archival resources.
  • State College of Washington. Libraries -- Acquisitions -- Archival resources.
Creator(s) :
  • State College of Washington. Libraries.

Subject(s)

  • Academic libraries -- Acquisitions -- History.
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Publishers and Publications

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Detailed Description of Collection

box

1892 sequence, unnumbered 

 Volume 1

1 - 45,000 

 1

45,001 - 90,000 

 2

90,001 - 140,000 

 3

140,001 - 185,000 

 4

185 001 - 235,000 

 5

235,001 - 280,000 

 6

280,001 - 325,000 

 7

325,001 - 370,000 

 8

370,001 - 415,000 

 9

415,001 - 460,000 

 10

460,001 - 505,000 

 11

505,001 - 550,000 

 12

550,001 - 600,000 

 13

Rough lists, 668,818 forward, irregular, 4 vols. 

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