Guide to the Regents President's (Harold Romberg) Protest Papers 1970
Archives 278

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Romberg, Harold
Title
Regents President's (Harold Romberg) Protest Papers
ID
Archives 278
Date [inclusive]
1970
Extent
.25 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
This collection is primarily comprised of letters addressed to Washington State University’s Board of Regents from alumni and community members alarmed by the student protests that occurred at Washington State University in 1970 in response to U.S. military operations in Southeast Asia and other issues.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Regents President's (Harold Romberg) Protest Papers (UA 278)

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

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Biography/History

Harold A. Romberg (d. Jan. 5, 2005) led Spokane's Andre-Romberg Agency (insurance) and served on WSU's Board of Regents from 1967-1979. He was President of the Board in 1970 when student protests occurred at Washington State University in response to U.S. military operations in Southeast Asia and other issues.

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Scope and Content

This small collection is primarily comprised of letters addressed to Washington State University’s Board of Regents from alumni and community members alarmed by the unrest. Other items in the collection include a list of student demands and Glenn Terrell’s response, printed materials by the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, and the transcription of a speech about student unrest by the Reverend of the Pullman Presbyterian Church. The collection is broken into three short series: letters from the public, institutional letters, and public essays.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

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

Portions of the collection may be subject to copyright.

Acquisition Information

After MASC employee Pat Hall left in 1990, these papers were found in her workspace with no identification and provenance; it is likely, though not certain, that they had been separated out of University President Glenn Terrell's records. They were relabeled as UA1990-30 on September 3rd, 1990.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Michael Cardinal in October of 2009, under the supervision of University Archivist Mark O'English.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Office of the President: Glenn Terrell Records 1967-1976 (Archives 205).

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University
  • Washington State University -- Board of Regents

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Romberg, Harold -- Archives

Subject(s)

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Washington (State) -- Pullman
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

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Letters from Public, May 6, 1970-June 13, 1970. Most letters are addressed to the WSU Board of Regents, Glenn Terrell, or Governor Daniel Evans, and written in response to May unrest. 

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Institutional Letters, May 1970. Glenn Terrell to the Board of Regents concerning May unrest; student demands; Glenn Terrell's response to student demands; letter from the Black Student Union to WSU administration; Ad Hoc Committee; News Bureau. 

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Public Essays. "I'm tired of the tyranny of spoiled brats," K. Ross Toole, Professor of History at University of Montana (undated); "What's wrong with the US," Paul B. Lowney (undated); sermon: "Campus...Community...Church...Confrontation," J. Edgar Pearson, Presbyterian Church of Pullman, May 10, 1970. 

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