Guide to the Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates 1904-1905
Archives 346

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Title
Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates
ID
Archives 346
Date [inclusive]
1904-1905
Extent
2.25 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 o.s. folder
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
The collection consists of five individual oversized certificates, each detailing awards received by Washington State College from one of two Expositions.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Washington State College Exposition Award Certificates, 1904-1905 (Archives 346)

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

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Biography/History

Washington State University dates to 1890, with first classwork beginning in 1892. Pending further research, the nature and breadth of the school's presentations and involvement at the 1904 and 1905 Expositions is unclear.

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of five individual oversized certificates, each detailing awards received by Washington State College from one of two Expositions. Most are approximately 2 feet high by 1.5 feet wide. One certificate is from the 1904 Universal Exposition in St. Louis; the other four are from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, OR.

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Arrangement

The collection is organized chronologically, and then alphabetically by what the award was for.

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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

All materials are out of copyright.

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were, based on accession numbers, received at Washington State College's Libraries in 1934 from an unidentified source and placed in the general stacks. They were transferred to Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) sometime prior to 2001 by parties unknown, and retained without an accession number.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in October 2014 by University Archivist Mark O'English.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State College -- Archives
  • Washington State University -- Archives
  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
  • Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)

Subject(s)

  • Exhibitions -- Awards
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

location item

Grains, seeds, grasses, and forage plants: silver medal. 1904. 

 O.S. 1

Collective exhibit of Transparencies: silver medal. 1905. 

 O.S. 2

Engineering: gold medal. 1905. 

 O.S. 3

Exhibit as a Unit: gold medal. 1905. 

 O.S. 4

Geology: gold medal. 1905. 

 O.S. 5