Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Housing and Residence Life Perham Hall Bombing Files
1979-1980
Archives 362
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Housing and Residence Life Perham Hall Bombing Files
- ID
- Archives 362
- Date [inclusive]
- 1979-1980
- Extent
- .25 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Clippings, insurance documentation, ‘thank you” letters, and other small documents relating to a suicide by dynamite in WSU’s Perham Hall in 1979.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Housing and Residence Life Perham Hall Bombing Files, 1979-1980 (Archives 362)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
On December 18, 1979, the former boyfriend of a resident of WSU’s Perham Hall came to WSU and demanded to see his girlfriend. When she proved unavailable, the man detonated an explosive on Perham’s fifth floor, killing himself, injuring two police officers, and causing significant damage to the floor.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of miscellaneous documents created in the few months after the explosion and retained in WSU Housing Offices. They primarily consist of newspaper clippings, documentation of damaged items, and “thank you” letters, and well as a small set of other items.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into subject files, arranged alphabetically.
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
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
The files in this collection were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on May 23rd, 2016 from WSU’s Housing and Residence Life, and retained as UA 2016-06.
Processing Information
The papers were processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in June of 2016.
Related Materials
Related Material
Other places where documents related to the Perham bombing can be found include President Glenn Terrell’s Papers (Archives 207, Box 5, Folder 241); Resident Living Department Papers (Archives 252, Box 3, Folders 74-75); and the Hilltopics Photographs Collection (PC 123, Box 14, Folder 1). Smaller set of records exist in other places as well.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University -- History
Subject(s)
- Bombings -- Investigations
- Colleges and Universities.
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
|
Floor residents 1979-1980 |
1 | 1 | ||
|
Insurance claims & damage recovery 1979-1980 |
1 | 2 | ||
|
Miscellaneous single documents 1979-1980 |
1 | 3 | ||
|
Newspaper Clippings 1979 |
1 | 4 | ||
|
"Thank you" letters 1979-1980 |
1 | 5 | ||