Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Washington State University Building Arts Committee Records
1974-1979
Archives 372
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Washington State University Building Arts Committee Records
- ID
- Archives 372
- Date [inclusive]
- 1974-1979
- Extent
- .5 linear feet of shlef space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in
- Abstract
- Records relating to the beginning and first few years of Washington State University’s Building Arts Committee, and to projects it oversaw. The committee arose out of the state of Washington’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) program, which designated ½ of 1% of building construction funds to go to art.
Preferred Citation
WSU Building Arts Committee Records, 1974-1979
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
In 1974, the state of Washington’s legislature authorized an Art in Public Places (AIPP) program, which required that ½ of 1% of building construction funds had to go to art. To deal with selecting and approving this art on campus, in 1975 Washington State University created a Building Arts Committee, which was comprised of faculty, staff, and students.
Scope and Content
The general committee records consists of correspondence to/from the committee chair or relating to the committee’s work, meeting minutes, and documentation created by the committee or others which informed the process of selecting artworks. Project records may include correspondence relating to the project, specs for the artists’ use, floorplans and grounds plans of the area, notes on the selection process, and information from the selected artist.
Arrangement
The collection is in two main series, the first being general committee records, and the second relating to specific projects. Within each series are subject or project-based files, arranged alphabetically. Several of the projects comprise subseries of their own, again containing subject-based files, organized alphabetically. At the end of the projects series is one large folder which contains items applying to multiple projects. Items are organized chronologically within each file.
Project files are organized by the names used in the papers here, many of which have subsequently changed. In the file list below, current (as of 2017) building names are included parenthetically, as is the name of the selected work and the artist where those are known
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 apply.
Acquisition Information
These materials were donated to the Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on September 9th, 1981, by Pauline Lilje, former chair of the Building Arts Committee. They were retained as UA1981-23.
Processing Information
Materials were processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in June, 2017. They were completely reorganized into their current file structure at that time.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University. Building Arts Committee.
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Public art.
- Colleges and Universities.
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
General Business |
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box | folder | |||
Correspondence, 1975-1978 |
1 | 1 | ||
Meeting minutes, 1975-1976 |
2 | |||
Regulations and restrictions: NEA, RCW, WSAC. 1974-1978 |
3 | |||
Selection guidelines, 1976 |
4 | |||
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Projects |
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Agricultural Science (Hulbert and Clark Halls. Untitled, by Larry Tate) |
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box | folder | |||
Correspondence, 1976-1978 |
1 | 5 | ||
Photographs: Location and artwork. Undated |
6 | |||
Biosciences (Eastlick Hall. Untitled, by Clint Brown) |
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box | folder | |||
Correspondence, 1975-1978 |
1 | 7 | ||
Floorplans and grounds, ca. 1974 |
8 | |||
Proposal (accepted) documentation, 1976 |
9 | |||
Computer Science - Mathematics (IT Building. Stempost, by James Hansen), 1977-1979 |
box 1 |
folder 10 |
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Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, 1979 |
box 1 |
folder 11 |
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Johnson Hall mural, 1979 |
12 | |||
Veterinary Animal Holding Facilities, 1977-1978 |
13 | |||
Veterinary Science (Bustad Hall. X-Position by Robert Ellison) |
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box | folder | |||
Correspondence, 1976-1977 |
1 | 14 | ||
Floorplans, grounds, and specifications, 1975-1977 |
15 | |||
Proposal reviews, 1977 |
16 | |||
Selection and approval, 1977 |
17 | |||
Veterinary Science (Bustad) mural, 1977 |
box 1 |
folder 18 |
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Multi-facilities: Agricultural Science, Biosciences, and Veterinary Science, 1976 |
box 1 |
folder 19 |
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