Central Washington University Archives
Associated Students of Central Washington University
Miscellaneous Files
RG 008, Ser. 06-51
Processed and Listed by: Paul L. Baker
Date: May 2006
Date Span: 1925-1989 (bulk 1945-1965) Size: 1 cubic foot. Number of Boxes: 2 Letter sized document cases. Type of material: Newspaper Clippings, Handbooks, Schedules and Publications. Physical condition: Good. Arrangement:Alphabetical and chronological. Historical or Biographical Sketch: The Associated Student Body was established in March of 1908 to hold weekly meetings to educate the students in parliamentary procedures. In 1910, meetings produced proposals to manage student affairs as a student government organization. Eventually, the student body developed into a student government and was renamed the Associated Students of Central Washington State College and later Associated Students of Central Washington University. Scope and Content Note: The Associated Students of Central Washington University Miscellaneous Files contain information and publications on student activities, student clubs and campus events as well as student government information. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings regarding student activities. The collection dates from 1925 to 1977 with the bulk of the collection dating between 1950 and 1970. The student activities recreation series consists of recreation schedules for student sports and activities for several calendar years, which include both intramural sports and non-sport related activities. The student club series includes information on activities on student clubs, including the Associated Women Students and news clippings regarding Central Washington University’s now defunct Greek system. There are also files regarding faculty and administration and their activities including the bizarre but much coveted Snarf Award, awarded to the most bizarre and academically sadistic teacher of the year. The campus events collection includes information on Homecoming, Senior Days, Parents Day and Sweecy Day as well as several other campus events such as New Student Week and Religious Emphasis week. All files contain news clippings with pictures of the events as they happened. Research Note: Open to the public.
Inventory List:
Box 1 1. Associated Women Students 1939-1968/69 2. Homecoming 1925-1939 3. Homecoming 1940-1949 4. Homecoming 1950-1959 5. Homecoming 1960-1969 6. Homecoming 1970-1977 plus No Date Given 7. Homecoming News Clippings 1948-1959 8. Parents Day 1936-1989 9. Politics 1969-1972 10. Recreation Schedules and Bulletins1928/29-1959 11. Recreation Schedules and Bulletins 1960-1964 12. Recreation Schedules and Bulletins 1965-1979 13. Religious Emphasis Week 1953-1957 14. Senior Days 1950-1965 Box 2 1. Student Government 1945-1964 2. Student Government 1965 1970 3. Student Government 1971-1977 4. Sweecy Day 1948-1968 5. News Clippings 1933-1948 6. News Clippings 1948-1953 7. News Clippings 1954-1956 8. News Clippings 1957-1959 9. Various – Faculty and Administration 1962-1970 10. Various – Greek Organizations 1946-1964 11. Various – New Student Week 1967-1970 12. Various – Religious Groups 1962-1965/66 13. Various – Student Model UN 1963-1964 14. Various – Student Organization Directory 1936-1970 15. Various Organizations – 1949-1962/63 16. Various Organizations – 1963-1972Return to Central Washington University Archives Homepage