Native American Studies Program Records, 1965-1977

Overview of the Collection

Title
Native American Studies Program Records
Dates
1965-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximate 2168 items, (5.5 linear feet), (11 containers)
Collection Number
Archives 18
Summary
Series 1 is the Program's administrative records: development, relations with University administration, hiring and funding, and administration of outreach programs. Series 2 includes records of NASP curricula, intramural and extramural programs, and materials from University programs associated with NASP, such as other minority studies. Series 3 is files compiled as resources for curriculum development, recruiting, student aid and placement, and contemporary Indian history.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

The Collection is open for research use.

Languages
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Native American Studies Program (NASP) began in Spring 1969 after extensive planning by the University's Native American Studies Committee. Until the Fall of 1975 the Program's functions were to recruit, counsel, and provide financial and other aid to Native American Students at Washington State University as well as to develop staff and curriculum for future use in an academic program. After some temporary courses, regular Native American Studies courses were instituted in Fall 1975; a minor in Native American Studies was authorized in Spring 1976.

NASP sponsored or was closely associated with a number of related organizations, including the WSU North American Indian Students Association (NAISA), the Indian Affairs Coordinating Council (IACC), and the Steering Council on Indian Affairs (SCIA). For a while it also coordinated and planned Native American social and curricular activities at WSU, including the Visiting Indian Artist Series sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a Visiting Professor or Lecturer program, workshops on racism, and many conferences on aspects of Indian education.

Program administrators prominent in the collection are Acting Directors Ron Halfmoon (1970-71), Raleigh Ferrell (1971-72), and Morrie Miller (1972-73), and Director/Coordinator Richard Bellon (1973-77).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Administrative records, including correspondence, memoranda, personnel and fiscal records, minutes, published reports, manuscript reports, mailing lists, unfair practices complaints, handouts, and pamphlets; and resource files including brochures, publications, course descriptions and outlines, reports, catalogs, and clippings relevant to Native American issues, 1969-77.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arrangement is by topic except folders 9-15, which are administrative correspondence and memoranda received loose and filed by academic year. Original order has been preserved where present, but much of the accession was disorganized. Original folder titles have been preserved, with bracketed additions as needed: headings have been supplied to untitled folders or to refiled loose material, the arrangement, therefore, is artificial and may be somewhat arbitrary.

Of special interest in the collection are materials relating to the "reservation termination" controversy, race relations at WSU and in the State of Washington in the early 1970's, and the establishment of Native American Studies Programs at WSU and other universities.

Series 1 is the Program's administrative records: development, relations with University administration, hiring and funding, and administration of outreach programs. Series 2 includes records of NASP curricula, intramural and extramural programs, and materials from University programs associated with NASP, such as other minority studies. Series 3 is files compiled as resources for curriculum development, recruiting, student aid and placement, and contemporary Indian history.

Acquisition Information

The Native American Studies Records were received in February, 1977.

Processing Note

The records were arranged and processed by George M. Armstrong in March and April, 1978.

Related Materials

Further papers of the Native American Studies Program can be found inArchives 285.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1:  NASP Administrative Records , 1965-1977Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
1.1: Administrative Correspondence
1965-1977
Box Folder
1 1
Richard Bellon, NASP Director/Coordinator; Correspondence and copies, grant application
63 items
 1970-1975
1 2
Letters to Richard [Bellon] from Roger [Buffalohead]
2 items
 1975
1 3
Ron Halfmoon, Acting Director NASP, Correspondence
15 items
 1970-1973
1 4
Ron Halfmoon Correspondence re Indian Water Rights
2 items
 1970-1971
1 5
Current Correspondence (letters) [NASP] Coordinator
115 items
 March 1974-November 1975
1 6
[Loretta] Chet's [Greene] Correspondence
5 items
 1975
1 7
Ellen Hastay, NA Student Advisor, Correspondence
3 items
 1971
1 8
Administration- Campus [Correspondence to and from WSU administrators 1974-1975; copies of descriptions of WSU and other NAS programs]
80 items
NASP correspondence and memos:
Box Folder
2 9
52 items
 1969-1970
2 10
175 items
 1970-1971
2 11
49 items
 1971-1972
3 12
69 items
 1972-1973
3 13
9 items
 1973-1974
3 14
3 items
 1974-1975
3 15
1 item
 1975-1976
1.2: Staff and Advisory Committee Records
1969-1977
Box Folder
3 16
NASP Advisory Committee, "Toward a Better Education" by Rudolf C. Ryser.
1 item
 n.d.
3 17
[NASP] Staff Meeting Minutes
5 items
 [March 1974 - May, 1975]
3 18
Materials re fiscal and organizational status of NASP
22 items
 1973, 1974
3 19
Addresses of NASP-related educators
12 items
 n.d.
3 20
Memo to University Senate concerning the proposed Center for the Development of Native American Programs
1 item
 1973
3 21
Staff Development [June 25, 1975 memo, Dean Nugent to R. Bellon]
1 item
3 22
Materials re NASP Student Counselor Position
5 items
 1974
3 23
Mailing List for Job Description [of Student Counselor Position]
141 items
3 24
Search Committee, A.A.O., etc. [for NASP Director
35 items
 1970-1972]
3 25
Education Specialist [position] Correspondence
11 items
 1974-1975
3 26
Correspondence and NAISA recommendations re various NASP staff positions
11 items
 1969-1977
4 27
Richard's [Bellon] Chronological File
18 items
 1974-1975
4 28
Questionnaire Blanks and Masters [1972-1973 Ethnic Minority Survey].
3 items
4 29
Funding Sources, OGRD, NEH, NIH
12 items
4 30
Indian Affairs Coordinating Council minutes; Proceedings draft
2 items
 1971
1.3: Affirmative Action and Unfair Practices Related Materials
1970-1977
Box Folder
4 31
Affirmative Action, federal and WSU publications
6 items
4 32
Affirmative Action, WSU AA publications.
3 items
4 33
Affirmative Action Data [WSU AA Officer memos]
78 items
4 34
Commission on the Status of Women
54 items
 1973, 1975
4 35
Unfair Practices Charge, NASP/NAISA vs. WSU AA Officer
1 item
 February 15, 1975
4 36
Discriminatory Practices Committee
20 items
 1972-1973

2:  Records of NASP Programs and Related WSU Programs , 1969-1977Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
2.1: NASP Programs
1969-1977
Box Folder
5 37
Constitution Master for NAISA
2 items
5 38
NAISA Steering Council materials
27 items
5 39
Racism Workshops
35 items
 1971-1972
5 40
Materials re NAISA and "Strike to End Racism,"
11 items
 1970
5 41
Nada Oakley, Journalism Student, Native American Program,
6 items
[NAISA related]
Fall 1973
5 42
Indian Affairs Coordinating Council (IACC)
48 items
5 43
Indian Education (December 1973) Conference [re IACC]
2 items
5 44
Steering Council on Indian Affairs (SCIA), minutes
19 items
 1970-1971
6 45
Program proposal for Native American Studies Research Institute
2 items
6 46
WSU Library resources, Native American Studies materials.
17 items
6 47
U.C.E.A. Grant proposal, "Training of Indian Administrators,"
1 item
 1972
6 48
Training Grant Application, "Indian Alchoholism Workshop,"
2 items
 1972
6 49
I.E.E.O.C. Proposal "Educational Opportunity Centers,"
6 items
 May 28, 1974
6 50
NASP recruitment materials and Graduate Recruitment Directory of Western Minority Students
2 items
 1974
6 51
Community College Visitation and Recruitment
4 items
6 52
Longie, Keith. Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. re WSU Community College Administration Program.
3 items
6 53
WSU Graduate Admissions Materials.
8 items
6 54
Minority Recruitment--Jesse Welch's memos.
56 items
2.2: Other WSU Minority Programs
1965-1977
Box Folder
6 55
Ms. (copy) of WSU Minority Student Directory
1 item
 1972-1973
6 56
Minority Studies Programs Materials, WSU Administration
15 items
 1970-1971, 1971-1972
6 57
Black Studies Materials.
9 items
6 58
Chicano Studies Materials.
14 items
6 59
Experimental Education Program Tutorial Project
3 items
 1974
7 60
High School Equivalency Program (HEP).
14 items
7 61
Upward Bound Program.
11 items
2.3: NASP Sponsored Programs held at WSU
1969-1977
Box Folder
7 62
Multi-ethnic Conference on Bilingual Bicultural Education
10 items
 November 11-12, 1974
7 63
Conference on the Center for the Development of Indian Education, April 1-2, 1971. WSU, Ellen Hastay.
12 items
7 64
Report on the Conference for the Development of Indian Education
6 items
 April 1-2, 1971
7 65
Proposals for the Center for the Development of Indian Education
12 items
 1970
7 66
Native American History Program compiled by Dolores N. Bellon- syllabi, weekly reports, maps, evaluations, and memos. Fall
15 items
 1974
8 67
Lecturer or Visiting Professor [Applications, correspondence, and travel vouchers].
109 items
8 68
B.I.A. Recipients (incomplete)
28 items
[Visiting Indian Artists Program]
Fall 1973
8 69
Follow-up on Conference Held in December, 1973. (masters)
1 item
8 70
Prospectus for Institute: "The Manly-Hearted Woman: An Indian Concept of Feminism,"
1 item
 1977
8 71
NAS Curriculum and enrichment program.
6 items
8 72
"A Study of the Effects of Ethnic Background on the Washington Pre-College Test Battery," by Gordon Sedlacek
1 item
 n.d.

3:  NASP "Resource File," , 1969-1977Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
3.1: Opportunities for Native Americans
1969-1977
Box Folder
8 73
Native American Applicants for 1974-1975 Graduate Fellowships [Ford Foundation, also 1973-1974].
4 items
8 74
Indian Economic Employment Assistance Program Annual Report
2 items
 1973-1974
8 75
Materials on Indian Education Programs.
15 items
8 76
Scholarship and Loan Opportunities for Native Americans.
105 items
9 77
Career opportunities for Native Americans.
60 items
9 78
Teaching jobs for Native Americans.
18 items
9 79
Materials on Indian Legal Rights.
12 items
3.2: Non-WSU Native American Conference Materials
1970-1975
Box Folder
9 80
Northwest Indian Education Conference- Yakima.
9 items
 1975
9 81
Institute on Indian Counseling EWSC- Gonzaga.
2 items
 1973
9 82
"Indian Happenings File," Materials on Native American Conferences in U.S.
1970-1975
9 83
Transcripts of Various Speakers at Northwest Indian Conferences. Includes materials re Termination controversy.
3.3: Non-WSU Indian Education Program
1969-1977
Box Folder
9 84
American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Inc.
1 item
 1974
9 85
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.
16 items
9 86
Title IV (CRA) Department of H.E.W.
26 items
9 87
Title IV Application/rough draft, Pullman Public Schools.
4 items
10 88
Title IV Parent Advisory Committee.
3 items
10 89
Materials concerning Center Native American Development and Northwest Native American Graduate Programs, Inc.
6 items
 1970
10 90
American Indian Development, Inc.
7 items
10 91
State of Washington Johnson-O'Malley Annual Report 1974; Indian Education Act, 1972.
2 items
10 92
State of Washington Urban, Racial, Disadvantaged Programs
3 items
 1970-1972
3.4: National Indian Events
1969-1977
Box Folder
10 93
The Advocates: "Should the Indian reservations be continued?"
1 item
 1970
10 94
Trail of Broken Treaties
10 items
 1973
10 95
Films on Native Americans- lists and catalog.
6 items
10 96
Indian Workshop, Summer 1970- "Indian Orientation" classes for primary students.
15 items
10 97
Newspaper cuttings on Indian Education
19 items
 1969-1970
10 98
Resource file on Colville Termination controversy
17 items
 1970-1971
10 99
Legislative correspondence and petition copies re H.C.R. 143, 92nd Congress (Reservation termination).
35 items
11 100
Journal articles, cuttings, brochures, re contemporary Indian issues, local and national
60 items
 1970-1971
11 101
Newspaper cuttings re Indian Education, and local Indian events
327 items
 1970-1971
3.5: NASP Program Development File
1970-1974
Box Folder
11 102
Materials re development of NASP curriculum, WSU Center for the Development of a Native American Program, NAS Resource Center, and NAS Research Institute. Memos, Reports, outlines, minutes, notes
23 items
 1970-1974

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Education--Research--Archival resources
  • Indians of North America--Study and teaching--Archival resources

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Native American Studies Program--Archives (creator)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Bellon, Richard--Archives (creator)
    • Ferrell, Raleigh--Archives (creator)
    • Halfmoon, Ron--Archives (creator)
    • Miller, Morrie--Archives (creator)

Finding aid prepared by George M. Armstrong
April 21, 2015

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