Map of the campus, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash., (1942)

Map of the campus, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash., (1942)

Washington State University--Maps<br>Pullman (Wash.)--Maps<br>Stimson Hall<br>Pine Manor<br>Waller Hall

1 map; 14 x 19 cm.<br>A small map of the campus of Washington State College in Pullman, Washington. During World War II, WSC learned that while it was located in rural Washington State, it still could hold an important place in the success of the war effort. In 1939 it began a number of training courses and housed a number of Army recruits. Victory gardens and crops were planted all over the conducive Palouse hills, and both students and faculty alike left campus and put their careers on hold to help the war effort. Many students went off to fight, while many faculty went to work for the government--their scientific expertise providing a great service toward the nation's defense. With the return of these students, plus many more making use of the G.I. Bill, the school experienced a great housing shortage and a number of laboratories and classrooms were in an irreparable state. In 1942, the men's dorms, Stimson and Ferry Hall, had been turned over strictly for military use. Civilian students were housed only in Waller Hall or privately run Pine Manor. The only campus dormitory that ran as a cooperative completely operated by students, Pine Manor was built in 1938 and boarded 85 men. It closed its doors sometime in the 1960s but greatly helped the postwar housing shortage.

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Pullman (Wash.) : Washington State University

1942

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United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Washington State University--Pullman