The publications in this collection consist of materials used to provide promotional information about Eastern Washington University to potential college students and handbooks providing rules and advice to incoming Eastern students. Some issues may contain offensive portrayals of American Indians based on the reasons stated below.
Over its history, Eastern Washington University has appropriated various parts of American Indian culture, which are reflected in many of these documents. This manifests in everything from the name of the yearbook itself to examples of students “playing Indian” as part of club activities and the annual “Passing of the Arrow” where a female senior student dressed in buckskin would symbolically pass an arrow to a female student from the junior class symbolizing the passing of leadership from one class to the next. From 1923-1973, the school nickname was the Savages, almost exclusively represented as a male American Indian. These representations range from caricatures to more lifelike images to students wearing redface during events. The University no longer condones the appropriation of Indigenous nor any other marginalized cultures, while at the same time promoting honest discussion about University history. The online presentation of University publications containing images of the Savage and other representations of American Indians are intended to provide evidence informing such discussions.
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Smart Place to Teach, a Great Place to Call Home, circa 2000
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Not All Our Professors Wear Wingtips, 1993
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Recruiting booklet for Eastern Washington University, 1991
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Discover Eastern, 1987
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Discover Eastern, 1985
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Discover Eastern, 1981
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Discover Eastern, 1980
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Chicano Education Program: Welcome to Eastern Washington University
Chicano Education Department. Eastern Washington University
This booklet contains a comic about a young hispanic man who ends up enrolling in college and a Chicano education program to help improve his opportunities. It is one of the early recruiting publications from Eastern Washington University's Chicanx Studies Program.
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Focus on Eastern, 1977
Eastern Washington University
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Recruiting booklet for Eastern Washington State College, 1965
Eastern Washington State College
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Recruiting booklet for Eastern Washington State College, 1963
Eastern Washington State College
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Recruiting booklet for Eastern Washington State College, 1962
Eastern Washington State College
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Recruiting booklet for Eastern Washington College of Education, 1947
Eastern Washington College of Education
This publication provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students.
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Eastern Washington College of Education in 1942-1943 Prepares its Students for War and Peace, 1943
Eastern Washington College of Education
This publication is an issue of the Eastern Washington College of Education Bulletin and provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students. This particular publication was published during the United States' involvement in World War II.
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Let's Go to College, 1942
Eastern Washington College of Education
This publication is an issue of the Eastern Washington College of Education Bulletin and provides an overview of activities for alumni and prospective students. This particular publication was published during the United States' involvement in World War II.
