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This collection of planning reports, memoranda, legislation, speeches, ephemera, fact sheets, and videos presents the history of the Arizona State University at West campus through materials selected from the University Archives.

 

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Lease Purchase Financing Memorandum

ContributorsFerris, Theodore A. (Author)
Created1988-02-02
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This memorandum from Theodore A. Ferris, Staff Director of the State of Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, to Senator John Mawhinney and Representative Sterling Ridge discusses the lease purchase financing that the state was trying to pass to build ASU West. In particular, the issue was raised that by using…

This memorandum from Theodore A. Ferris, Staff Director of the State of Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, to Senator John Mawhinney and Representative Sterling Ridge discusses the lease purchase financing that the state was trying to pass to build ASU West. In particular, the issue was raised that by using this option, ASU West would be built only two years ahead of the proposed schedule, but at an additional cost of $57 million.
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The Whiteman Report

ContributorsASU Branch Campus Study Committee (Author) / Mehren, Lawrence (Editor)
Created1977-02
Description
Official Title: A Report to the Thirty-third Legislature on the Feasibility of Establishing a Branch of Arizona State University in Western Maricopa County.||The ASU Branch Campus Study Committee was authorized by an act of the Arizona Legislature, HB 2143. The ten members of this committee are representative of the fields…

Official Title: A Report to the Thirty-third Legislature on the Feasibility of Establishing a Branch of Arizona State University in Western Maricopa County.||The ASU Branch Campus Study Committee was authorized by an act of the Arizona Legislature, HB 2143. The ten members of this committee are representative of the fields of education, business, banking and government. At its organization meeting on July 23, 1976, Jack Whiteman was chosen as Chairman, and the resulting report is commonly referred to as the "Whiteman Report," and is credited for proving the need for the ASU West campus to the legislature.