Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Preliminary Guide to the Ted Van Arsdol Papers
MSSM.021
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Van Arsdol, Ted
- Title
- Ted Van Arsdol papers
- ID
- MSSM.021
- Date [inclusive]
- 1922-2003
- Extent
- 0.75 Linear feet 2 manuscript cases
- Location Note
- (MASC Staff Use. MS 2005-21 and MS 2009-13: 2-13-29-4; MS 2005-24: 2-6-10-3)
- Language
- English
- Languages
- Materials are in English.
Biographical/Historical note
Ted Van Arsdol is free lance writer from Vancouver, WA, with numerous publications, including the books: Battalion from the Mojave: History of the 535th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion; Hanford: The Big Secret; Northwest Bastion: The U.S. Army Barracks at Vancouver, 1849-1916; Desert Boom and Bust: The Story of Irrigation Efforts and Town-building in Benton County, Washington, 1888-1904; and Keeping an Eye on Pasco, 1889-1901.
Scope and Contents note
These accessions consist of manuscripts and research materials of writer Ted Van Arsdol.
MS 2005-21: These papers dated from 1973 to 2003 include documents pertaining to American Indian fishing on the Columbia River (correspondence, legal documents, data tables, and newspaper clippings), as well as Van Arsdol's manuscripts for History and Development of the General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Robley Johnson Remembers, and Land of Prunes: The Rise and Fall of the Prune Industry in Clark County, Washington.
MS 2005-24: These papers dated from 1944 to 2004 consist of materials related to the history of Eastern Washington (the Tri-Cities, Yakima, Benton City, Moses Lake, Othello), and World War II. It includes printed ephemera, photographs, maps, newspaper clippings, and articles.
MS 2009-13: This collection contains two typescripts related to Ted Van Arsdol's research on C. C. Van Arsdol (one annotated photocopy and one carbon), with descriptive and financial information about electric utilities (Washington-Idaho Water, Light & Power Company). The carbon consists of pages 13-31 of a larger, unidentified document.
Organization of Collection
This is an unprocessed collection received in multiple installments (MS 2005-21, MS 2005-24, MS 2009-13). It has not yet been arranged.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/mascTerrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access
This collection is open and available for research use. Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
Ted Van Arsdol donated these materials to the Washington State University Libraries in 2005 (MS 2005-21, MS 2005-24) and 2009 (MS 2009-13).
Related Materials
Related Materials
Ted Van Arsdol papers (Cage 117); C.C. Van Arsdol papers (Cage 103)
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Washington (State) -- History
Personal Name(s)
- Van Arsdol, C. C., (Cassius Cash), 1851-1941
- Van Arsdol, Ted
Subject(s)
- Agriculture -- Washington (State)
- Concrete dams -- Design and construction