Guide to the Mildred B. Wohlford Papers 1931-1984
Cage 571

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Wohlford, Mildred B.
Title
Mildred B. Wohlford Papers
ID
Cage 571
Date [inclusive]
1931-1984
Extent
2 containers., 1.5 linear feet of shelf space.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Awards, diplomas, certificates and a scrapbook of correspondence, news clippings and photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 571, Mildred B. Wohlford Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Dr. Mildred B. Wohlford was born in Omaha, Neb., in 1901. She received her Bachelors Degree in 1926 from the University of Nebraska. and her Masters Degree from the same university in 1934. Her doctorate was awarded by New York University in 1944. She joined the faculty at Washington State College in 1942 as a modern dance instructor. When she arrived in Pullman in 1943 substitutes were teaching modern dance. Many other instructors had left to join the armed forces and she simply took over their work in addition to teaching dance. From 1961-1962 she was acting chair of women's physical education.

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Scope and Content

Awards, diplomas, certificates and a scrapbook of correspondence, news clippings and photographs.

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Arrangement

The papers of Mildred Wohlford are arranged by individual item as per container list.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Acquisition Information

The Mildred B. Wohlford papers were donated to Washington State University, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections, by the Department of Physical Education (MS89-47).

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Names and Subjects

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Wohlford, Mildred--Archives

Subject(s)

  • Physical education and training--Washington (State)--Study and teaching
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Performing Arts
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

box folder

"Certain Traits of High School Girls Classified According to Individual Patterns of Participation in Physical Education Activities," by Mildred Wohlford 1944; also, various awards, diplomas, and certificates 1931-1984. 

 1 1

Scrapbook, which includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers 1966. 

 2 1