Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Herman Deutsch papers on the Friends of the Washington State University Library
circa 1940s-1960
MS.1983.21
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Deutsch, Herman J.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Herman Deutsch papers on the Friends of the Washington State University Library
- ID
- MS.1983.21
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1940s-1960
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
- Location
- (MASC Staff Use) 2-6-26-5
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection contains papers pertaining to the Friends of the Library (FOL) at Washington State University, with records ranging from 1940 to 1959.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Herman Deutsch papers on the Friends of the Washington State University Library, circa 1940s-1960 (MS.1983.21)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Herman J. Deutsch (1897-1979) received his PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin in 1926. He taught at the University of Montana before coming to Washington State University, where he served as a Professor of History from 1926 to 1962. After retiring, he taught at the University of Washington and also traveled to Vienna, Austria as a Fulbright lecturer. (see Cage 590)
Biography/History
The Friends of the Library (FOL) was established in 1938 by WSU's president, E. O. Holland, and William Wirt Foote, head librarian, to assist in securing support and resources for the university library.
Scope and Content
This collection contains papers pertaining to the Friends of the Library (FOL) at Washington State University, with records ranging from 1940 to 1959. Theses papers were collected by Herman J. Deutsch (1897-1979), a professor of History at WSU from 1926 to 1962. The collection consists of FOL's committee minutes, constitution, membership applications, by-laws, history, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. The collection also contains incoming and outgoing correspondence pertaining to the FOL, including: acquisitions, events, history textbooks, financial records, membership records, as well as letters from Dr. E. O. Holland, President of WSU. Additionally, the collection includes a list of residents in the state of Washington from 1945 to 1946 whose wealth was estimated at fifty-thousand dollars and above.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
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Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated to Washington State University Libraries in 1983 (MS 1983-21).
Related Materials
Related Material
Herman J. Deutsch Papers (Cage 590)
Friends of the Library Records (Archives 116)
Joel Edward Ferris Papers (Cage 95)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University. Libraries
Creator(s) :
- Washington State University. Libraries
Geographic Name(s)
- Washington (State) -- History
- Pullman (Wash.) -- History -- Sources
Subject(s)
- Washington (State)
- Colleges and Universities