Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Daniel E. Peterson Papers
circa 1929-2010
MSSM.077
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Peterson, Daniel Eric.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Daniel E. Peterson Papers
- ID
- MSSM.077
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1929-2010
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet, 4 Boxes
- Location
- (MASC STAFF USE) MS.2010.16: 2-9-13-2; MS.2011.05: 2-9-13-2
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of papers related to The Reverend Daniel Peterson's service as minister of the Coulee Dam Community Church (formerly Mason City Community Church), in Washington state.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Daniel E. Peterson Papers, circa 1929-2010 (MSSM.077)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Daniel Eric Peterson (1902-1977) was born in Minnesota, and grew up in Minnesota and California. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley (1924), and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the San Francisco Theological Seminary (1928). He served as a Presbyterian and interdenominational minister in Montana and Washington. In 1938 he and his family moved to Mason City, Washington, where he served as the minister of the interdenominational Coulee Dam Community Church until 1957, when he moved to Bothell. He helped establish a new Presbyterian church in Bothell, the Inglewood Presbyterian Church, serving as minister until he retired from active ministry in 1964.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers related to The Reverend Daniel Peterson's service as minister of the Coulee Dam Community Church (formerly Mason City Community Church), in Washington state.
MS.2010.16:
Sermons, bulletins, and correspondence. Mixture of originals and reproductions (photocopies).
MS.2011.05:
Ephemera and manuscripts. Mainly church bulletins; also an appointment book, newspaper clippings, church anniversary programs from 1985 and 2010, and small pieces of wood and copper from the church building.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Arrangement reflects a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
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 and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Daniel Eugene Peterson, son of Daniel Eric Peterson, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in multiple installments beginning in 2010 (MS.2010.16, MS.2011.05).
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- Coulee Dam (Wash.) -- History -- Sources.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Peterson, Daniel Eric -- Records and correspondence.
Subject(s)
- Clergy -- Washington (State) -- Coulee Dam -- Records and correspondence.
- Washington (State)