Guide to the C. A. Jones Papers 1944-1978
Cage 461

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Jones, Charles Asa
Title
C. A. Jones Papers
ID
Cage 461
Date [inclusive]
1944-1978
Extent
1 container., .5 linear feet of shelf space., 655 items.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Memoranda, correspondence, minutes, reports, and other papers relating to the teaching of speech and drama at Washington State University. Included are business records for plays and correspondence from Maynard Lee Daggy.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 461, C. A. Jones Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Charles Asa Jones was born on February 4, 1914 in Charter Oak, Iowa. He earned an undergraduate degree at Drake University in 1935 and received a Master of Arts degree at Iowa State University in 1938. Jones completed a doctoral degree in Speech in 1953 at Northwestern University. He began his teaching career in 1938 as a school teacher in Iowa but this was interrupted by the Second World War in 1942. In the fall of 1946, after a short period as an instructor of English at Mesa College, he joined the Washington State University faculty. Until his retirement in 1979, Jones served as Professor of Speech and Drama at Washington State University. A member of both the Speech and Communication Association and the American Theatre Association, Jones' main interests are in children's theatre and creative dramatics.

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Scope and Content

Material in the collection includes memoranda and bulletins pertaining to the department staff and its meetings, curriculum information, long range theatre plans, papers of a search committee, proposals of projects, and letters by and to Maynard Lee Daggy. Present also are detailed accounting data from some dramatic productions. The Daggy letters date back to 1944-45, and some material was generated in the 1950s and 1960s, but the collection bulks largest from 1968-1976.

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Arrangement

The C. A. Jones Papers are arranged in a single alphabetical subject series.

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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 C.A. Jones Papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Dr. Jones in July 1979 (MS 79-29).

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University--Faculty -- Archives
  • Washington State University. Dept. of Speech

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Jones, Charles Asa, 1914- --Archives
Subject(s) :
  • Daggy, Maynard Lee

Subject(s)

  • Drama--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Pullman
  • 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.

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Curriculum, Undergraduate undated  3 items.

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Daggy, M. L. 1944 1945 1972-1973  12 items.

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Departmental Staff Meetings 1969-1978  200 items.

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Drama Staff 1968-1976  350 items.

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Executive Committee 1973-1974  10 items.

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Extension Class 1963  3 items.

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Fort Columbia 1972  5 items.

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Long Range Plan-Theatre 1966  8 items.

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Play Accounts 1957-1963  25 items.

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Search Committee 1975  35 items.

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Student Drama Guild undated  3 items.

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