Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the William Stimson WSU History Correspondence
1987-1989
Cage 836
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Stimson, William, 1946-
- Title
- William Stimson WSU History Correspondence
- ID
- Cage 836
- Date [inclusive]
- 1987-1989
- Extent
- 1 linear feet of shelf space, 2 boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The collection compiles correspondence received by Bill Stimson in the course of writing his 1989 book "Going to Washington State: A Century of Student Life." The correspondents are primarily Washington State University alumni, discussing their college experiences, and range from the 1890s to the 1980s.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] William Stimson WSU History Correspondence, 1987-1989
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
William L. Stimson collected this correspondence for his published book "Going to Washington State: A Century of Student Life." After graduating from Eastern Washington University, Stimson worked as a reporter for the Spokane Chronicle, United Press International and Reuters, and was editor of "Spokane Magazine" and "Universe Magazine." He received his MA and PhD degrees in history from Washington State University, and became a Professor of Journalism at Eastern Washington University.
Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of correspondence received by William Stimson while preparing his book. The correspondence all took place in 1987-1989, but discusses the correspondents’ memories of their time as students at Washington State University from the 1890s to 1980s. In some places, photocopies of letters or articles from the relevant period may have been included in the correspondence. Mr. Stimson’s personal notes are often written onto letters.
Arrangement
The collection is primarily arranged chronologically by the graduation dates of the correspondents and then alphabetically by the correspondents' last names within each folder, on the assumption that the primary use would be by researchers interested in given time period. A few unusual formats (a cassette tape and several reporters notebooks) are at the end of these files. In cases where a correspondent's marital name is obviously different from the name used while a student, their student-era name is used here. However, this is not always clear, and so may not be consistent. In a few cases (mostly those predating 1920), the letters are from children about their parents' experiences, and in those cases the parent is treated as the correspondent for purposes of determining filing dates and names. Letters from non-alumni are filed at the end of the years referenced in the letters.
Correspondence ranges from one page to thirty-plus pages, and the larger or more significant sets of correspondence are filed singly in their own folders.
Following those, about six folders collect letters very specifically in response to requests by Mr. Stimson for information about specific subjects; the correspondence in this set almost never touches on other topics. Keep in mind that letters in the chronological files might also touch on these topics.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
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 apply.
Acquisition Information
These materials were gifted to Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) by William Stimson on December 11, 2015 (MS.2015.21). Additional materials were donated on May 3, 2019.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in December, 2015. He reprocessed the collection in May, 2020 to incorporate the newly gifted materials, and to replace existing photocopies with originals.
Related Materials
Related Material
WSU MASC’s Photo Collection (PC 141), the William Stimson Collection of Donated Photographs of Pullman & WSU, 1890s-1980s, was received and processed at MASC prior to any knowledge that these papers would be coming. Several of the papers reference enclosed photographs; those photographs might be found in PC 141.
During the writing of his book, Stimson referenced multiple other collections and publications held in the MASC. Notable among these is the WSU Centennial Oral Histories (Archives 202).
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University -- Students.
- Washington State University -- History.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Stimson, William, 1946- -- Correspondence
Subject(s)
- Colleges and Universities.
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
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1897: Smith, Joe |
1 | 1 | ||
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1898: Bucklin, Robert |
1 | 2 | ||
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1907: Gay, Robert E. |
1 | 3 | ||
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1908: Lewis, Lewis F. |
1 | 4 | ||
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1921: Hamilton, Fred; Roberts, James; Twigg, Glenn |
1 | 5 | ||
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1922: Bugge, William; Clodius, Ted; Redington, Betty and Stewart, Don |
1 | 6 | ||
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1923: Cline, V.R.; Compau, Cecil; Maughmer, G.F. |
1 | 7 | ||
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1925: Avery, Frank; Bucklin, Robert W |
1 | 8 | ||
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1926: Strauss, Matthew |
1 | 9 | ||
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1927: Bageant, Kenneth; Detering, Fred; Sisler, George; Wilson, Lee |
1 | 10 | ||
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1928: Dils, Gene; Keener, Isobel; Stilson, Esther; Sweet, Violet; Winger, Carlyn |
1 | 11 | ||
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1929: Bowen, Howard; Brown, Dorothy; Buckley, Mary |
1 | 12 | ||
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1929: Appel, Lylia |
1 | 13 | ||
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1929: McLarney, Felix and Siebenbaum, Dorothy |
1 | 14 | ||
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1930: Bollman, Elsie; Mitchell, Leonard; Pittmen, Chester; Stover, Donald |
1 | 15 | ||
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1931: Bonn, Marjorie; Hein, Mel; Kennedy, Ken; Rideout, James |
1 | 16 | ||
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1932: Barstow, Grace; Jenkins, Herb; Loeper, William; McCabe, C.R. |
1 | 17 | ||
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1933: Bowen, Howard; Newcomb, Reuben |
1 | 18 | ||
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1934: Bement, Kenyon; Bohler, John |
1 | 19 | ||
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1935: Caraher, Joe; Lynch, Frances; McLarney, Art |
1 | 20 | ||
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1936: Camp, Elizabeth; Davis, Miriam; Jorgenson, Rolf; Klessig, Elizabeth; Lewis, Walter; Miles, Francis; Olson, Allan; Rice, Charles; Sandberg, Robert; Thornton, Genevieve |
1 | 21 | ||
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1937: Bassett, Henry; Brewster, Jo; Faler, Delia; Gilbert, Wilbur; Holz, Robert; Kienitz, Jean; Le Cocq, Rhoda; Rasmussen, Ruth; Scheyer, Dwight; Schlademan, Karl; Schreck, Sarah Marie; Stewart, Shirley |
1 | 22 | ||
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1938: Carroll, Dorothy; Conway, M.W.; Hill, Joe; Johnson, Randall; Miller, Louisa; Miller, Wayne; Ott, Esther; Rice, Charles; Schuchman, Clarence; Swanson, Byron |
1 | 23 | ||
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1938: Gibson, Weldon "Hoot" |
1 | 24 | ||
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1938: Sage, Jerry |
1 | 25 | ||
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1939: Schalow, Walt |
1 | 26 | ||
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1940: Davidson, Glen; Tomita, Junichi |
1 | 27 | ||
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1942: Floyd, Ellis and Thomas, Pat; Handy, Frances; Neilson, Bob |
1 | 28 | ||
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1943: Gay, Richard; Wood, Ralph |
1 | 29 | ||
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1944: Keithly, Margaret; Pease, Margaret; Rodney, Marie; Thomas, Jennie |
1 | 30 | ||
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1945: Piovesan, Irma |
1 | 31 | ||
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1946: Roberts, Janet |
1 | 32 | ||
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1948: Loeffelbein, Bob; Pozzi, Ron |
1 | 33 | ||
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1949: Bushaw, Don; Johnson, Wynne; Price, Miles; Whitely, Virgil; Whitson, J. Harry |
1 | 34 | ||
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1950: Fitch, Alice and Bill; Sorenson, Phil and Lyon, B.J.; Webb, Betty; Wood, Herb |
1 | 35 | ||
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1951: Degerstrom, Joan; Mullen, Jack; Sonnemann, W.K. |
1 | 36 | ||
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1952: Goudy, George; Hagie, Daryl and Jean |
1 | 37 | ||
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1953: Nordquist, Dave; Veatch, Sarita |
1 | 38 | ||
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1954: Eberhart, Rosemary; Trefry, Walter |
1 | 39 | ||
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1956: Kadow, Kenneth; McCormmach, Russell |
1 | 40 | ||
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1957: Gale, Nancy; Smith, Chellis |
2 | 1 | ||
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1958: Johnson, Maecel |
2 | 2 | ||
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1959: Stuart, Bill; Tiede, Tom |
2 | 3 | ||
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1960: Horn, Monita; Jeswine, Miriam |
2 | 4 | ||
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1963: Peter, Laurence |
2 | 5 | ||
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1966: de Michele, Barbara |
2 | 6 | ||
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1969: Jones, Harlan; Scherr, Bev |
2 | 7 | ||
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1970: Cross, Nola; Eliassen, Gary; Short, James |
2 | 8 | ||
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1971: Atkins, Ralph; Ferguson, Louise; Hendrickson, Scott; Turner, John H. |
2 | 9 | ||
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1972: Martin, Molly |
2 | 10 | ||
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1973: Walker, Bill |
2 | 11 | ||
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1980: Wheat, Lori |
2 | 12 | ||
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1985: Coe, Stanley; Jensen, Jeff |
2 | 13 | ||
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Cassette tape: interviews about football under Buck Bailey |
2 | 14 | ||
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Reporters notebooks: Jennie Harold; Wes McCabe; Glenn Oman; James Quann |
2 | 15 | ||
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Edward R. Murrow and Ida Lou Anderson. By Adams, Harold; Boyce, Barbara; Cavanaugh, Ed; Foraker, Phillip; Fox, Richard; Johnson, Virginia; Long, Cliff; Murrow, Janet; Nelson, Marjorie; Newcomb, Reuben; Plaskett(?), Bill; Rideout, James; Sackett, Manley; Stover, Donald; Walker, Corinne; Watt, Virginia; Williams, Orus |
2 | 16 | ||
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Correspondence from Ida Lou Anderson to Art Gilmore, 1936 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Strike of 1936. By Giles, Lawrence E.; Lewis, Walter; Yothers, Robert |
2 | 18 | ||
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Compton firing, 1951. By Sandberg, Robert |
2 | 19 | ||
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Frank and Irene Potter. By Beard, Max; Bissinger, Mildred; Carter, Alice; Carter, Bert; Cauvel, Jane; Chisholm, Thelma; Click, Grace; Downie, Jack; Feagin, Susan; Franzen, Ellen; Goodrich, Dorris; Grosshans, Harry; Lampson, J.H.; Maurier, Frances; McClure, Aretta; McCormmach, Russell; Ogden, Daniel; Pilkey, Walt; Roberts, Beryl; Roberts, Janet; Sadoff, Frances; Stiern, Richard; Thompson, Albert; Thompson, Lois; Towne, Frank; Wells, Donald; Young, Joan |
2 | 20 | ||
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Question form blanks, sent by Stimson to alumni |
2 | 21 | ||