James Quann Papers 1959-2005
Cage.883

Summary Information

Repository
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Creator
Quann, C. James
Title
James Quann Papers
ID
Cage.883
Date [inclusive]
1959-2005
Extent
7.0 boxes.
Language
English
Abstract
Papers of Charles James Quann, registrar of Washington State University from 1970 to 1990. The collection includes files related to his research on WSU military veterans, and professional papers related to his career as registrar.

Preferred Citation note

The suggested citation for the collection is: [Item Description] James Quann Papers, 1959-2005 Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA

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Biographical/Historical note

Charles James Quann (1933-2015) was born in Cle Elum, WA, to James and Grace Quann. He graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in General Agriculture (1954), and went on to graduate studies, earning a master's degree in Agricultural Economics (1959) and a Doctor of Education degree (1971). He was a veteran of the Korean War (34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division). He was registrar of WSU from 1970 to 1990. Beginning in 1996, he initiated a series of oral interviews about Washington State University alumni, faculty, and staff who were military veterans. He was the author of WSU Military Veterans: Heroes and Legends (Spokane: Tornado Creek Publications, 2005), and founder of the WSU Veterans Memorial.

Quann received the Washington State University Distinguished Service Award, and the WSU Alumni Achievement Award.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of papers of Charles James Quann, registrar of Washington State University from 1970 to 1990. The collection includes files related to his research on WSU military veterans, and professional papers related to his career as registrar.

[Note: during processing, student transcripts received with the papers were removed.]

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Arrangement note

This collection is arranged in two series:

Series 1: Washington State University Veterans Research Project, circa 1990s-2000s. Research files about students, faculty, and staff who served in the United States armed forces. Includes collected materials (reproductions) such as service records and newspaper clippings; also transcriptions and correspondence related to oral history interviews conducted by Quann.

Series 2: Professional Papers, 1959-2005. Papers and publications by Quann, as well as his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open and available for research use.

Conditions Governing Use note

Copyright restrictions apply.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

James Quann donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2006 (MS.2006.16).

Processing Information note

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

Physical Education and Athletics: Director Records, 1908-1967 (Archives 145, Correspondence series).

Washington State University War Records, 1918-1950 (Archives 121).

Washington State University Veterans Oral History Interviews, 1996-2009 (Archives 232).

Separated Materials note

Books received with this collection were separated. Selected titles were added to the rare book collection in MASC, and some were added to the circulating collection in the WSU Libraries. These items are cataloged separately.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Washington State University--Faculty--Archives
  • Washington State University--History--Sources

Subject(s)

  • Colleges and Universities
  • Soldiers--Washington (State)--Pullman

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Washington State University Veterans Research Project circa 1990-2004 

Box Folder

Dale Wilfred Aldrich. 

1 1

Ace Allen. 

1 2

Elizabeth Lee Anderson. 

1 3

ASTP. 

1 4

Bill Bakamis. 

1 5

Jim Baker. 

1 6

Ken Baldwin. 

1 7

Donald L. Bauer. 

1 8

Emil S. Bitar. 

1 9

Edwin Bornander. 

1 10

Robert V. Bowler. 

1 11

Lowell W. Brooks. 

1 12

Ralph Wallace Brown. 

1 13

Robert Brown. 

1 14

Art Brunstad. 

1 15

Archie Buckley. 

1 16

Leo Kenneth Bustad. 

1 17

Leland Roscoe Camp. 

1 18

Myron B. Carstensen. 

1 19

James Richard Carter. 

1 20

Kay Chew. 

1 21

Kim Chilberg. 

1 22

Louis Kenneth Christian. 

1 23

Asa Varnell Clark, Jr. 

1 24

Marvin Scott Clinton. 

1 25

Robert E. Clowe. 

1 26

Harry L. Cole, Jr. 

1 27

Jack Cecil Cole. 

1 28

Edna L. Cox. 

1 29

Richard Cozens. 

1 30

William Dahlke. 

1 31

Homer Dana. 

2 32

Bertha Davis. 

2 33

David G. Davis. 

2 34

Terry Dennison. 

2 35

George N. Dragnich. 

2 36

John C. Ellingson. 

2 37

Leon W. Ellsworth. 

2 38

Frank Norman Emory. 

2 39

Felix Fabian, Jr. 

2 40

Professor Felix Fabian, Sr. 

2 41

John Fabian. 

2 42

William Fabian. 

2 43

James Fleming. 

2 44

Malcolm Vaughn Fortier. 

2 45

Lawrence Gale. 

2 46

John Gallagher. 

2 47

Edgar Harry Goldsworthy. 

2 48

Harry Goldsworthy. 

2 49

Robert Flood Goldsworthy. 

2 50

Dale Gough. 

2 51

George R. Greene. 

2 52

David Guzman. 

2 53

Elmer Harris. 

2 54

Mary Elizabeth Harvey. 

2 55

Eric Douglas Hedeen. 

2 56

Robert Higgins. 

2 57

Joseph Z. Hillis. 

2 58

Wally Hoffman. 

2 59

Jack Daniels Holsclaw. 

2 60

William Henry Hronek, Jr. 

2 61

Robert J. Hulbert. 

2 62

Charles D. Hull. 

2 63

Milt Hunter. 

2 64

John J. Hurley. 

3 65

Keith Jackson. 

3 66

Jacob Joffee. 

3 67

Denny Jones. 

3 68

Elmer V. Jurgensen. 

3 69

Duane Kaiser. 

3 70

Dan Keenan. 

3 71

Jack Kelleher. 

3 72

Charles Glen King. 

3 73

John Franklin Kinney. 

3 74

Jim Edgar Klemgard. 

3 75

Vernon J. Kondra. 

3 76

Dean Ladd. 

3 77

Timothy Lang. 

3 78

Willard Dale LaSalle. 

3 79

Jean Lewellen. 

3 80

Robert Loeffelbein. 

3 81

Russell Long. 

3 82

Roy Lowell (Leroy Sam). 

3 83

Robert E. Ludwig. 

3 84

John B. Matthews. 

3 85

Robert William McCalder. 

3 86

Loren George McCollum. 

3 87

Naomi McCracken. 

3 88

Donald McHugo. 

3 89

Connie C. McKay. 

3 90

Virgil Michaelsen. 

3 91

Clayton Johnson Mickelsen. 

3 92

Bob Miller. 

3 93

Maybelle Theresa Miller. 

3 94

Felix F. Moran, III. 

3 95

Doug Munro. 

4 96

Philip Nalder. 

4 97

Marshall Neill. 

4 98

Robert W. Neill. 

4 99

Glenn Oman. 

4 100

Eugene G. Patterson. 

4 101

Robert Pearson. 

4 102

Leo Pierson. 

4 103

Pete Rademacher. 

4 104

Richard Rawlings. 

4 105

Heather Reed. 

4 106

John Roeder. 

4 107

Scotty Rohwer. 

4 108

Robert Russ. 

4 109

Ira Christian Rumberg. 

4 110

Jerry M. Sage. 

4 111

James H. Scott. 

4 112

Toll Seike. 

4 113

Bob Smawley. 

4 114

Josephine M. Smith. 

4 115

Millard Stambaugh. 

4 116

Don Steinbrunner. 

4 117

Shirley Stewart (Waugh). 

4 118

Richard Dale Storr. 

4 119

Paul W. Sunich. 

4 120

Keith Smith. 

4 121

Tom Tiede. 

4 122

Donald Thompson. 

5 123

Harley Tuck. 

5 124

Elbert Wagoner. 

5 125

William Allen Wappenstein. 

5 126

Wiltse Weber. 

5 127

Greg Weightman. 

5 128

Jerry Williams. 

5 129

John H. Wills. 

5 130

Delmar Edward Wilson. 

5 131

Don Zigler. 

5 132

Robert Zimmerman. 

5 133

Book: WSU Military Veterans. 2005 

5 134

Veterans history research: miscellaneous collected pamphlets. 1995-1996 

5 135

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Series 2: Professional Papers 1959-2005 

Box Folder

Gift proposal: WSU class of 1949 to finance the completion of the WSU Veterans Memorial. 1998 

5 136

China Lectures. 1985 

5 137-138

Presentations. 1968-1970 

5 139

Monograph: "Plus Minus Grading: a case study and national implications." 1987 

5 140

Washington State University Summer Session 1900-1995: a historical analysis. 1996 

5 141

A Comparison of the Role and Function of Academic Registrars in the Republic of China and the United States. 1996 

6 142

Quann papers and publications (removed from binder). 1960-1992 

6 143-146

Quann papers and publications (removed from binder). 1992-2000 

7-Jun 147-150

Quann publications (bound volume of reproductions, compiled 2014). 2014 

7 151

Quann publications (miscellaneous reprints). 1969-1977 

7 152

Quann publications. 1982-2005 

7 153

Charles James Quann master's thesis: Market Potential for Range Livestock. Master of Arts in Agricultural Economics, Washington State University. 1959 

7 154

Charles James Quann doctoral dissertation: The Pass/Fail Option: Analysis of a Grading Experiment. Doctor of Education, Washington State University. 1971 

7 155

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