Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Frank and Mary English Papers
1875-1924
Cage 89
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Title
- Frank and Mary English Papers
- ID
- Cage 89
- Date [inclusive]
- 1875-1924
- Extent
- .5 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Correspondence, legal documents and financial records of Frank Newton and Mary Louise Plummer English. Materials related to Colfax College and the Plummer family.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Frank and Mary English Papers, 1875-1924
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
Biography/History
Frank Newton English and Mary Louise Plummer English were educators in Colfax, Washington. Professor Frank Newton English (1951-1931) was the proprietor of English's Collegiate School and Colfax College in Colfax, Washington.
Colfax College was a small private college founded in 1878. In 1902, Colfax College became English's Collegiate Academy, before closing its doors in the late 1920s. [source: Historylink.org, Paula Becker, "Colfax -- Thumbnail History."]
Scope and Content
This collection consists of: correspondence, financial records, indentures, deeds and other land records; portraits of the Englishes; and Mrs. English's school rhetoric notebook. Some materials relate to Colfax College and the Plummer family.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2013
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
This collection was a gift from Mrs. Harry Sanders in 1965.
Related Materials
Related Material
Colfax College Records, 1897-1910 (Cage 4064)
Mary Louise Plummer English Letters, 1890-1899 (Cage 4745)
The Colfax Academy, a brief history: typescript circa 1950 (Cage 1592)
Colfax College Minutes, 1881-1902 (Cage 1555)
Colfax College Register of Pupils, 1890-1900 (Cage 157)
Emma Vermilye Papers, 1908-1966 (Cage 1593)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Contributor(s) :
- Colfax College (Colfax, Wash.)
- Washington State University -- Miscellanea
Geographic Name(s)
- Colfax (Wash.) -- History
Subject(s)
- Colleges and Universities