Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the High Ground Records 1994-1999
Cage.920
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Coates, Ross
- Title
- High Ground Records
- ID
- Cage.920
- Date [inclusive]
- 1994-1999
- Extent
- 3.5 linear feet, 5 boxes.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection contains correspondence, notes, drafts, transcripts, and audio cassettes related to the production of High Ground magazine (art periodical published in Moscow, ID; Ross Coates, editor).
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]; High Ground Records, 1994-1999; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
High Ground magazine began as an art magazine featuring art of the Inland Northwest. This periodical was published once a year in Moscow, Idaho. The editor and co-founder, Ross Coates, was a professor at Washington State University beginning in 1976. As of 2018, Coates is a Professor Emeritus of drawing and sculpture at WSU. Much of the material in the collection is also from Marilyn Lysohir Coates, who has also served as a professor at WSU. High Ground magazine was published from 1995-1999.
Scope and Content
High Ground archives (art periodical published in Moscow, ID; Ross Coates, editor). This collection consists of correspondence, artist information, including resumes, drafts, interview transcripts, and other materials that went into the making of High Ground magazines. The amount of material varies by year, with the material for the 1996 and 1997 editions being the most prevalent.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged with the material for each annual publication gathered together. Folders 1, 14, and 18 are oversize and are housed in box 3. The audiocassettes are housed separately in boxes 4 and 5. Assorted ephemera are located in envelopes in box 3, arranged by year.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-07-26
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
Ross Coates, editor of High Ground, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2004 (MS.2004.01).
Processing Information
James Feller processed this collection in 2018.
Related Materials
Related Material
Issues of High Ground (1995-1999) are available in the MASC rare book collection (call number: N6526 .H54).
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Art, American--Northwestern States--20th century--Periodicals
- Artists, American--Northwestern States--Periodicals
- Fine Arts
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
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Draft of "High Ground" 1995 edition. 1995 |
3 | 1 | ||
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Women and art, NGO forum on women, correspondence, artist information (1 of 2). 1994-1996 |
1 | 2 | ||
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NGO forum on women (Beijing) and related material (2 of 2). 1995-1996 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Notes from trip to China (photocopies). 1996 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Archie Bray Foundation materials. 1995-1996 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Materials for "High Ground" 1996 edition (1 of 2). 1995-1996 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Materials for "High Ground" 1996 edition (2 of 2). 1996 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Interview transcripts and drafts for "High Ground" 1996 edition. 1996 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Papers related to "High Ground" 1997 edition (1 of 5). 1997 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Interview transcripts for "High Ground" 1997 edition (2 of 5). 1997 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Drafts of articles for "High Ground" 1997 edition (3 of 5). 1997 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Artist statements and resumes for "High Ground" 1997 edition (4 of 5). 1997 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Additional material for "High Ground" 1997 edition (5 of 5). 1997 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Full-size draft of "High Ground" 1997 edition. 1997 |
3 | 14 | ||
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Interview notes. 1999 |
2 | 15 | ||
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Crow's Shadow Institute papers. 1993-1998 |
2 | 16 | ||
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Materials and draft for "High Ground" 1998 edition. 1998 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Newspaper articles about "High Ground." 1995-1997 |
3 | 18 | ||
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Interview notes (1 of 2). Undated |
2 | 19 | ||
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Interview notes (2 of 2). Undated |
2 | 20 | ||