Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Herbert and Mary Neil Papers
circa 1938-2009
MS.2009.35
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Neil, Herbert W., 1912-2009
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Herbert and Mary Neil Papers
- ID
- MS.2009.35
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1938-2009
- Extent
- 10.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 11 Boxes + 1 manuscript case
- Location
- (MASC staff use) 1-38-3-2
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Herbert and Mary Neil papers, including correspondence, diaries, notes for an unpublished fiction project, miscellaneous papers, and diplomas.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Herbert and Mary Neil Papers, circa 1938-2009 (MS.2009.35)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Herbert Neil (1912-2009) was a graduate of Kennewick (WA) High School, and received a bachelor's degree in general studies from Washington State College in 1936, after attending Spokane University for two years on a baseball scholarship. He became acting editor of the Washington State College agricultural extension newspaper in the early 1940s. While visiting Portland, he met Mary Wensky at a swimming pool. The couple married in 1946 and settled in Pullman.
Mary Wensky Neil (1918-1992) graduated from high school in Wyoming, and worked for a time in Washington, D.C. for the Internal Revenue Service. After moving to Pullman, she worked at Washington State College as secretary for the Sociology Department, and during that time she earned degrees in general studied (1962) and education (1963). She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Kappa Delta. She taught at Edison Elementary School in Pullman, and went on to earn her M.A. in teaching from Purdue University, retiring from teaching in 1981.
Scope and Content
Herbert and Mary Neil papers, including correspondence, diaries, notes for an unpublished fiction project, miscellaneous papers, and diplomas. Most of the diaries have a large quantity of insertions (primarily correspondence), and some of the Herbert Neil diaries have indexes in the front of the volume.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022
https://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 donated to the Washington State University Libraries by the estate of Herbert Neil (via Sharon Yount, co-executor) in 2009 (MS-2009-35). Additional materials were received in 2010 (Herb Neil diary, 1935-1943) and 2015 (Herb Neil diary, 2007).
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Neil, Herbert W., 1912-2009 -- Archives
- Neil, Mary W., 1918-1992 -- Archives
Creator(s) :
- Neil, Mary W., 1918-1992
Subject(s)
- Literature