Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Summary Information

Repository

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

Creator

Barkhuff, William Delbert

Title

William Delbert Barkhuff Photographs

ID

PC 7

Date [inclusive]

1892-1921

Extent

1 container., .5 linear feet of shelf space., 270 items.

Language

Collection materials are in English.

Abstract

Materials consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, invitations, and a poster of Colfax, dating from 1892-1921. Original prints taken between 1892-1898 record campus life at Washington State University including scenes of students, the administration and mechanical buildings, the Science Building, the "Crib", the Ferry Hall file of 1897, military cadets, class portraits, class picnics, athletic activities, and the hanging of General Wyler's effigy during the Spanish War. There are also scenes from the Barkhuff homestead near Colton and views of Pullman and Colfax. The bulk of the material concerns the late 1800's.

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Biography/History

W. D. Barkhuff enrolled at Washington State University on the opening day in 1892 and was the first editor of the college paper, then called the College Record. He would normally have graduated with the first class, but he stayed out of school one year to earn money, and subsequently graduated with the Class of 1898. Mr. Barkhuff was born at Fayette, Iowa, June 10, 1873, and came west with his parents in 1875. They located at what was then Leitchville (since abandoned) seven miles west of Colton, Washington. After he graduated, he was an engineer with the Northern Pacific Railroad in establishing what was known as the Auburn Cut-off that made Seattle rather than Tacoma its terminus. Later he was City Engineer for Everett; construction engineer with the Union Pacific and the Spokane International for which he was in charge of constructing some 30 miles of railroad out Dawson City, Alaska; district engineer in Seattle; Superintendent of Streets and Sewers for Seattle; and finally (about 1921) City Engineer for Seattle under three different mayors. In 1930 he was killed in an automobile accident while on his way to Camano Island.

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Scope and Content

Materials consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, invitations and a poster of Colfax dating from 1892-1921. The bulk of the material concerns the late 1800's.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

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 for research use.

Acquisition Information

The W. D. Barkhuff collection in the Washington State University Library is the result of two accessions: in December 1957 George P. Barkhuff donated some original prints and some papers, and in 1977 Bruce Barkhuff loaned the University the original glass negatives for copying.

Alternative Form Available

See William Delbert Barkhuff Digital Collection: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/barkhuff

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Digital Archival Object

Cadets defending College Hill ca. 1892-1898

Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• State College of Washington--History
• Washington State University--History

Creator(s) :

• Historical Photograph Collections. waps
• Digital Collections. waps

Genre(s)

• Clippings--Washington (State)--1892-1921. gmgpc waps
• Group portraits -- Washington (State)--1892-1921. gmgpc waps
• Portrait photographs -- Washington (State)--1892-1921. gmgpc waps
• Posters--Washington (State)--Colfax (Wash.)--1892-1921. gmgpc waps

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :

• Barkhuff, William Delbert --Archives

Subject(s)

• Photographs
• Colleges and Universities
• Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Photographs
Original prints showing the Washington State University campus, students, the administration and mechanical buildings, military cadets, the Pullman Hotel and public school, the campground, and the hang in of General Wyler's effigy during the Spanish War. 1892-1898  22 items.				folder 1-2
Subseries 1b: Recent prints made from original glass negatives (some of which are duplicates of prints in 1A) of three sizes: 4x5, 5x8 8x10.  230 items.
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Student scenes: informal dormitory room shots, military cadet activities, class portraits and class picnics; also athletic activities: track, football, baseball, and gymnastics.  66 items.				3-4
Ranch scenes: the Barkhuff homestead near Colton and various ranches on the Snake River near Wawawai. Included are a few threshing scenes, the fruit harvest and orchard views.  66 items.				5-6
Portraits of individuals or small groups (most unidentified).  37 items.				7
Campus views: exteriors of the Administration Building, the Science Building, the "Crib," the Smokestack and the Ferry Hall fire in 1897. Also interior views of the foundry and the Mechanical Building.  20 items.				8
Views of Pullman, including individual residences.  15 items.				9
Views of Colfax, including the college and millrace.  5 items.				10
Public schools, town and rural.  7 items.				11
Miscellaneous and unidentified. Including buildings (such as a Baptist Church), bridges, an Anatone camp ground, a view of Davenport, Washington.  25 items.				12
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Series 2: Newspaper Clippings
Commonplace Book 1892-1898  150 items. Contains clippings describing life in the Pullman area and also student life at WSC, including the 1892 clash between the President and Regents. Other articles concern social life, farm and stock affairs, and other incidents of the area.				folder 13
Subseries 2b: Loose clippings similar to those mounted in the common-place book 1892-1898  20 items.
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Series 3: Donor Correspondence 1957-1977  6 items.				folder 14
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Series 4: Preliminary Register 1957  1 item.				folder 15
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