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Archives 298
School of Music
Records and Photographs, 1922-1977

ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING INFORMATION

These music department records were transferred to Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections in two accessions. UA1988-36 was donated by Howard Deming on Oct. 31, 1988, and UA1988-41 was donated by Hiram Perez on Nov. 9, 1988. Preliminary processing of 1988-41 was done by Whitworth College student Linnea Nelson in the summer of 2009. Processing of the collection was continued by University Archivist Mark O'English in fall of 2009 and completed in December, 2010, at which time 1988-36 was incorporated.

EXTENT/QUANTITY INFORMATION

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Washington State University's School of Music was established in 1901. WSU's High School Summer Camp was started in 1933 by Fine Arts Dean Herbert Kimbrough. It eventually expanded to include non-music fields including journalism, speech, drama, and art. Each Camp lasted four weeks (mid-June to mid-July); while the first camp was only 40 high school students, by the mid-1960s it had grown to over 300.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION & ARRANGEMENT

The collection consists of papers and photographs (including slides) compiled by the program in the middle part of the 20th century.

The collection is organized in two series, the first being Papers and the second being Photographs and Slides. Each series is organized by subject, with folders within each subject being organized either by sub-topic or chronologically, as aappropriate. The final box of photographs is a separate chronological series of photographs originally from WSU's Offices of Printing and Publications.

ACCESS

This collection is open and available for research use. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PREFERRED CITATION

The suggested citation for the collection is:

[Item Description]
WSU School of Music Records and Photographs, 1922-1977 (UA 298)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Washington State University Libraries
Pullman, WA