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Frank Terrace Memoir and Related Materials, 1942-1944
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Frank Terrace Memoir and Related Materials
- Dates
- 1942-1944 (inclusive)19421944
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1)
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0338terrace
- Summary
- A draft of a memoir documenting the life and career of Frank Terrace, a founding member of the Washington State Good Roads Association, plus a small number of clippings and additional collected materials about Frank Terrace.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains a 1942 typed draft of a memoir by Frank Terrace, regarding his life and career. Terrace was a founding member of the Washington State Good Roads Association, and (along with Sam Hill), a leading figure in efforts to develop and improve a system of roads in the United States. The collection contains a small number of additional items regarding Frank Terrace and his work: these are newspaper clippings, a 1944 letter written by U.S. Senator Rufus C. Holman (R-Oregon) on learning of Terrace's death, and a 1944 radio script by Billie Barnes about Frank Terrace and the Northwest highways (presented by Northwest Theatre and hosted by Puget Sound Power and Light Company).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Frank Terrace Memoir and Related Materials, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Collection contents have been organized very simply in four separate file folders.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in June 2015, as a gift of Kathleen Nolan.
Processing Note
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Related Materials
A collection of archival records of the Washington State Good Roads Association is also housed and available at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | "Memoirs of Frank Terrace: Sailor, Miner, Immigrant, Farmer, Good Roads Pioneer, Peace Emissay and Loyal American Citizen" (typewritten draft, includes handwritten notations indicating where images would appear) | 1942 |
| 1/2 | Newspaper clippings re: Frank Terrace | 1942 |
| 1/3 | Radio script re: Terrace and the Northwest highways (By Billie Barnes, presented by Northwest Theatre and hosted by Puget Sound Power and Light Company) | 1944 |
| 1/4 | Rufus C. Holman letter re: Terrace's death | 1944 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Highway planning--Washington (State)--Citizen participation--History.
Personal Names
- Hill, Samuel,--1857-1931.
- Terrace, Frank.
Corporate Names
- Washington State Good Roads Association.
Finding aid prepared by Ruth Steele
(c) 2015
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
