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Preliminary Guide to the Herman Deutsch papers on the Friends of the Washington State University Library, circa 1940s-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Deutsch, Herman J.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Herman Deutsch papers on the Friends of the Washington State University Library
- Dates
- circa 1940s-1960 (inclusive)19401960
- Quantity
- 0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 Box)
- Collection Number
- MS.1983.21 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection contains papers pertaining to the Friends of the Library (FOL) at Washington State University, with records ranging from 1940 to 1959.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Herman J. Deutsch (1897-1979) received his PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin in 1926. He taught at the University of Montana before coming to Washington State University, where he served as a Professor of History from 1926 to 1962. After retiring, he taught at the University of Washington and also traveled to Vienna, Austria as a Fulbright lecturer. (see Cage 590)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Friends of the Library (FOL) was established in 1938 by WSU's president, E. O. Holland, and William Wirt Foote, head librarian, to assist in securing support and resources for the university library.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains papers pertaining to the Friends of the Library (FOL) at Washington State University, with records ranging from 1940 to 1959. Theses papers were collected by Herman J. Deutsch (1897-1979), a professor of History at WSU from 1926 to 1962. The collection consists of FOL's committee minutes, constitution, membership applications, by-laws, history, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. The collection also contains incoming and outgoing correspondence pertaining to the FOL, including: acquisitions, events, history textbooks, financial records, membership records, as well as letters from Dr. E. O. Holland, President of WSU. Additionally, the collection includes a list of residents in the state of Washington from 1945 to 1946 whose wealth was estimated at fifty-thousand dollars and above.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Herman Deutsch papers on the Friends of the Washington State University Library, circa 1940s-1960 (MS.1983.21)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Libraries
Geographical Names
- Pullman (Wash.) -- History -- Sources
- Washington (State) -- History
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Libraries (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Jacki Tyler
2020
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
