Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Betty E. Evans Collection, 1923-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Evans, Betty E.
Title
Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Betty E. Evans Collection
Dates
1923-1997 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.75 cubic feet, (3 letter size boxes, 1 half-letter size box, 1 oversize box)  :  Personal papers, drama scripts, scores, personal and performance photographs, scrapbooks, audio-visual materials, slides, and artifacts in good condition
Collection Number
FP-0005
Summary
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers and materials of Betty E. Evens, former professor at Central Washington University.
Repository
Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public for educational research

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Betty E. Evans was born in 1923 in Stratford, New Zealand. She attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London between 1947 and 1949 before attending the University of Alberta, where she received bachelors and masters degrees in education. In 1966 she graduated from the University of Oregon with a Ph.D. After a year as Assistant Professor of Speech at the University of Hawaii, she moved to Ellensburg as Associate Professor of Drama at Central Washington University, a position she held until her retirement in 1991. During her tenure at CWU, she wrote and produced numerous plays in addition to her teaching duties. Evans passed away in 1997.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of scripts, performance programs, personal and performance photos, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, college papers, audio-visual materials, and personal and educational certificates held by Betty E. Evans, former professor at Central Washington University.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. FP-0005, Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Betty E. Evans. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized by category: Performance, Academic, and Personal. Arranged alphabetically and thematically within categories.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1-1 “And Your Shall Milk the Cow, Sir" Script
1-2 “Coyote" Script and Program 1972
1-3 “Down the Road Dugin: Millionaire for a Day" Musical Score 1982
1-4 “Down the Road Dugin: Millionaire for a Day" Script 1982
1-5 “Land of the Long Twilight" Script 1970
1-6 “Masters in Our Own House" Script 1965
1-7 “Masters in Our Own House" Programs 1965-1982
1-8 “Mend Your Speech a Little" Script
1-9 “One Hundred Thousand Three and a Half Square Miles" Script
1-10 “Time’s Whirligig" Script
1-11 “Woman, Black as Hell or: Fair and Bright" Program
1-12 Newspaper Clippings and Play Programs 1945-1991
1-13 “Androcles and the Lion" Performance Photos, McConnell Hall 1982
1-14 “Major Barbara" (?) Performance Photos
1-15 “One Way Pendulum" Performance Print and Negatives 1974
1-16 “Othello" Performance Photos
1-17 “Romeo" Performance Photos 1983
1-18 “Taming of the Shrew" Performance Photos
1-19 Performance Photos, Miscellaneous
1-20 “Geography I" Poem
1-21 Personal Photos
1-22 University of Alberta Performance Photos Early 1960s
1-23 Photographs and Newspaper Clippings 1960s-1981
1-24 “An Appraisal of the Alberta Curriculum Guide in Social Studies" Paper
1-25 “Art in Islam" Paper
2-1 “Child Rearing Practices of the Beduin Arabs" Paper
2-2 “A Burkeian Analysis of a Speech from Bertolt Brech’s Mother Courage" Paper
2-3 “Drama and the B.B.C. Third Program" Paper
2-4 “Dr. Bets’ Poems for Pets" – Animal Poems and Illustrations
2-5 “Contemporary American Fiction and the Theatre of the Absurd" Paper
2-6 “Glimpses of Realism in American Theatre Prior to Belasco, 1880" Paper
2-7 “History of Public Speaking in America" Paper
2-8 “Improving the Language of the Speech" Paper
2-9 “Jonathan Edwards and Henry Ward Beecher: Two Preachers and Two Minds" Paper
2-10 ODAL Interpretation 1965
2-11 “Psychology in Mind" Paper
2-12 “The ‘Silent’ Vigil in Belasco’s Madame Butterfly" Paper
2-13 Stories about the Maori of New Zealand 1940s
2-14 Vita and Professional Photo 1991
2-15 Newspaper Clippings from front pocket of Scrapbook #1 1993
2-16 Letters from front pocket of Scrapbook #1 1974-1993
2-17 Stratford Shakespeare Society Honorary Membership Certificate
2-18 Birth, Marriage, Teaching Certificates; High School, Doctoral Diplomas 1923-1966
2-19 University of Oregon Commencement Program 1966
2-20 Convocation Bulletins 1961-1963
2-21 Handwritten Note from Margaret Thatcher 1979
2-22 Letter from Buckingham Palace 1983
2-23 List of Evans’ Original Works 1968-1982
2-24 Memorial Service 1997
2-25 Doctoral Dissertation: “Belasco’s Use of Music" 1966
2-26 Masters Thesis: “Criteria to Evaluate Plays for Junior High Classrooms" 1963
3 Scrapbook #1 1973-1995
3 Correspondence
3 Newspaper Clippings
3 Photographs
3 Teacher of the Year Award, Nominations and Recommendations
3 Teaching Statement of Philosophy
3 Performance Programs
3 Scrapbook #2 1948-1989
3 Contract Offers
3 Concert Programs
3 Newspaper Clippings
3 Photographs
3 CWU Weekly Bulletin XIV, no. 40 July 1, 1980
4-1 Greece and “St. Joan" Performance Slides 1967-1969
4-2 “Blach Comedy" 1969
4-3 “Juno" Performance Slides 1969
4-4 “Juno," “Tempest," “Hamlet" Performance Slides 1969-1971
4-5 “Hamlet" Performance Slides 1971
4-6 “Hamlet" and unknown Performance Slides 1971
4-7 “Private Lives" Performance Slides 1972
4-8 “Private Lives," “How the Other Half Lives" Performance Slides 1972-1973
4-9 “How the Other Half Lives," “Summer Love" Performance Slides 1973
4-10 “Summer Love," “Madame Butterfly" Performance Slides 1973-1975
4-11 “Madame Butterfly" Performance Slides 1975
5 Personal Photos 1940s
5 Performance Photos
5 Plaque, Dr. Betty Evans Shakespeare Scholarship Award 1996
5 Educational Certificates 1939-1957
5 Framed Baton from “Waltz Dream" Early 1960s
5 Scrapbook with Photographs, Newspaper Clippings
5 Cassette Tape, “Down the Road Dugin" Songs
5 VHS Tape, Evans Memorial Service 1997
5 Microfilm Reel, “The Merchant of Venice" Score
5 Magnetic Tape Sound Recording, unknown content
6-1 Oral Communication in New Zealand Paper ND-
6-2 Flight 69 Script ND-
6-3 I want to shout in a Bar in Sydney Script ND-
6-4 Last Fight home ND-
6-5 Rotten Luck Script 1996-
6-6 Soluble problems script ND-
6-7 What's in a name Script 1962-

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Central Washington University--History
  • Drama--20th century

Geographical Names

  • Ellensburg (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scripts (Documents)

Occupations

  • College teachers

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Central Washington University. Theater Department (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Ramirose Attebury Wendt
2012

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