Preliminary Guide to the Elmer and Anna Jim Erickson Papers

Preliminary Guide to the Elmer and Anna Jim Erickson Papers, 1935-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Erickson, Elmer H., 1914-1991
Title: Preliminary Guide to the Elmer and Anna Jim Erickson Papers
Dates: 1935-1990 (inclusive)
19351990
Quantity: 5 Linear feet of shelf space, (5 Boxes)
Collection Number: MS.2002.27 (collection)
Summary: This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Anna Jim Holman Erickson (1913-2002) and Elmer H. Erickson (1914-1991)
Repository: 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: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Anna Jim Holman Erickson (1913-2002) was an Information Specialist with the Washington Agricultural Extension Office at Washington State University from 1947 to 1969. Erickson worked in the Journalism School at the University of Oklahoma, at the Agricultural Extension Office of Little Rock Arkansas, and then with the United States Department of Agriculture before coming to WSU. She married Elmer Erickson in 1950.

Elmer H. Erickson (1914-1991) was the KWSU Music Librarian-Programmer at Washington State University from 1953 to 1977. He attended Washington State College, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1954. Erickson married Anna Jim Holman in 1950.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Anna Jim Holman Erickson (1913-2002) and Elmer H. Erickson (1914-1991). The collection consists of papers from 1935 to 1990, including incoming correspondence, newspaper clippings, family photographs, transcripts of radio broadcasts, manuscripts of short stories and other writings, periodicals and ephemera.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Elmer and Anna Jim Erickson Papers, 1935-1990 (MS.2002.27)

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.

Location of Collection

(MASC Staff Use) 2-7-16-7

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Richard Old to the Washington State University Libraries in 2002 (MS 2002-27). Additional correspondence was donated by Allison Munch-Rotolo in 2020 (MS 2020-14).

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