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Leedy family papers, 1857-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Leedy, Clifford E.; Clifford, Dorothy E.
- Title
- Leedy family papers
- Dates
- 1857-1993 (inclusive)18571993
- Quantity
- 11 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0179Leedy
- Summary
- Clifford E. "Doc" Leedy taught and directed band classes at Bellingham High School for over forty years. In addition to teaching French, Dorothy Leedy was also head of the Bellingham Chapter of the People to People Program for nearly twenty years. The Leedy family papers are dated 1857-1993, and consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, yearbooks, awards, photographs, and artifacts documenting these longtime Bellingham residents and teachers.
- Repository
-
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
-
The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Clifford E. Leedy (1907-1993) was born in Santa Barbara, California, and moved to Bellingham, Washington, in 1932. Clifford, or "Doc," as his students would come to know him, taught and directed band classes at Bellingham High School for 40-plus years, concluding his career in the mid-1970s. During that time "Doc" Leedy became well-known throughout the community both for his excellence in conducting, and his transformation of the Bellingham High School band into a show piece of the community. Under Leedy's direction the Bellingham High School band expanded to include other ensembles representing different styles of music. "Doc" Leedy also led the Bellingham High School Marching Band to play at various festivals along the West Coast, including several trips to Disneyland and the 1957 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Dorothy E. Leedy (1912-1989) was born in Portland, Oregon, and moved to Whatcom County in 1941. In addition to teaching French, Dorothy Leedy was also head of the Bellingham High School People-to-People program from 1965 until well into the 1980s. During that time, Dorothy lead many groups of students to various places around the world, including visits to Russia in 1969 and India in 1971.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Leedy family papers are dated 1857-1993, and document the lives of longtime Bellingham residents and teachers Dorothy and Clifford Leedy. Although the collection is divided into two separate sections pertaining to Dorothy E. and Clifford E. Leedy, respectively, researchers will likely find overlap between those two sections. Dorothy E. Leedy's papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, audio recordings, yearbooks, awards, photographs, and artifacts documenting her college years and her time spent as Head of the Bellingham Chapter of the People-to-People program. Her papers also include photographs of the Dowling family (Dowling was Dorothy Leedy's maiden name). Clifford E. Leedy's papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, yearbooks, awards, photographs, and artifacts documenting his college years, as well as his time spent as Director of the Bellingham High School Band.
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Leedy family papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Leedy family papers are organized in accordance with the following series arrangement:
- Series I. Dorothy E. Leedy papers 1857-1989
- Series II. Clifford E. Leedy papers 1857-1993
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Dorothy E. Leedy papers , 1857-1989Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Newspaper
Clippings, and Photographs |
1965 |
| 1 | 2 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Photographs, and
Receipts |
1967 |
| 1 | 3 | Dorothy to C.E. Leedy Correspondence People to People
Tour |
1967 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence from Pattie Leedy to C.E. Leedy People
to People Tour |
1967 |
| 1 | 5 | Dorothy Leedy Travel Diary People to People
Tour |
1967 |
| 1 | 6 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Newspaper
Clippings, and Photographs |
1968 |
| 1 | 7 | Dorothy Leedy's Travel Notebooks |
1968 |
| 2 | 1 | People to People Tour ¼ in. Audio Recording from
Russia, Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, and Photographs |
1969 |
| 2 | 2 | People to People Tour Oregon 4 H Ambassador
Program |
1969 |
| 2 | 3 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Newspaper
Clippings, and Photographs |
1970 |
| 3 | 1 | People to People Tour ¼ in Reel to Reel. Audio
Recording from India |
1971 |
| 3 | 2 | People to People Tour Correspondence and
Clippings |
1971 |
| 3 | 3 | People to People Tour Photographs India |
1971 |
| 3 | 4 | People to People Tour Photographs |
1971 |
| 3 | 5 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Newspaper
Clippings, and Photographs |
1973 |
| 3 | 6 | Dorothy Leedy Correspondence with East Indian
Student |
1973-1974 |
| 3 | 7 | People to People Tour |
1974 |
| 3 | 8 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1974 |
| 3 | 9 | People to People Tour Lists and
Itineraries |
undated |
| 3 | 10 | People to People Tour Letters of
Recommendation |
1982 |
| 3 | 11 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1967-1981 |
| 3 | 12 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Newspaper
Clippings, and Photographs |
approximately 1970-1980s |
| 3 | 13 | People to People Tour Newspaper Clippings |
1973 |
| 4 | 1 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1973 |
| 4 | 2 | People to People Tour Correspondence and Newspaper
Clippings |
1973 |
| 4 | 3 | People to People Tour Correspondence and Newspaper
Clippings |
1965-1976 |
| 4 | 4 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1970-1971 |
| 4 | 5 | People to People Tour Correspondence and
Photographs |
1969-1975 |
| 4 | 6 | People to People Tour participants lists |
undated |
| 4 | 7 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1972 |
| 4 | 8 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1968 |
| 4 | 9 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1970-1973 |
| 4 | 10 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Form Letters,
and Newspaper Articles |
1970 |
| 4 | 11 | People to People Tour Correspondence and Application
Forms |
1969-1970 |
| 4 | 12 | People to People Tour Correspondence |
1969 |
| 4 | 13 | People to People Tour Correspondence, Newspaper
Clippings, and Photographs |
1973 |
| 4 | 14 | People to People Tour Notebooks |
1973 |
| 5 | 1 | Cecil Dowling Funeral Announcement |
1958 |
| 5 | 2 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy High School Photographs and
Graduation Program |
1929 |
| 5 | 3 | Dorothy Leedy Photographs |
approximately 1929-1960s |
| 5 | 4 | "La Combre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1930 |
| 5 | 5 | "La Combre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1931 |
| 5 | 6 | "La Combre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1932 |
| 5 | 7 | "La Combre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1933 |
| 5 | 8 | "La Combre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1934 |
| 5 | 9 | Santa Barbra State College Newspapers |
1932 1934 |
| 6 | 1 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy "History of Chinese in
California" College Paper |
1932 |
| 6 | 2 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy "The Manchurian Question"
College Paper |
1933 |
| 6 | 3 | Clifford and Dorothy Leedy Wedding License, Cards and
announcements |
1936 |
| 6 | 4 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy "Theodore Roosevelt and the
Panama Revolution" College Paper |
1933 |
| 6 | 5 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy "Foreign Economic Forces in
China Since the Opium War" College Paper |
1934 |
| 6 | 6 | Dorothy Leedy Correspondence and Newspaper
Clippings |
1934 |
| 6 | 7 | Dorothy Leedy Various Membership Cards |
1932-1989 |
| 6 | 8 | Dorothy Leedy BA Diploma for Santa Barbara State
Teachers College |
1934 |
| 6 | 9 | Dorothy Leedy "A Symphonic Synthesis" Short
Story |
1938 |
| 6 | 10 | Dorothy Leedy and Clifford Leedy "Making Friends
Across International Border" Article |
1942 |
| 6 | 11 | Dorothy and Clifford Leedy "No Borders for Tomorrow"
Article |
1942 |
| 6 | 12 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy "The Teaching of French in the
Secondary Schools of the United States" College Paper |
1948 |
| 6 | 13 | Dorothy Leedy French Notes |
approximately 1960s |
| 6 | 14 | Dorothy Leedy Railway Employee |
1945-1953 |
| 6 | 15 | Bellingham Public Schools Correspondence |
1961 |
| 6 | 16 | Dorothy Leedy Passports |
1965-1986 |
| 6 | 17 | Dorothy Leedy Continuing Ed. Course |
1968 |
| 6 | 18 | Newspaper Clippings |
1970 |
| 6 | 19 | DARE Association 4th of July Celebration |
1976 |
| 6 | 20 | 4th of July Celebrations |
1978-1981 |
| 6 | 21 | Dorothy (Dowling) Leedy "Architecture of England"
Paper and Certificate with Photographs |
1987 |
| 7 | 1 | Correspondence |
1937-1938 |
| 7 | 2 | World War II Correspondence |
1941-1945 |
| 7 | 3 | Applications, Correspondence and
Certificates |
1941-1989 |
| 7 | 4 | Newspaper articles and writings |
1969-1972 |
| 7 | 5 | Educational Travel Institute Essay Contest |
1969 |
| 7 | 6 | Certificate of Appreciation presented to Dorothy Leedy
from the State Superintendant of Public Instruction for Dorothy's many years of
teaching |
1976 |
| 7 | 7 | Memories of Teaching |
1971-1976 |
| 7 | 8 | Awards and Certificates |
1915-1973 |
| 7 | 9 | Small Photo Album |
undated |
| 8 | 1 | Plaque honoring Dorothy Leedy in Recognition of 25
Years of Service (Sehome High School) |
1966-1976 |
| 8 | 2 | Dorothy Leedy Term Paper and Class Photograph from
Cambridge University |
1987 |
| 8 | 3 | Framed Photo of Dorothy Leedy Age 5 and Photo of
Clifford Leedy at Same Age (Insert) |
undated |
| 8 | 4 | Sheet music for "People to People" for the
People-to-People High School Student Ambassador Program |
1966 |
| 8 | 5 | Wyoming Dude Ranch Pamphlet |
undated |
| 8 | 6-7 | Memorial Service for Dorothy Leedy (Service Program,
Notes, Condolence Cards) |
1989 |
| 8 | 8 | Dorothy Leedy "Red White and Hullabaloo"
Article |
1982 |
| 8 | 9 | Laminated Newspaper Articles of Dorothy
Leedy |
undated, 1979 |
Series II: Clifford E. Leedy papers , 1857-1993Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 | Early Family Records |
1857-1942 |
| 9 | 2 | Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings |
1905-1962 |
| 9 | 3 | Clifford Leedy Early Drawing |
approximately 1920s |
| 9 | 4 | Leedy Family Photographs and Negatives |
approximately 1920s |
| 9 | 5 | "Olive and Gold", Santa Barbara High School
Yearbook |
1921 |
| 9 | 6 | "Olive and Gold", Santa Barbara High School
Yearbook |
1922 |
| 9 | 7 | "Olive and Gold", Santa Barbara High School
Yearbook |
1923 |
| 9 | 8 | "Olive and Gold", Santa Barbara High School
Yearbook |
1924 |
| 9 | 9 | Santa Barbara High School Commencement
Program |
1924 |
| 9 | 10 | "La Cumbre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1925 |
| 9 | 11 | "La Cumbre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1926 |
| 10 | 1 | "La Cumbre" Santa Barbara State College
Yearbook |
1927 |
| 10 | 2 | USC Commencement Booklet |
1929 |
| 10 | 3 | "El Rodeo" USC Yearbook |
1928 |
| 10 | 4 | "El Rodeo" USC Yearbook |
1929 |
| 11 | 1 | Santa Barbara State College Band Tour
Photographs |
1956-1957 |
| 11 | 2 | Clifford Leedy Band Photos |
approximately 1920-1930s |
| 11 | 3 | Clifford Leedy Music Programs |
1924-1938 |
| 11 | 4 | Sheet Music |
1925 |
| 11 | 5 | Santa Barbara State College Band and Male Chorus
Poster |
1920-1927 |
| 11 | 6 | Clifford Leedy Photographs |
approximately 1930-1970s |
| 11 | 7 | Newspaper Clippings |
approximately 1930s |
| 11 | 8 | Clifford Leedy University of Southern California
Bachelors Degree in Music Education Diploma |
1929 |
| 11 | 9 | Santa Barbara Band Photographs |
1930-1931 |
| 11 | 10 | Henry Eichheim photograph and Newspaper
Articles |
1932 |
| 11 | 11 | Southern California College Symphony Orchestra,
Correspondence, Forms, Newspaper Clippings |
1931-1932 |
| 11 | 12 | Correspondence |
approximately 1933-1960s |
| 11 | 13 | Santa Barbara State College Music Organizations
Letterhead |
undated |
| 11 | 14 | Santa Barbara State College Band Tour Correspondence
and Members List |
1932-1933 |
| 11 | 15 | Clifford Leedy Notes |
undated |
| 11 | 16 | Santa Barbara State College Orchestra Lists and
Newspaper Articles |
1935 |
| 11 | 17 | Thesis Correspondence from Various
Universities |
1934-1936 |
| 11 | 18 | Southern California Alumni Review USC Article
regarding Marching Band |
1935 |
| 11 | 19 | Sigma Alpha Kappa Speech |
1936 |
| 11 | 20 | Teaching Certificates |
1936-1956 |
| 11 | 21 | Master's Thesis "An Evaluation of the Music Curricula
in the Seven State Teachers Colleges of California" |
1936 |
| 11 | 22 | Spring Pageant "Treasure Isle" |
1937 |
| 11 | 23 | Masters Diploma University of Southern
California |
1937 |
| 11 | 24 | All Southern California Symphony Orchestra Newspaper
Articles and Programs |
1934-1938 |
| 11 | 25 | USC Transcripts |
1938 |
| 11 | 26 | Bakersfield Pageant Telegram |
1938 |
| 11 | 27 | USC Graduation Announcement |
1938 |
| 12 | 1 | Various Music Papers and University of Washington
Course Work |
1938-1939 |
| 12 | 2 | "Music in Secondary Schools" Paper for Course
Fulfillment for Music Courses 204, 205, 206 at University of Washington |
1939 |
| 12 | 3 | "The Background Philosophy and Principles of Public
School Music Education and Its Supervision" Doctoral Dissertation University of
Washington |
1940 |
| 12 | 4 | University of Washington Transcripts |
1940 |
| 12 | 5 | Doctorate in Philosophy University of
Washington |
1940 |
| 12 | 6 | University of Washington General
Information |
1941 |
| 12 | 7 | "Three Year Normal" Diploma University of
Washington |
1941 |
| 12 | 8 | Musical Instrument Prices and Music Committee Annual
Report |
1941-1943 |
| 12 | 9 | Draft Records and Social Security Cards |
1945 |
| 12 | 10 | Miscellaneous Identification Cards |
1932-1957 |
| 12 | 11 | War Ration Books, US Air Force Aircraft Warning
Service Certificates and Armband |
1943 |
| 12 | 12 | Bellingham High School Programs and
Appearances |
1944-1947 |
| 12 | 13 | Bellingham High School Photos |
approximately 1940-1960 |
| 12 | 14 | Bellingham High School Band Hand Colored
Photograph |
undated |
| 13 | 1 | Bellingham Beacon Bellingham High School Newspaper
Leedy Article |
1956 |
| 13 | 2 | Newspaper Clippings Bellingham High School
Band |
1957-1959 |
| 13 | 3 | Newspaper Clippings |
1952-1980 |
| 13 | 4 | University of Washington Course Work |
1952 |
| 13 | 5 | All Northwest High School Orchestra, Band and Chorus
Photographs |
1953 |
| 13 | 6 | Bellingham High School Band Photographs |
1955 |
| 13 | 7 | Bellingham High School Zinc Photograph of All
State |
1956 |
| 13 | 8 | "Shuksan" Bellingham High School Yearbook Dedicated to
Clifford Leedy |
1957 |
| 13 | 9 | Bellingham High School Band Activities Newspaper
Clippings |
1970 |
| 13 | 10 | Bellingham High School Calgary Trip
Itinerary |
1966 |
| 13 | 11 | Blossomtime |
1972 |
| 13 | 12 | State High School Band Day at the University of
Washington Photographs |
1959 |
| 13 | 13 | Bellingham High School Band Official World's Fair
Photographs |
1962 |
| 13 | 14 | Clifford Leedy Retirement Dinner, Correspondence,
Photographs and Cards |
1972 |
| 13 | 15 | Bellingham Public Schools Music Guide K-5 |
undated |
| 13 | 16 | Clifford Leedy Retirement Proclamations |
1972 |
| 13 | 17 | Clifford Leedy Retirement Certificate, Bellingham
Public Schools |
1972 |
| 13 | 18 | Clifford Leedy "Impact" Radio Interview, Cassette
Tape |
undated |
| 14 | 1 | Rose Bowl Parade Correspondence |
1957 |
| 14 | 2 | Disneyland Correspondence |
1956 |
| 14 | 3 | Bellingham High School Band at Disneyland Christmas
Fest Photograph |
1956 |
| 14 | 4 | Rose Bowl Tour Lists |
1957 |
| 14 | 5 | Bellingham High School Band Rose Parade Tour Newspaper
Clippings and Itineraries |
1956-1957 |
| 14 | 6 | Bellingham High School Band Rose Bowl
Photographs |
1956-1957 |
| 14 | 7 | Tournament of Roses Official Program |
1957 |
| 14 | 8 | Bellingham High School "Participants" Badge and Ribbon
Rose Bowl Parade |
1957 |
| 15 | 1 | Correspondence, Notes, Papers, Sheet Music |
1934-1959 |
| 15 | 2 | Reports |
1937 |
| 15 | 3 | Music Outline by Grades |
1936 |
| 15 | 4 | Correspondence, Notes, Papers, Sheet Music |
1932 |
| 15 | 5 | Old Spanish Days In Santa Barbara Program |
1932 |
| 15 | 6 | Santa Ana Junior College |
1932-1934 |
| 15 | 7 | Notes and Correspondence |
1936 |
| 15 | 8 | Bakersfield City Schools A Course Study in
Music |
1938 |
| 15 | 9 | Hoy Dia Santa Barbara State College Alumni
Magazine |
1932-1933 |
| 16 | 3 Scrapbooks |
approximately 1930s | |
| oversize-box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1 | Tournament of Roses Scrapbook |
1956-1957 |
| 17 | 2 | Bellingham High School Band Photos |
approximately 1950-1961 |
| 17 | 3 | Photo Tour Book |
1952 |
| 17 | 4 | Bellingham High School Rose Bowl Photo |
1956-1957 |
| 17 | 5 | Henry Eichheim Signed Photograph to Clifford
Leedy |
1932 |
| 17 | 6 | Sunday School and Curtis Certificates |
1918 |
| 17 | 7 | Xth Olympiad Band Patch and Photo |
1932 |
| 17 | 8 | Santa Barbara State College and USC Music
Scores |
1938 |
| 17 | 9 | Orchestra Photograph |
undated |
| 17 | 10 | Clifford Leedy Family Photos |
undated |
| 18 | 1 | Photo of Clifford Leedy performing a radio broadcast
of a weekly music appreciation program in Bakersfield |
undated |
| 18 | 2 | Plaque presented by the Bellingham Jaycees to Dr.
Clifford E. Leedy |
undated |
| 18 | 3 | Scrapbook |
1956-1957 |
| 18 | 4 | Los Angeles Times Newspaper Rose Bowl
Edition |
1957 |
| Box | |||
| 19 | 1 | Photograph of Clifford Leedy Performing an Opera at
USC |
1924-1929 |
| 19 | 2 | Sheet music for "Hymne Olympique" and "The Nations on
Parade" sung at 10th Olympic Games Los Angeles |
1932 |
| 19 | 3 | Photo of Clifford Leedy being handed Disney
Plaque |
1956 |
| 19 | 4 | Photo of Clifford Leedy and his Dance Band |
undated |
| 19 | 5 | Dare "President's Award" Presented to Clifford E
Leedy. Outstanding Volunteer of the Year |
1973 |
| 19 | 6 | Disneyland Certification of Appreciation to Bellingham
High School |
1956 |
| 19 | 7 | USS Triton Certificate of Submerged
Circumnavigation |
1960 |
| 19 | 8 | Mayor of Bellingham's Proclamation that Dr. Clifford
Leedy shall be known and remembered as "The Music Man of Bellingham" |
May 19, 1972 |
| 19 | 9 | Fire Hose Nozzle |
1968 |
| 19 | 10 | Sheet music for "I'd like to Teach the World to
Sing" |
1971 |
| 19 | 11 | Sheet music for "Neapolitan Nights" |
1926 |
| 20 | 1 | Memorial Service for Clifford Leedy (Service Program,
Notes, Condolence Cards) |
1993 |
| 20 | 2 | Christmas Cards |
undated |
| 20 | 3 | Notes on Clifford Leedy's Life |
undated |
| 20 | 4 | Letter from Disneyland Concerning Job offer for Judith
Leedy |
1958 |
| 20 | 5 | Members list for "The Sour Notes Eating
Ensemble" |
undated |
| 21 | Leedy Family Slides, (Family, Tourism, and
Projects) |
1938-1981 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Community life--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Education, Secondary--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- High school teachers--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Marching bands--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Music
- Music--Instruction and study--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
Personal Names
- Leedy, Clifford E.--Archives.
- Leedy, Dorothy E.--Archives.
Corporate Names
- Bellingham High School (Bellingham, Wash.)
- People-to-People (Organization)
Family Names
- Leedy family.
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
- Records (Documents)
Finding aid prepared by Joseph Shay
2010
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