Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Lawrence L. Lowther, 1964-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lowther, Lawrence L.
Title
Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Lawrence L. Lowther
Dates
1964-2001 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.0 cubic feet, (5 letter-sized document cases)  :  Good condition
Collection Number
FP-0018
Summary
This collection consists of correspondence, program and project reports, organizational and departmental minutes, photographs and ephemera collected by Professor Lawrence L. Lowther of Central Washington University from 1964 to 2000.
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.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Lawrence L. Lowther received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Language Arts from the University of Washington in 1952. He completed a Master’s degree in History at the University of Washington in 1959, followed by a Ph.D. in History at the same university in 1964. After graduating in 1952, he worked as a language arts teacher at Twisp High School in Twisp, Washington, from 1952-1954. He then taught language arts at Davenport High School in Davenport, Washington, from 1954-1955, before becoming a social studies teacher at West Valley High School in Yakima, Washington, from 1955-1961. He became Associate Professor of History at General Beadle State College in Madison, South Dakota, from 1964-1965. In 1965 he became a professor of history at Central Washington State College, teaching early American history until his full retirement in 2000. He served as chairman of the History Department from 1979 to 1984. Professor Lowther also played an important role in the growth and development of the History Day program in Washington, serving as the state coordinator (1985-1996) and a member of the National History Day Executive Committee (1990-1996). He was also president, secretary, and executive secretary of the Washington State Council for the Social Studies for many years.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The bulk of the Lawrence Lowther collection contains correspondence related to his teaching career at Central Washington University (1966-2000) and his work with Washington State History Day (1982-1999) and the American Federation of Teachers. Included in the collection are records of the Teacher Education Council (1977-1992) and Washington State Council for Social Studies (1977-1996).

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-0018, Faculty Papers, Lawrence L. Lowther. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically by subject title.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1-1 Videocassettes (2)--Lawrence Lowther interview
1-2 Articles – Bicentennial – Drafts
1-3 Articles – Values in History 1992
1-4 Association of Washington Historians
1-5 Athletics and Academics - Correspondence
1-6 Book Review Draft – “The American People” 1982
1-7 Book Review Draft – “Dissent and Disorder”
1-8 Correspondence 1964
1-9 Correspondence 1965
1-10 Correspondence 1966
1-11 Correspondence 1967
1-12 Correspondence 1968
1-13 Correspondence 1969
1-14 Correspondence 1970
1-15 Correspondence 1971
1-16 Correspondence 1972
1-17 Correspondence 1973
1-18 Correspondence 1974
1-19 Correspondence 1975
1-20 Correspondence 1976
1-21 Correspondence 1977
1-22 Correspondence 1978
2-1 Correspondence 1979
2-2 Correspondence 1980
2-3 Correspondence 1981
2-4 Correspondence 1982
2-5 Correspondence 1983
2-6 Correspondence 1984
2-7 Correspondence 1985
2-8 Correspondence 1986
2-9 Correspondence 1987
2-10 Correspondence 1988
2-11 Correspondence 1989
2-12 Correspondence 1990
2-13 Correspondence 1991
2-14 Correspondence 1992
2-15 Correspondence 1993
2-16 Correspondence 1994
2-17 Correspondence 1995
2-18 Correspondence 1996
2-19 Correspondence 1997
2-20 Correspondence 1998
2-21 Correspondence 1999
2-22 Correspondence 2000
2-23 Correspondence
2-24 Deposition – Rosco Tolman
2-25 Education Department
2-26 Edstart
2-27 Elderhostel
2-28 Ephemera
2-29 ETS Question Submissions
2-30 Mark Gale Application
2-31 General Education Committee
2-32 General Honors Program
2-33 High School Social Science Curriculum Proposal
2-34 Historians’ Bicentennial Newsletter (Nos. 1-3)
3-1 History Department – G.Z. Refai
3-2 History Department – Floyd Rodine
3-3 History Department – Secondary Social Studies Training Proposal
3-4 History Department – Secondary Social Studies Training Proposal – Correspondence
3-5 History Department – World Civilization Course Proposal
3-6 Labor Issues
3-7 Lectures – “Bill of Rights”
3-8 Lectures – “The Birth of the Constitution and Its Journey through 200 Years”
3-9 Lectures – “Revolutions Are Not Mushrooms”
3-10 NCATE Accreditation 1988
3-11 NCATE Precondition Report
3-12 NCSS Committee on Religion in Schools
3-13 Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges – Evaluation Committee Report 1989
3-14 OSPI Site Visit 1987
3-15 Presidential Politics in Historical Perspective
3-16 Proposal for a Social Action Component in the High School Social Studies Program
3-17 Retirement Planning Committee
4-1 Social Science Committee
4-2 Sociology 498
4-3 Student Evaluation Summaries 1973-1987
4-4 Student Evaluation Summaries 1988-2000
4-5 Summer Institute for School Teachers of Washington State History
4-6 Task Force on Interdepartmental Relations
4-7 Teacher Education Council – Ad Hoc Committee on Standards in Teacher Education
4-8 Teacher Education Council – Basic Programs in Teaching Social Studies in the Middle/Junior High School
4-9 Teacher Education Council – Center for the Preparation of School Personnel – Mission Statement
4-10 Teacher Education Council – Charter
4-11 Teacher Education Council – Committee on Middle Level Programs – Final Report 1989
4-12 Teacher Education Council – Curriculum Folio – Basic Program in Social Studies
4-13 Teacher Education Council – Direction and Challenge 1989-1990
4-14 Teacher Education Council – Elementary Education Academic Component
4-15 Teacher Education Council – Membership Roster 1987-1989
4-16 Teacher Education Council – Memoranda 1977-1978
4-17 Teacher Education Council – Memoranda 1987-1992
4-18 Teacher Education Council – Middle Level Teacher Training Project
4-19 Teacher Education Council – Minutes (intermittent) 1977-1991
4-20 Teacher Education Council – Policy for Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students in Teacher Education
4-21 Teacher Education Council – Statement of Organization and Procedure 1978
4-22 Teacher Education Council – A Suggested Academic Component for Candidates for Elementary Education Certification
4-23 Teacher Education Council – Survey of Social Science Coursework of Elementary Teacher Candidates
4-24 Teacher Education Council – Task Force on Graduate Teacher Education – Report on Graduate Education for Teachers 1988
4-25 Teacher Education Council – Task Force on Selection, Retention, and Counseling of Teacher Education Students – Report 1985
4-26 Teacher Education Council – Teacher Education Program – Future Goals and Directions 1986-1988
4-27 Teacher Education Program Proposal 1990
4-28 Textbook Critiques
5-1 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – Minutes 1973
5-2 University Curriculum Committee – Minutes 1990
5-3 U.S. Survey Readings Project
5-4 Cynder Viles – Centralia Massacre Monument
5-5 Vita / Professional Service Record
5-6 Washington State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission – Article with L. Lowther
5-7 Washington State Council for the Social Studies
5-8 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Correspondence 1977-1979
5-9 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Correspondence 1980-1991
5-10 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Executive Board Elections
5-11 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Executive Committee – Minutes 1978-1985
5-12 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Executive Committee – Minutes 1986-1996
5-13 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Financial Reports 1982-1993
5-14 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Interest Inventory Survey
5-15 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Miscellaneous
5-16 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Newsletter (Intermittent) 1970-1977
5-17 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Newsletter 1981-1989
5-18 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Newsletter 1990-1996
5-19 Washington State Council for the Social Studies – Workshop – Issues in American History

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • American Federation of Teachers
  • Washington (State)--History, Local

Corporate Names

  • Central Washington University
  • Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (U.S.)
  • Washington State Council for Social Studies

Geographical Names

  • Ellensburg (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence

Occupations

  • Educators--United States

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Lowther, Lawrence L. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Mark S. Wibe and Dieter C. Ullrich
2012

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