Lillian Straumford Mix Collection

Lillian Straumford Mix Collection, 1920-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Mix, Lillian Straumford, -- 1903-2005.
Title: Lillian Straumford Mix Collection
Dates: 1920-1940 (inclusive)
19201940
Quantity: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Collection Number: XOE_SC0058
Summary: Miscellaneous materials relating to the personal interests, particularly world travel and railroading, of Lillian Straumford Mix, a schoolteacher and 1925 graduate of the Washington State Normal School at Bellingham.
Repository: Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson Library 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains five folders of clippings and illustrations relating to Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe, possibly from Lillian’s travels in the 1930s. They depict a wide range of subjects and provide material for studying, among other topics, the representation of world cultures in American media. Folders 6-8 pertain to railroads, with one folder devoted primarily to railroad accidents. Folder 9 is on the topic of humorist Will Rogers. Three bound folders of papers and notes from Lillian’s student days in Bellingham are available in folder 10. Folder 11 contains miscellaneous personal material.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Lillian Grace Straumford (or Straumfjord) was born in Blaine, Washington, in 1903. She attended the Washington State Normal School at Bellingham (now Western Washington University) from 1922 to 1925 and later taught in various schools in the Puget Sound region. In the 1930s, she traveled widely in Asia and Europe, and studied briefly at the University of Hawaii. In 1938, she received a BA in education from the University of Washington. Lillian married Harold W. Mix in 1941. She died in Seattle in 2005.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Some material in the collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. Contact repository for details.

Preferred Citation

Lillian Straumford Mix Collection, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Cherie Straub, 2015.

Processing Note

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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Educators -- Washington (State)

Personal Names

Mix, Lillian Straumford, -- 1903-2005 -- Archives.
Mix, Lillian Straumford, -- 1903-2005 -- Travel.

Form or Genre Terms

Illustrated works.
Records (Documents)

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- State Normal School (New Whatcom, Wash.)

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