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C. A. Jones Papers, 1944-1978
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jones, Charles Asa
- Title
- C. A. Jones Papers
- Dates
- 1944-1978 (inclusive)19441978
- Quantity
- 1 container., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (655 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 461
- Summary
- Memoranda, correspondence, minutes, reports, and other papers relating to the teaching of speech and drama at Washington State University. Included are business records for plays and correspondence from Maynard Lee Daggy.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles Asa Jones was born on February 4, 1914 in Charter Oak, Iowa. He earned an undergraduate degree at Drake University in 1935 and received a Master of Arts degree at Iowa State University in 1938. Jones completed a doctoral degree in Speech in 1953 at Northwestern University. He began his teaching career in 1938 as a school teacher in Iowa but this was interrupted by the Second World War in 1942. In the fall of 1946, after a short period as an instructor of English at Mesa College, he joined the Washington State University faculty. Until his retirement in 1979, Jones served as Professor of Speech and Drama at Washington State University. A member of both the Speech and Communication Association and the American Theatre Association, Jones' main interests are in children's theatre and creative dramatics.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Material in the collection includes memoranda and bulletins pertaining to the department staff and its meetings, curriculum information, long range theatre plans, papers of a search committee, proposals of projects, and letters by and to Maynard Lee Daggy. Present also are detailed accounting data from some dramatic productions. The Daggy letters date back to 1944-45, and some material was generated in the 1950s and 1960s, but the collection bulks largest from 1968-1976.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 461, C. A. Jones Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Curriculum,
Undergraduate 3 items.
|
undated |
| 1 / 2 | Daggy, M. L. 12 items.
|
1944, 1945, 1972-1973 |
| 1 / 3 | Departmental Staff
Meetings 200 items.
|
1969-1978 |
| 1 / 4-5 | Drama Staff 350 items.
|
1968-1976 |
| 1 / 6 | Executive Committee 10 items.
|
1973-1974 |
| 1 / 7 | Extension Class 3 items.
|
1963 |
| 1 / 8 | Fort Columbia 5 items.
|
1972 |
| 1 / 9 | Long Range
Plan-Theatre 8 items.
|
1966 |
| 1 / 10 | Play Accounts 25 items.
|
1957-1963 |
| 1 / 11 | Search Committee 35 items.
|
1975 |
| 1 / 12 | Student Drama Guild 3 items.
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Drama--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Pullman
Personal Names
- Jones, Charles Asa, 1914- --Archives (creator)
- Daggy, Maynard Lee
Corporate Names
- Washington State University--Faculty -- Archives
- Washington State University. Dept. of Speech
Finding aid prepared by Andrew J.
Gregg
2012
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
