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James Quann Papers, 1959-2005
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Quann, C. James
- Title
- James Quann Papers
- Dates
- 1959-2005 (inclusive)19592005
- Quantity
- 3.5 linear feet, (7 boxes.)
- Collection Number
- Cage.883
- Summary
- Papers of Charles James Quann, registrar of Washington State University from 1970 to 1990. The collection includes files related to his research on WSU military veterans, and professional papers related to his career as registrar.
- 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 and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Charles James Quann (1933-2015) was born in Cle Elum, WA, to James and Grace Quann. He graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in General Agriculture (1954), and went on to graduate studies, earning a master's degree in Agricultural Economics (1959) and a Doctor of Education degree (1971). He was a veteran of the Korean War (34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division). He was registrar of WSU from 1970 to 1990. Beginning in 1996, he initiated a series of oral interviews about Washington State University alumni, faculty, and staff who were military veterans. He was the author of WSU Military Veterans: Heroes and Legends (Spokane: Tornado Creek Publications, 2005), and founder of the WSU Veterans Memorial.
Quann received the Washington State University Distinguished Service Award, and the WSU Alumni Achievement Award.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of papers of Charles James Quann, registrar of Washington State University from 1970 to 1990. The collection includes files related to his research on WSU military veterans, and professional papers related to his career as registrar.
[Note: during processing, student transcripts received with the papers were removed.]
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
The suggested citation for the collection is: [Item Description] James Quann Papers, 1959-2005 Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1: Washington State University Veterans Research Project, circa 1990s-2000s. Research files about students, faculty, and staff who served in the United States armed forces. Includes collected materials (reproductions) such as service records and newspaper clippings; also transcriptions and correspondence related to oral history interviews conducted by Quann.
Series 2: Professional Papers, 1959-2005. Papers and publications by Quann, as well as his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation.
Related Materials
Physical Education and Athletics: Director Records, 1908-1967 (Archives 145, Correspondence series).
Washington State University War Records, 1918-1950 (Archives 121).
Washington State University Veterans Oral History Interviews, 1996-2009 (Archives 232).
Processing Note
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018.
Acquisition Information
James Quann donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2006 (MS.2006.16).
Separated Materials
Books received with this collection were separated. Selected titles were added to the rare book collection in MASC, and some were added to the circulating collection in the WSU Libraries. These items are cataloged separately.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Washington State University Veterans Research Project , circa 1990-2004Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Dale Wilfred Aldrich. |
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| 1 | 2 | Ace Allen. |
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| 1 | 3 | Elizabeth Lee Anderson. |
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| 1 | 4 | ASTP. |
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| 1 | 5 | Bill Bakamis. |
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| 1 | 6 | Jim Baker. |
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| 1 | 7 | Ken Baldwin. |
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| 1 | 8 | Donald L. Bauer. |
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| 1 | 9 | Emil S. Bitar. |
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| 1 | 10 | Edwin Bornander. |
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| 1 | 11 | Robert V. Bowler. |
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| 1 | 12 | Lowell W. Brooks. |
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| 1 | 13 | Ralph Wallace Brown. |
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| 1 | 14 | Robert Brown. |
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| 1 | 15 | Art Brunstad. |
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| 1 | 16 | Archie Buckley. |
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| 1 | 17 | Leo Kenneth Bustad. |
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| 1 | 18 | Leland Roscoe Camp. |
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| 1 | 19 | Myron B. Carstensen. |
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| 1 | 20 | James Richard Carter. |
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| 1 | 21 | Kay Chew. |
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| 1 | 22 | Kim Chilberg. |
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| 1 | 23 | Louis Kenneth Christian. |
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| 1 | 24 | Asa Varnell Clark, Jr. |
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| 1 | 25 | Marvin Scott Clinton. |
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| 1 | 26 | Robert E. Clowe. |
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| 1 | 27 | Harry L. Cole, Jr. |
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| 1 | 28 | Jack Cecil Cole. |
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| 1 | 29 | Edna L. Cox. |
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| 1 | 30 | Richard Cozens. |
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| 1 | 31 | William Dahlke. |
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| 2 | 32 | Homer Dana. |
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| 2 | 33 | Bertha Davis. |
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| 2 | 34 | David G. Davis. |
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| 2 | 35 | Terry Dennison. |
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| 2 | 36 | George N. Dragnich. |
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| 2 | 37 | John C. Ellingson. |
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| 2 | 38 | Leon W. Ellsworth. |
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| 2 | 39 | Frank Norman Emory. |
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| 2 | 40 | Felix Fabian, Jr. |
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| 2 | 41 | Professor Felix Fabian, Sr. |
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| 2 | 42 | John Fabian. |
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| 2 | 43 | William Fabian. |
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| 2 | 44 | James Fleming. |
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| 2 | 45 | Malcolm Vaughn Fortier. |
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| 2 | 46 | Lawrence Gale. |
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| 2 | 47 | John Gallagher. |
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| 2 | 48 | Edgar Harry Goldsworthy. |
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| 2 | 49 | Harry Goldsworthy. |
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| 2 | 50 | Robert Flood Goldsworthy. |
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| 2 | 51 | Dale Gough. |
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| 2 | 52 | George R. Greene. |
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| 2 | 53 | David Guzman. |
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| 2 | 54 | Elmer Harris. |
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| 2 | 55 | Mary Elizabeth Harvey. |
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| 2 | 56 | Eric Douglas Hedeen. |
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| 2 | 57 | Robert Higgins. |
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| 2 | 58 | Joseph Z. Hillis. |
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| 2 | 59 | Wally Hoffman. |
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| 2 | 60 | Jack Daniels Holsclaw. |
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| 2 | 61 | William Henry Hronek, Jr. |
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| 2 | 62 | Robert J. Hulbert. |
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| 2 | 63 | Charles D. Hull. |
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| 2 | 64 | Milt Hunter. |
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| 3 | 65 | John J. Hurley. |
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| 3 | 66 | Keith Jackson. |
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| 3 | 67 | Jacob Joffee. |
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| 3 | 68 | Denny Jones. |
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| 3 | 69 | Elmer V. Jurgensen. |
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| 3 | 70 | Duane Kaiser. |
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| 3 | 71 | Dan Keenan. |
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| 3 | 72 | Jack Kelleher. |
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| 3 | 73 | Charles Glen King. |
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| 3 | 74 | John Franklin Kinney. |
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| 3 | 75 | Jim Edgar Klemgard. |
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| 3 | 76 | Vernon J. Kondra. |
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| 3 | 77 | Dean Ladd. |
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| 3 | 78 | Timothy Lang. |
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| 3 | 79 | Willard Dale LaSalle. |
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| 3 | 80 | Jean Lewellen. |
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| 3 | 81 | Robert Loeffelbein. |
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| 3 | 82 | Russell Long. |
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| 3 | 83 | Roy Lowell (Leroy Sam). |
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| 3 | 84 | Robert E. Ludwig. |
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| 3 | 85 | John B. Matthews. |
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| 3 | 86 | Robert William McCalder. |
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| 3 | 87 | Loren George McCollum. |
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| 3 | 88 | Naomi McCracken. |
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| 3 | 89 | Donald McHugo. |
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| 3 | 90 | Connie C. McKay. |
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| 3 | 91 | Virgil Michaelsen. |
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| 3 | 92 | Clayton Johnson Mickelsen. |
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| 3 | 93 | Bob Miller. |
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| 3 | 94 | Maybelle Theresa Miller. |
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| 3 | 95 | Felix F. Moran, III. |
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| 4 | 96 | Doug Munro. |
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| 4 | 97 | Philip Nalder. |
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| 4 | 98 | Marshall Neill. |
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| 4 | 99 | Robert W. Neill. |
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| 4 | 100 | Glenn Oman. |
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| 4 | 101 | Eugene G. Patterson. |
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| 4 | 102 | Robert Pearson. |
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| 4 | 103 | Leo Pierson. |
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| 4 | 104 | Pete Rademacher. |
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| 4 | 105 | Richard Rawlings. |
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| 4 | 106 | Heather Reed. |
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| 4 | 107 | John Roeder. |
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| 4 | 108 | Scotty Rohwer. |
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| 4 | 109 | Robert Russ. |
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| 4 | 110 | Ira Christian Rumberg. |
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| 4 | 111 | Jerry M. Sage. |
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| 4 | 112 | James H. Scott. |
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| 4 | 113 | Toll Seike. |
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| 4 | 114 | Bob Smawley. |
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| 4 | 115 | Josephine M. Smith. |
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| 4 | 116 | Millard Stambaugh. |
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| 4 | 117 | Don Steinbrunner. |
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| 4 | 118 | Shirley Stewart (Waugh). |
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| 4 | 119 | Richard Dale Storr. |
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| 4 | 120 | Paul W. Sunich. |
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| 4 | 121 | Keith Smith. |
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| 4 | 122 | Tom Tiede. |
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| 5 | 123 | Donald Thompson. |
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| 5 | 124 | Harley Tuck. |
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| 5 | 125 | Elbert Wagoner. |
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| 5 | 126 | William Allen Wappenstein. |
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| 5 | 127 | Wiltse Weber. |
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| 5 | 128 | Greg Weightman. |
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| 5 | 129 | Jerry Williams. |
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| 5 | 130 | John H. Wills. |
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| 5 | 131 | Delmar Edward Wilson. |
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| 5 | 132 | Don Zigler. |
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| 5 | 133 | Robert Zimmerman. |
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| 5 | 134 | Book: WSU Military Veterans. |
2005 |
| 5 | 135 | Veterans history research: miscellaneous collected pamphlets. |
1995-1996 |
Series 2: Professional Papers , 1959-2005Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 136 | Gift proposal: WSU class of 1949 to finance the completion of the WSU Veterans Memorial. |
1998 |
| 5 | 137-138 | China Lectures. |
1985 |
| 5 | 139 | Presentations. |
1968-1970 |
| 5 | 140 | Monograph: "Plus Minus Grading: a case study and national implications." |
1987 |
| 5 | 141 | Washington State University Summer Session 1900-1995: a historical analysis. |
1996 |
| 6 | 142 | A Comparison of the Role and Function of Academic Registrars in the Republic of China and the United States. |
1996 |
| 6 | 143-146 | Quann papers and publications (removed from binder). |
1960-1992 |
| 7-Jun | 147-150 | Quann papers and publications (removed from binder). |
1992-2000 |
| 7 | 151 | Quann publications (bound volume of reproductions, compiled 2014). |
2014 |
| 7 | 152 | Quann publications (miscellaneous reprints). |
1969-1977 |
| 7 | 153 | Quann publications. |
1982-2005 |
| 7 | 154 | Charles James Quann master's thesis: Market Potential for Range Livestock. Master of Arts in Agricultural Economics, Washington State University. |
1959 |
| 7 | 155 | Charles James Quann doctoral dissertation: The Pass/Fail Option: Analysis of a Grading Experiment. Doctor of Education, Washington State University. |
1971 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Soldiers--Washington (State)--Pullman
Corporate Names
- Washington State University--Faculty--Archives
- Washington State University--History--Sources
Cheryl Gunselman
2018
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