Katherine Ross Howell Student Teaching Photo Album, 1916

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Howell, Katherine Crystal Ross.
Title
Katherine Ross Howell Student Teaching Photo Album
Dates
1916 (inclusive)
Quantity
.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 album), (81 images)
Collection Number
PC 52 (collection)
Summary
A photo album containing 81 original black and white photographs of playgrounds, young children, and student instructors in the summer of 1916 in Kalamazoo, MI.
Repository
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

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Katherine Crystal Ross (later Howell) was employed at Washington State College in 1919-1920 as an Assistant Professor and acting Head of Physical Education for Women. She attended Western Michigan University (then the Western State Normal School) in Kalamazoo, MI, from 1913-1916, and in the summers there was employed as "playground director" for the Normal School's Physical Education program.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The album contains 81 labeled black and white photographs of children playing in Kalamazoo, MI school or city playgrounds, as well as students enrolled in a Western Michigan University college teacher's program.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

Katherine Ross Howell Student Teaching Photo Album, 1916 (PC 52)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The album is retained in its original order and binding.

Acquisition Information

Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) holds no information on the provenance of this collection, though it most likely came to MASC prior to the late 1970s.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • School children -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo -- Photographs.
  • Schools -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo -- Photographs.

Corporate Names

  • Western State Normal School (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- Photographs.