Joel Edward Ferris Papers

Joel Edward Ferris Papers, 1938-1961

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Ferris, Joel Edward, 1874-
Title: Joel Edward Ferris Papers
Dates: 1938-1961 (inclusive)
19381961
Quantity: 1.25 linear feet of shelf space, (3 boxes), (approximately 2200 items)
Collection Number: Cage 95 (collection)
Summary: Joel Edward Ferris (1874-1960) was first President of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Library of Washington State University, 1938-1948, and served on the Board until his death in 1960. The papers of J. E. Ferris include his WSU Friends of the Library correspondence, comprising correspondence concerning the Judge Walter B. Beals Library (1938-1949); the files of correspondence of Washington State University Library with Ferris, (1938-1961); and WSU President Ernest O. Holland's correspondence with Ferris, (1946-1950).
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
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Joel Edward Ferris (1874-1960) was first President of the Board of Directors for Friends of the Library of Washington State University, 1938-1948, and served on the Board until his death in 1960. Ferris was Chairman of the Spokane and Eastern Division of the Seattle-First National Bank, Spokane, President of the Eastern Washington Historical Society and had received an honorary degree of doctor of laws from Whitman College and Washington State University.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of J.E. Ferris include his Friends of the Library correspondence, comprising correspondence concerning the Judge Walter B. Beals Library, (1938-1949); the files of correspondence of Washington State University Library with Ferris, (1938-1961); and WSU President Ernest O. Holland's correspondence with Ferris, (1946-1950). Also included in the collection are pamphlets and newspaper articles written by Ferris and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and pamphlets concerning WSU.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Joel Edward Ferris Papers, 1938-1961 (Cage 95)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in 5 series:

Series 1: Ferris correspondence: Friends of the WSU Library

Series 2: Ferris correspondence about the Walter Beals Library

Series 3: Washington State University Library correspondence with Ferris

Series 4: E. O. Holland correspondence with Ferris

Series 5: Pamphlets and newspaper article written by Ferris

Acquisition Information

This collection was compiled from the papers of Joel E. Ferris, donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1961 by Mrs. Cecil R. Fuller, and related material from the files of E. O. Holland and the library.

Processing Note

This collection was processed in May of 1973 by Jan Brzoska and Terry Abraham.

Related Materials

Related records of the Washington State University Libraries are part of the University Archives (see the WSU Archives collection list)

Some are also available in the Washington State University Publications collection.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Ferris correspondence: Friends of the WSU LibraryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	April 1946-October 1947
1	2	November 1947-March 1948
1	3	April 1948-June 1948
1	4	July 1948-September 1948
1	5	October 1948-December 1948
1	6	January 1949-July 1949
1	7	August 1949- October 1949
1	8	November 1949-January 1950
1	9	February 1950-May 1950
1	10	June 1950-October 1950
2	11	November 1950-December 1951
2	12	January 1951-September 1953
2	13	October 1953-September 1954

Series 2: Ferris correspondence about the Walter Beals LibraryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
2	14	October 1938-December 1949

Series 3: Washington State University Library correspondence with FerrisReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
2	15	October 1938-December 1949
2	16	January 1950-April 1958
2	17	May 1958-December 1961
2	18	Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and papers of Washington State University

Series 4: E. O. Holland correspondence with FerrisReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
3	19	January 1946-June 1948
3	20	July 1948-March 1950

Series 5: Pamphlets and newspaper article written by FerrisReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
3	21	Early Outpost of the Fur Trade Empire, 1953 October 8
3	21	Early Day Banking in the State of Washington October, 1958
3	21	Curly Jim was a "Character," 1958 February 9
3	22	Addresses at Dinner Meeting of the Friends of the Library, State College of Washington (bound volume). Includes speeches by Ferris, Herman J. Deutsch, Arnold L. Graves, and Francis J. Bowman; 1939 April 28

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Banks and banking -- Washington (State) -- History
Libraries -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources

Personal Names

Beals, Walter B.
Ferris, Joel Edward, 1874- -- Archives (creator)
Holland, Ernest Otto, 1874-1950

Corporate Names

Washington State University. Friends of the Library
Washington State University. Libraries

Geographical Names

Northwest, Pacific -- History

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