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Rae K. Pritchard Collection, 1958-1974
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pritchard, Rae K. -- (Rachel Katherine), -- 1894-1974.
- Title
- Rae K. Pritchard Collection
- Dates
- 1958-1974 (inclusive)19581974
- Quantity
- 1 linear ft. (1 box)
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0020
- Summary
- Photographs of residents of the Highland Hall dormitory at Western Washington State College.
- Repository
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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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Rachel “Rae” Katherine Pritchard was born in Logansport, Indiana, in 1894. She attended Valparaiso University and taught school for a few years in Cass County, Indiana. In the early 1920s, she lived with her husband in a logging camp in rural Wyoming and wrote for a Riverton, Wyoming, newspaper. Returning to Indiana in 1924, she worked as society editor of the Gary Post-Tribune. In 1957, she moved to Olympia, Washington, where her son was living. From 1958 to 1965, Pritchard worked as housemother of the Highland Hall men’s dormitory at Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University). Rocks in the Washer, a memoir of her time at Western, was published in 1966. Pritchard died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1974.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Rae K. Pritchard Collection contains photographs of residents of Highland Hall dormitory at Western Washington State College from 1958 to 1965. There are seven photo albums and three folders of loose photographs. Also available is one folder of biographical information on Pritchard and a copy of her memoir, Rocks in the Washer.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Rae K. Pritchard Collection, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by the Pritchard Family in 1994.
Processing Note
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- Photographs.
- Dormitories -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- Employees.
- Dormitory life -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
- Housemothers -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
Personal Names
- Pritchard, Rae K. -- (Rachel Katherine), -- 1894-1974 -- Archives.
Corporate Names
- Western Washington University -- History -- Photographs.
Form or Genre Terms
- Albums (Books)
- Photographs.
- Records (Documents)
Finding aid prepared by Michael Taylor.
2020
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