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High Ground Records, 1994-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Coates, Ross
Title
High Ground Records
Dates
1994-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.5 linear feet, (5 boxes.)
Collection Number
Cage.920
Summary
This collection contains correspondence, notes, drafts, transcripts, and audio cassettes related to the production of High Ground magazine (art periodical published in Moscow, ID; Ross Coates, editor).
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
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Content Description

High Ground archives (art periodical published in Moscow, ID; Ross Coates, editor). This collection consists of correspondence, artist information, including resumes, drafts, interview transcripts, and other materials that went into the making of High Ground magazines. The amount of material varies by year, with the material for the 1996 and 1997 editions being the most prevalent.

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Historical Note

High Ground magazine began as an art magazine featuring art of the Inland Northwest. This periodical was published once a year in Moscow, Idaho. The editor and co-founder, Ross Coates, was a professor at Washington State University beginning in 1976. As of 2018, Coates is a Professor Emeritus of drawing and sculpture at WSU. Much of the material in the collection is also from Marilyn Lysohir Coates, who has also served as a professor at WSU. High Ground magazine was published from 1995-1999.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]; High Ground Records, 1994-1999; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The materials are arranged with the material for each annual publication gathered together. Folders 1, 14, and 18 are oversize and are housed in box 3. The audiocassettes are housed separately in boxes 4 and 5. Assorted ephemera are located in envelopes in box 3, arranged by year.

Processing Note

James Feller processed this collection in 2018.

Acquisition Information

Ross Coates, editor of High Ground, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2004 (MS.2004.01).

Related Materials

Issues of High Ground (1995-1999) are available in the MASC rare book collection (call number: N6526 .H54).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Draft of "High Ground" 1995 edition.
    Dates: 1995
    Container: Box 3, Folder 1
  • Description: Women and art, NGO forum on women, correspondence, artist information (1 of 2).
    Dates: 1994-1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: NGO forum on women (Beijing) and related material (2 of 2).
    Dates: 1995-1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Notes from trip to China (photocopies).
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Archie Bray Foundation materials.
    Dates: 1995-1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Materials for "High Ground" 1996 edition (1 of 2).
    Dates: 1995-1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Materials for "High Ground" 1996 edition (2 of 2).
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Interview transcripts and drafts for "High Ground" 1996 edition.
    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Papers related to "High Ground" 1997 edition (1 of 5).
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Interview transcripts for "High Ground" 1997 edition (2 of 5).
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Drafts of articles for "High Ground" 1997 edition (3 of 5).
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Artist statements and resumes for "High Ground" 1997 edition (4 of 5).
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Additional material for "High Ground" 1997 edition (5 of 5).
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: Full-size draft of "High Ground" 1997 edition.
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box 3, Folder 14
  • Description: Interview notes.
    Dates: 1999
    Container: Box 2, Folder 15
  • Description: Crow's Shadow Institute papers.
    Dates: 1993-1998
    Container: Box 2, Folder 16
  • Description: Materials and draft for "High Ground" 1998 edition.
    Dates: 1998
    Container: Box 2, Folder 17
  • Description: Newspaper articles about "High Ground."
    Dates: 1995-1997
    Container: Box 3, Folder 18
  • Description: Interview notes (1 of 2).
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box 2, Folder 19
  • Description: Interview notes (2 of 2).
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box 2, Folder 20

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Subject Terms

  • Art, American--Northwestern States--20th century--Periodicals
  • Artists, American--Northwestern States--Periodicals
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