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E.G. Clemans Photographs Collection, 1903-1910
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Clemans, E.G. (Earle George)
- Title
- E.G. Clemans Photographs Collection
- Dates
- 1903-1910 (inclusive)19031910
- Quantity
- 0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 Box), (50 images)
- Collection Number
- PC 177 (collection)
- Summary
- Mounted black and white photographs and portraits, primarily from the Washington State University campus in the mid nineteen-oughts.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Earle George Clemans grew up on the farm of his father, Willam Clemans Sr., in the Asotin, WA area. He enrolled at Washington State University (then the Washington Agricultural College) in 1903 and graduated in 1907 with a bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences and History. With his brothers, Clemans ran the Clemans Land and Cattle Co. in Arizona. E.G. Clemans passed away in 1943.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of photographs of students and campus activities of the Washington Agricultural College (later Washington State University), collected by E.G. Clemans during his time as a student. They include personalized individual student portraits, football game photos, depictions of student military training camps, and other items. The majority of the student portraits were Clemans’ classmates.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Everything in this collection appears to be published before 1920, and so is believed to be in the public domain due to age.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
E.G. Clemans Photographs Collection, 1903-1910
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject. Within the student portraits, the students are organized alphabetically, and the date given with them is date of likely graduation, as taken either from the photograph or yearbooks of the day. They may not reflect actual graduation years.
Acquisition Information
The photographs in this collection were donated to the Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on June 24, 2019 by John Medley of Arizona. They were retained as UPC 19-04.
The photographs were in the keeping of E.G. Clemans’ son Richard George Clemans when he passed in the 1990s, then went to Richard’s son, Michael James Clemans, and then to Michael’s cousin, Royal John Medley, who later donated them to MASC.
Future Additions
The donor might eventually send some photographs from the Asotin, WA area, of the farm E.G. Clemans grew up on.
Processing Note
This collection was processed in June of 2019 by University Archivist Mark O’English. Two unidentified portraits were discarded due to mold.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Camp Barnard, Corbin Park, Spokane, May 1904. 4 images.
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| 1 | 2 | Camp, unidentified and undated. Blanket tossing, with the word "Pettyjohn" written on image back. 1 image.
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| 1 | 3 | Football, 1906. 11 images.
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| 1 | 4 | Monroe St. Bridge and Spokane Falls, Spokane. 1 image.
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| 1 | 5 | Old Stack, WSC campus. 2 images.
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| 1 | 6 | Portrait, Faculty: Stangeland, Charles Emil. 1 image.
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| 1 | 7 | Portraits, Students, A-G. 11 images.
Bradley, Willard L. '10; Brislawn, Joe W. '07; Brislawn, John Henry. '09;
Bryant, Roy E. '07; Collins, Oscar Wilde. '08; Davis, Maberry. '08; Forgey,
DeMarcus. '09; Fulton, Horatio Reed. '12; Fulton, Jefferson Henry. '07;
Galbraith, Cecil C.; Gay, Robert E. '07; Hammer, Alva Arthur. '07
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| 1 | 8 | Portraits, Students, H-W. 14 images.
Hammer, Alva Arthur. '07; Hess, John Ivan. '07; Holcomb, Edward A. '10;
Malony, Roy.; McCroskey, Jay Houston. '09; McCroskey, Robert Crampton. '06;
McLean, W.J. '08; Powell, Arthur James-Fitzpatric. '11; Smead, Barnard E.
'07; Thomle, Oltar Arnljot. '07; Ward, Ernest Eugene. '08; Waugh, R.L.;
White, Edgar L., '08; Woodruff, Russell R.
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| 1 | 9 | Portraits, Unidentified. 4 images.
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| 1 | 10 | Toodles the bear. 1 image.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Universities and colleges -- Washington (State) -- History.
Corporate Names
- State College of Washington -- Photographs.
- State College of Washington -- Students -- History.
- Washington Agricultural College -- Photographs.
- Washington Agricultural College -- Students -- History.
- Washington State University -- Photographs.
- Washington State University -- Students -- History.
Finding aid prepared by Mark O’English
2019
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