John Foote Guido (1929-2000) served as the director of the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) unit of the Washington State University Libraries from 1977 until 1997. Before moving to Eastern Washington, Guido, who was trained as a historian, began his library career in New York, at Cornell and Hofstra Universities, as well as at the New York State Historical Association and State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University). He served as the editor for The Record, the journal of the Friends of the Washington State University Libraries, secretary of the Friends of the Libraries, and as president of Northwest Archivists, Inc. He died in 2000 in Spokane.
This collection consists of professional papers of John F. Guido. It includes materials related to his research on the history of publishing in Washington state: notes, drafts of conference papers, lists of sources, and collected materials. The collection also includes a file related to documentation of Hispanic communities in Washington.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
This collection is open and available for research use.
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Preliminary Guide to the John F. Guido Papers, 1960-2000 (MS.2001.18)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
John Guido's family donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2001 (MS.2001.18).
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