Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Archives 310
Washington State University Germans from Russia Conference Recordings and Papers
1984-1998
1.75 Linear feet of shelf space
3 Boxes
The recordings of the October 1984 WSU MASC conference
"Beginning the Second Century in America: Germans from Russia in the Pacific
Northwest". A 1998 video cassette, Die Deutsche Geschichte der Palouse, unrelated to
the conference, is also included.
Collection materials are in English and German
The Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections department (MASC) of WSU Libraries
hosted a conference called "Beginning the Second Century in America: Germans from
Russia in the Pacific Northwest" in October 1984. Two prior conference had been
held, in 1980 and 1982. The 1984 conference preceded the July 1985 national
convention of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia held in Yakima.
MASC offered recordings from the WSU conference for borrowing "as you prepare for
the national AHSGR meeting in Yakima this summer" (MASC brochure).
The conferences combined formal talks with other activities including folk dancing
and arts and crafts displays. The 1984 conference, which the recordings in this
collection document, featured cultural events on Friday night, followed by talks on
Saturday by: Thomas Edwards of Whitman College; Richard Scheuerman, author of a
number of works on Germans from Russia in the Pacific Northwest; Eva Lindemann,
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Seattle; and Joseph Voyles of the
University of Washington. Endicott, a Palouse town settled by Russian Germans in the
late 19th century, hosted Sunday's events that included a church service in the
town's Trinity Lutheran church followed by a German dinner and lecture delivered by
Mr. Scheuerman on the town's history.
WSU Instructional Telecommunications recorded the three-day conference and produced
the media offered for sale, four audio cassettes, and for loan, two video cassettes
in either 1/2" VHS or 3/4" Umatic formats. The audio cassettes preserved separate
talks by Thomas Edwards, Richard Scheuerman, Eva Lindemann, and Joseph Voyles. The
first video cassette compiled highlights from the three days of the conference. The
second documented a panel discussion among Lindemann, Scheuerman, and Voyles and
moderated by John Guido, head of MASC.
Among the media in the collection are original video recordings (3/4" Umatic) of the
proceedings from which Instructional Telecommunications created the compilation tape
including additional footage preserved on the small camera-sized cassettes. An
additional video cassette is unrelated to the conference, but was created in 1998 by
the students in an "Intermediate German" class (German 304) and entitled Die
Deutsche Geschichte der Palouse. In German, it reviews some of the history of
Germans who settled in the Palouse region and includes an interview with Richard
Scheuerman.
The media in the collection are recordings: 8 standard 1/8" audio cassettes; 3 1/2"
VHS video cassettes; 12 3/4" Umatic standard video cassettes (8 5/8"x5 3/8" x 1
3/16"); and 3 3/4" Umatic small video cassettes (7 1/4" x 4 5/8" x 1 3/16").
The papers in the collection are arranged chronologically, and primarily document
each individual conerence: programs, photographs, grant/planning documentation,
press materials, and information about attendance. Additional materials deal with
development of a library collection dealing with Germans from Russia, and planning
and execution of the creation of the media found here.
Collection is arranged in three short series, video followed by audio followed by
print materials. Arrangement was primarily determined for ease of storage.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item Description]
Washington State University Germans from Russia Conference 1984-1998 (Archives 310)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The recordings in this collection were received in MASC on 14 September 1990 and
retained as UA 1990-26; they had apparently been retained in MASC since the date of
the original conference. The papers in the final box were removed from MASC files
and added to this collection by University Archivist Mark O'English in August,
2013.
This collection was processed in 2011 by Susan Vetter and by University Archivist Mark O'English in August, 2013.
Dewald Family Story Typescript, 1998 (Cage 4827)
Emma Schwabenland Haynes Papers, 1927-1982 (Cage 573)
Germans from Russia map collection (MASC 5.4)
Whitman County Historical Society Oral Histories Collection, 1977-1980 (Cage 756)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Northwest, Pacific -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Russia -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History
Russian Germans -- Northwest, Pacific -- History
Germans -- Russia -- History
German Americans
Russian Americans
VIDEO
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Original Recording Germans from Russia
Conference: Intro - John Guido; Happy Wanderers Singing Group -
Tri-Cities; Central Wash. Chapter Introduction of Pageant; Katherine the
Great - (Central Wash. Chap.). 1984 October 19 Intro - John Guido; Happy
Wanderers Singing Group - Tri-Cities; Central Wash. Chapter Introduction
of Pageant; Katherine the Great - (Central Wash. Chap.), 3/4" Umatic,
1984 October 19
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2
Original Recording Germans from Russia
Conf. 1. Farmer Central Wash. Pageant 2. American Emigrant Lady (Cent.
Wash. Pageant) 3. Introduction for Musikunteers singing group, 3/4"
Umatic, 1984 October 19
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3
Original Recording Germans from
Russia Conf. 1. Blue Mountain Chapter Musikunteers 2. Introduction of
WSU Folk Dancers 3. WSU Folk Dancers 4. Portland Chapter "German Wedding
Celebration" 5. Happy Wanderers 6. Closing Song, 3/4" Umatic, 1984
October 19
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4
Original Recording Germans from
Russia Conf. , 3/4" Umatic, [1984] October 19
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5
Tape 5 Original Recording Germans from
Russia Conf. Sat AM, 3/4" Umatic, [1984] October 19 [20 - Saturday is
Oct. 20]
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Germans From Russia in the Pacific
Northwest: Past, Present, Future - EDITED MASTER: A discussion with
principal presenters [Eva Lindemann, Richard Scheuerman, Joseph Voyles,
and John Guido, moderator] at the "Beginning the Second Century in
America: Germans from Russia" conference held Oct. 19-21, 1984 at WSU
37:20 3/4" Umatic 1984 Oct. 19-21
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7
Germans From Russia, Studio "A" Master -
Original Recording, 3/4" Umatic, 1984 October 20
1
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Germans From Russia in the Pacific
Northwest: Past, Present, Future, Produced by Instructional
Telecommunications WSU, 37:20, 3/4" Umatic, 1984
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Germans From Russia in the Pacific
Northwest: Past, Present, Future, Produced by Instructional
Telecommunications WSU, 37:20, 3/4" Umatic, 1984
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10
Germans From Russia , Interviews, 3/4"
Umatic small cassette, 1984 Oct. 20
1
11
Germans From Russia , Closeups of
displays. Raw footage, 3/4" Umatic small cassette, 1984 Oct.
19-21
1
12
Germans From Russia , Audience Cutaways.
Raw footage, 3/4" Umatic small cassette, 1984 Oct. 19-21
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1) Beginning the 2nd Century in America:
Germans from Russia (54:48) 2) Germans from Russia in the Pacific
Northwest (37:20) , 1/2" VHS, 1984
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1) Beginning the 2nd Century in America:
Germans from Russia (54:48) 2) Germans from Russia in the Pacific
Northwest (37:20) , 1/2" VHS, 1984
1
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"The German History of the Palouse - in
German" on case, Die Deutsche Geschichte der Palouse - student
production from German 304 class on the history of Germans in the
Palouse. Includes historic photos and interview footage with Richard
Scheuerman translated into German., 1/2" VHS, 1998
1
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Beginning the Second Century in America:
Germans from Russia, MASTER: Summary of a Conference held Oct. 19-21,
1984 - Produced by Instructional Telecommunications WSU, 54:48 [58:48 on
cover is typo.] 3/4" Umatic 1984 Oct. 19-21
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Beginning the Second Century in America:
Germans from Russia Summary of a Conference held Oct. 19-21, 1984 54:48
3/4" Umatic 1984 Oct. 19-21
2
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Beginning the Second Century in America:
Germans from Russia Summary of a Conference held Oct. 19-21, 1984 54:48
3/4" Umatic 1984 Oct. 19-21
AUDIO
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Germans from Russia, #1 [Thomas Edwards
"Factors in Pacific Northwest Settlement"], ~45 min., 1/8"std cassette,
1984 October 20
2
20
Germans from Russia, #2 [Richard
Scheuerman "Germans and the General: T.R. Tannatt and the Northwest
Railroad Colonization Strategy", ~45 min., 1/8"std cassette, 1984
October 20
2
21
Germans from Russia, #3 [Dr. Eva Lindemann
"The Emigration of Russian Germans to the Federal Republic of German:
Recent Developments", ~45 min., 1/8"std cassette, 1984 October
20
2
22
Germans from Russia, #4 [Professor Joseph
Voyles "German Dialects: Origins and Development", ~45 min., 1/8"std
cassette, 1984 October 20
2
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[Germans from Russia], Thomas Edwards ,
1/8"std cassette, 1984 October 20
2
24
[Germans from Russia], Eva Lindamann [sic]
Dr. Lindemann is Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Seattle, 1/8"std cassette, 1984 October 20
2
25
[Germans from Russia], German Music,
1/8"std cassette, undated
2
26
[Germans from Russia], called "Display
Tape", 1/8"std cassette, undated
PRINT MATERIALS
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1980 Conference
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1980 Conference: Conference Packet
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1982 Conference
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Correspondence: Library Collection Development
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31
1984 Conference: Planning and Grant Proposals
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32
1984 Conference
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1984 Conference: Creation of A/V Recordings