Thomas Heuterman (1934-), former professor of communication at Washington State University, was raised in Wapato, Washington. He received his bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from WSU, and his master's degree from the University of Washington. Prior to joining the WSU faculty, he worked as a reporter for the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Heuterman's teaching specialties included public affairs reporting, communication history, and writing (journalism). He also worked closely with students outside the classroom, serving as the newsroom adviser to the student newspaper, the Evergreen. His research interests were primarily in communication history, including the American frontier press. He retired from WSU in 1996. His published works include "Movable Type: Biography of Legh R. Freeman" and "The Burning Horse: Japanese-American Experience in the Yakima Valley, 1920-1942".
Research files, drafts, and correspondence related to Heuterman's books Movable Type (1979), and Burning Horse (1995).
Preliminary inventory:
Box 1-2: Burning Horse, circa 1988-2007
Box 3-4: Movable Type, circa 1964-1991
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Preliminary Guide to the Thomas Heuterman Papers, circa 1964-2007 (MS 2008-15)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Thomas Heuterman donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2008 and 2016 (MS 2008-15).
Thomas Heuterman Papers, 1867-1996
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