CWUfp-0022.xml Guide to the Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Samuel R. Mohler circa 1950s-1960s Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Mohler (Samuel R.) Finding aid prepared by Riva Dean Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections © 2012
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FP-0022 Mohler, Samuel Roop, 1900-1988 Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Samuel R. Mohler circa 1950s-1960s 4 cubic feet 3 letter sized document boxes and 6 boxes at 6x12x5 inches Handwritten research notes, handwritten manuscript, and typewritten manuscript in good condition This collection contains the research notes and draft manuscripts for Samuel R. Mohler's The First Seventy-Five Years: A History of Central Washington State College, published in 1967. English Biographical Note

Samuel R. Mohler (1900-1988), professor of history, spent his teaching career at Central Washington University. Professor Mohler, the son of Alice Roop Mohler and Jesse D. Mohler, was born in Missouri. He received his B.A. degree from Manchester College, Indiana, in 1928. He attended Divinity School at Yale University and obtained his B. D. in 1931. After graduating, he came west and served as Director of Congregational Student Activities at the University of Washington. While working at the University of Washington, he obtained his M.A. degree in history and married Mary Bollinger in 1934. In 1937, they went to the University of Chicago and Sam received his Ph.D. in History in 1940. In 1941, Sam and Mary returned to the Northwest and Sam took a position as acting associate professor of Sociology and History at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. In 1943, Mohler began teaching at Central as one of the college's two history professors. During his twenty-seven years at Central, he organized and offered twenty-four different courses, with particular attention to Latin American, Early American, and Pacific Northwest History. Mohler wrote The First Seventy-Five Years: A History of Central Washington State College. He also wrote several articles and book reviews relating to Pacific Northwest history. He was active with the local historical society, the local chapter of the Association of University Professors and the Ellensburg City Library. He was the first recipient of ASCWU's (Associated Students of Central Washington University) Prominent Figure Award in 1985. He died at his home in Ellensburg in 1988.

Included in this collection are research and drafts that did not make it into the final manuscript of The First Seventy-Five Years: A History of Central Washington State College. The handwritten manuscript and typewritten manuscript pages are organized into the chapters that later appeared in the book. Chapters include names of faculty members, presidents, legislation affecting the college, and some chapters which were summaries of a particular time period (such as the Depression or World War II). The mostly handwritten research cards are organized into subjects, many of which did not appear in the book. This includes cards on the history of Ellensburg, WA, which may have been used for Mohler's local history research. The cards generally give a citation such as faculty minutes or legislation, student publications, etc. Some cards give this information without the citation.

Central Washington University began as the Washington State Normal School in 1891. In 1937, the school was rechristened the Central Washington College of Education. In 1961, the school became Central Washington State College and, finally, in 1977, Central Washington University.

Organized into four series: I. Handwritten Draft - Alphabetical notes; II. First Handwritten Draft - Numbered Chapters; III. Typewritten Draft; IV. Research Note cards. The research cards in this collection were not in any order when they came into the archives. It appears that they had been rearranged at some point, so original order had to be recreated. Mohler appears to have assigned most of the category headings as well as the headings on each folder. The final box contains cards that did not fit into an overall category, but they have been maintained with Mohler's original headings in an alphabetical arrangement.

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[Name of document or photograph number]. FP-0022, Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Samuel R. Mohler. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Mohler, Samuel Roop. The First Seventy-five Years: A History of Central Washington State College, 1891-1966. Ellensburg, WA: Central Washington State College, 1967.

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.

Mohler, Samuel Roop, 1900-1988 Central Washington University, History Department Ellensburg (Wash.) Central Washington University--History. Colleges and Universities Washington (State) I Handwritten Draft--Alphabetical Notes 1-1 A.A.T.C. Approval 1-2 Bonds 1-3 The Bookstore 1-4 Buildings 1930s 1-5 Buildings 1940s 1-6 1930-1931 1-7 Change of name 1934- 1-8 Clubs 1-9 Community Concert 1-10 Depression 1-11 Edison School to C.E.S. 1-12 Fine and Industrial Arts 1-13 Harold Quigley 1-14 Homecoming 1-15 Library 1-16 Little Arts Theatre 1-17 Loren Darius Sparks 1-18 McConnell Administration 1-19 Model School 1-20 Nursing School 1-21 [People] 1-22 The President 1-23 The Registrar 1-24 Ski Carnival 1-25 Social Deans 1-26 Social Sciences 1-27 Sororities 1-28 Student Life Between Two World Wars 1-29 Student Stunts 1-30 Student Union 1-31 Summer School to 1916 1-32 Traditions 1-33 Trustees 1-34 What Makes the College Go? 1-35 World War I 1-36 World War II 1-37 C.P.T. Civilian Pilot Training 1-38 Army Air Corps 1-39 CWCE: Students at War 1-40 Veterans 1-41 Visual Education II First Handwritten Draft--Numbered Chapters 2-1 Correspondence 1951-1958 2-2 Chapter 1 2-3 Chapter 2 2-4 Chapter 3 2-5 Chapter 4 2-6 Chapter 5 2-7 Chapter 6 2-8 Chapter 7 2-9 Chapter 8 2-10 Chapter 9 2-11 Chapter 10 2-12 Chapter 11 2-13 Chapter 12 2-14 Miscellaneous Notes III Typewritten Manuscript 3-1 Chapter 1: Background and Origins 3-2 Chapter 2: The First Three Years 3-3 Chapter 3: The Pride of Central Washington 3-4 Chapter 4: Mr. Getz and the Normal School Rumpus 3-5 Chapter 5: Years of Peace and Slow Progress 3-6 Chapter 6: The Educational Pattern, 1898-1916 3-7 Chapter 7: Departments and Personnel 3-8 Chapter 8: The Training School and the Kindergarten, 1898-1916 3-9 Chapter 9: Student Life in the First Quarter Century 3-10 Chapter 10: 1916 3-11 Chapter 11: New Departures after 1916 3-12 Chapter 12: World War I 3-13 Chapter 12: Physical Expansion, 1916-1929 3-14 Summer School to 1916 3-15 Physical Expansion, 1931-1951 3-16 Student Life Between 2 World Wars 3-17 Depression Problems and a New President 3-18 The Normal School Becomes a College 3-19 Edison School and College Elementary School 3-20 War and the G.I. Invasion 3-21 Student Union 3-22 Home Economics 3-23 The Social Sciences 3-24 Air Force R.O.T.C. 3-25 Fine and Industrial Arts 3-26 Health and Physical Education 3-27 Science and Mathematics 3-28 Library 3-29 Education, Psychology and Philosophy 3-30 Language and Literature 3-31 Faculty 3-32 Faculty: John Henry Morgan 3-33 Faculty: Clara Meisner 3-34 Faculty: John P. Munson 3-35 Faculty: Harold Quigley 3-36 Faculty: William T. Stephens 3-37 Faculty: Miss Mabel Anderson 3-38 Faculty: George F. Beck 3-39 Faculty: Nicholas Hinch 3-40 Faculty: Glenn Hogue 3-41 Faculty: Henry James Whitney 3-42 Faculty: Selden Smyser 3-43 Faculty: Loren Darius Sparks 3-44 Faculty: Amanda Hebeler 3-45 Office of Public Service 3-46 Director of Instruction 3-47 Office of Student Personnel and Placement 3-48 The Business Manager 3-49 What Makes the College Go? - The Trustees 3-50 The President 3-51 Registrar 3-52 [Censure] 3-53 Nursery School 3-54 A.A.T.C. Approval 3-55 Social Deans 3-56 Visual Education 3-57 The Bookstore 3-58 Student Stunts 3-59 Community Concert 3-60 Traditions - Campus Day 3-61 Little Art Theatre IV Research Note Cards 4 Administration Administrational Changes 1916-1947 Barge - Ideas as seen in Catalog, 1892-93 Barge as president Barge - Career subsequent to 1894 Black - Changes in Faculty 1916 Black - General and Personal Black - Educational Philosophy 1916-1930 Black - Innovations 1916-1926 Wilson - 1916 and after Wilson - Educational Philosophy Wilson - General and personal The Social Deans 4 Alumni Graduates 1892-1911 Alumni Organizations to 1916 Alumni 1916 Alumni 1920s-1930s Homecoming celebrations Homecoming 1940s 4 Appropriations Ellensburg Normal - Appropriations 1891 Appropriations 1893 Appropriations - General or Summaries Appropriations 1897 Appropriations 1899 Appropriations, Training School? 1901 Appropriations 1903 Appropriations 1905 Appropriations 1907 Appropriations 1909 Appropriations 1911 Appropriations 1913 Appropriations 1917 Appropriations 1919 Appropriations 1921 Appropriations 1923 Appropriations 1925 Appropriations 1927 Appropriations 1929 Appropriations 1931 Appropriations 1933 Appropriations 1935 Appropriations 1937 Appropriations, Training School Bldg. 1939 Appropriations, CES 1939 Appropriations 1941 Appropriations 1943 Appropriations, General 1940s 4 Athletics Athletics, General - to World War I Athletics, General 1919 Athletics, Individuals 1935-1950 Baseball and Tennis to 1916 Basketball (Men's), to World War I Basketball 1917-1948 Coaches 1907-1916 Coaches 1921-1949 Football to World War I Football 1922-1949 Women's Basketball 1895-1914 Intercollegiate Associations 5 Buildings WSNS Building Plans, architects. 1893 WSNS Building progress 1893-1894 WSNS Press on Building appropriation WSNS Building - Men and materials 1893-1894 WSNS Building Contracts and contractors, Trustees 1893-1894 Ellensburg Normal - Buildings - General 1901 WSNS Building Program 1894-1916 WSNS Main Building 1897-1917 WSNS Building Alterations 1897 Training School Building (See also Appropriations 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907) Buildings and Projects 1930-1939 Arts and Science Building and Auditorium 1935-1937 Building Plans 1941-1950 Business Office CES Building 1937-1939 Classroom Building 1928-1929 Dormitories - General Dormitory Building 1918-1946 Temporary Dormitories 1946-1947 WSNS Dormitories - Kamola 1911 WSNS New Dormitory 1915 Affiliated Dormitories Dormitory 1919-1920 Gym Addition 1937 Heating Plants Kennedy Hall Elwood 1948 Manual Training Building 1913 Munson Hall Building Munson Addition 1946-1947 New Gym - Pres. House 1946-1948 Normal Hall, Alterations Science Hall and Heating Plant 1941-1948 Student Assn. Building 1928 Student Union Building 1944-1950 5 Departments Art Department and Program 1901-1947 Bible Courses Dance and Drama 1926-1928 WSNS to 1916 - Domestic Economy Home Economies 1917-1939 Music to 1916 Physical Education to 1916 Physical Education 1916-1932 The Sciences, to 1916 The Sciences 1916-1940 Social Sciences 1917-1948 5 Ellensburg History Ellensburg Boom - Iron Mining and Mfg. Ellensburg - Street Car Line Ellensburg Fire and Rebuilding Ellensburg - Gold Mining and Other Materials Ellensburg Boom - General Ellensburg - Fire Brick Prospects Ellensburg Improvement Co. Ellensburg Iron Prospects to 1891 Ellensburg Boom - Real Estate Before Fire Ellensburg Boom - Real Estate After Fire Ellensburg Boom - Railroad Projects Early Ellensburg - Social Aspects Ellensburg, Water Power 6 Faculty Faculty Lists 1891-1895 Incidental notes on Faculty 1892-1908 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1896-1901 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1902-1905 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1906-1910 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1911-1916 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1917-1920 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1921-1925 Faculty - Appointment and Lists 1926-1930 Notes on Faculty to 1916 (incidental) Incidental Notes on Faculty 1914-1932 Faculty 1928-1939 Faculty, General 1930s-1940s Faculty, Incidental 1940s Faculty, Incidental references 1940s Faculty, Leaves policies 1930s-1940s Faculty changes 1920-1940 Faculty changes 1941-1949 Faculty Meetings, General 1893-1913 Faculty - Retirement Plans 1938-1947 Faculty - Salaries 1930s-1940s Faculty - War Activities 1942-1945 Faculty-Student rapport Faculty Welfare - Faculty Council 1915-1947 Faculty - Individuals - Elwood, Elvira Marquis Faculty - Individuals - Fisk, Herbert 1920-1934 Faculty - Individuals - Grupe, Mary and Psychology Faculty - Individuals - Hogue Faculty - Individuals - Meisner, Clara 1906-1938 Faculty - Individuals - Morgan, J. H. 1897-1934 Faculty - Individuals - Munson 1899-1928 Faculty - Individuals - Stephens 1914-1929 6 Finance Amortization Bond Plan and Corporation Dormitory Bonds and Difficulties 1930-1936 State Prop. - Dorm Bonds 1939 Financial Difficulties - Trustees 1930 6 Land Grounds - Land Purchased circa 1916 Grounds - Land Purchased 1916-1931 Land Purchase - Hartley 1926 Land Purchases 1940s 6 Library Library and Librarians circa 1898 Library and Librarians 1898-1916 Library and Librarians 1916-1924 Library and Librarians 1925-1928 Library and Librarians 1930-1940 New Library Building 7 Normal Schools Normals - Private, etc. circa 1890 Teacher Training before State Normals Ellensburg Normal - Act Establishing Normal Schools - Management and Control Act 1893 Normals - Question of how many, Bean 1894 Cheney Normal - Establishment of Normals Schools Act 1895 Normals - Bean's plea for 1896 Normals - Act of 1897 Cheney - Rogers Veto 1897-1899 Normals - Act 1899 Normals - Course of Study 1897 Normal School Fund. Legal Aspects of Normals - Uniform Courses Normal Schools - Bellingham (or Whatcom) Normals - Centralia 1919 Normals - Cheney - Appropriations, McGraw's Veto 1893 Local reaction to McGraw veto of Cheney 1893 Board of Higher Ed. And Normal Curricula 1906 Joint Board of Higher Curricula Normals Schools - Board of Control 1907 Higher Education - Normals - Ellensburg - Report of Special Committee 1893 Higher Education - Normals established City Normals Normals - educational status WSNS Ellensburg's interest in Normal circa 1893 Ellensburg Normal - Entrance requirements 1916 Ellensburg Normal - Course of Study 1900-1901 WSNS - Curriculum - Catalog 1893 WSNS - Catalog of Courses 1896-1898 WSNS - Catalog of Courses 1893-1895 Model School circa 1894 Ellensburg Normal - Founding Secondary WSNS Special Dept. - Kindergarten, Early to 1901 Training School circa 1898 Training School 1898-1907 Ellensburg Normal - Trustees, Lists of circa 1901 WSNS Visiting Senate Committees 1895 Relations between Town and Normal 1898-1916 WSNS and Politics 1894-1898 WSNS furnishings 1894 Ellensburg Dawn vs. Getz WSNS Commencements 1892-1893 Ellensburg Normal - Specific Courses – Innovations 1896-1925 WSNS - Site and controversy regarding it Question of Closing 1890s WSNS - Trustees in First Year Getz - Educational philosophy, Trustees threat 1896 Ellensburg Normal. Bibliography. Public Documents Ellensburg Normal. Bibliography. Secondary. Books. WSNS - P. A. Getz - General And Personal WSNS - Facts About the Normal 1897 Report - Special Committee 1897 Miscellaneous Recreation,  Faculty Student Relations Assemblies circa 1916 Assemblies circa 1916 Entertainment - Concerts - Drama 1930s WSNS Instruction Equipment 1893-1896 WSNS - Lectures - Entertainments WSNS - Enrollment 1902 WSNS - Religion - Morals WSNS - Rooming And Boarding Plans 1891-1894 WSNS In City School Building WSNS General Economic WSNS School Code 1908-1909 1908-1909 The Normal in 1910  Courses 1910 WSNS - Courses - General circa 1916 WSNS Special Departments - Music circa 1916 WSNS Report of Commissions 1916 WSNS Summer School Summer School 1916 WSNS Teachers Certificates circa 1916 WSNS Literary Societies Proposals and Changes Crisis of 1917 - Black - Cooperation of Town Danger of Closing Normal 1917 New Campus Plans 1917 Proposals for Central Board Hartley Wants one Board Proposals to Close or Merge 1910-1912 Proposal to Make Custodial School 1925 Proposals to Close 1930s MA and BA Passed Change of Name 1934-1941 8 Rural Emphasis Rural Ed. Plans 1913-1915 Ellensburg Normal - Rural Training Centers WSNS Rural Training Courses  1917 Ellensburg Normal - Extension Courses 8 Scholarships Scholarship Funds Scholarships - Funds - Awards Scholarships 8 Students Associated Student Body, September 1910-1916 Associated Students Org. 1916-1940 Associated Students - Projects 1918-1941 Attendance Problems 1930s-1940s Campus Day Class Color and Class Yell Class Yells Club House - Boys Club House - Girls Clubs Clubs 1917-1949 Club Activities 1931-1949 Clubs, except Literary circa 1916 College Life circa 1901 College Life 1902 College Life circa 1916 College Life - Class Rivalry - Sneak Day Colonial Ball Commencement 1940s Questions of Dancing Debate and Oratory Debate in 1920s 1920s Discipline Cases Discipline Problems 1920s-1930s Dormitory - Nash Block Dramatics Expenses and Fees, not Dormitory Graduation 1893-1945 Graduation 1930-1941 Hazing Mass Meetings - Student Body - First 2 Years Music Organizations Placement 1930s Placement 1940s Recreation 1920s-1930s Recruiting Plans and Methods Rules of Conduct 1891 Senior Class Day Sneak Day Social Life 1940s Sorority Issue 1941-1947 Student Day SGA Budgets SGA Cultural Projects 1943-1951 SGA - Organization 1935-1950 SGA Projects Students - Conduct and Attitudes 1940s Student Lounge 1939-1946 Student Publications - Campus Crier 1932-1947 Student Publications - Kooltuo Student Publications - The Outlook Student Publications - Student Opinions 1916-1947 Students - Quality and Character circa 1916 Study Room - Study period of Traditions 1930s-1940s Veteran Students Teacher Training Training School 1908-1916 Training School 1916-1930 CES (not building) Junior High Apprenticeship Plan Kindergarten 1912 Kindergarten 1917-1933 Manual Training circa 1916 Manual Training 1916-1937 Nursery School Observation and Teaching Practice Practice Teaching 1928-1937 9 Trustees Trustees 1902-1916 Trustees 1916-1945 Hartley and the Trustees 1925-1926 9 World War I Influenza Epidemic 1918 Normal in World War I - General 1917-1919 Normal in World War I - Courses 1918-1919 Normal in World War I - Students 1917-1918 Depression Government Aid to Students in Depression Enrollment 1930s Students in Depression 9 World War II Airport Housing 1945-1946 Army Air Corps 1938-1944 Army and Navy Reserves Programs Civilian Pilot Training 1940-1943 College Training Detachment - Estill - Notes Crier in World War II 1940-1948 Students in Armed Services WWII Students in World War II Vetville [housing] World War II - Defense of Campus 1942 Postwar Housing - General 1945-1947 Postwar Students - Athletics 1941-1947 Postwar Students - Expenses 1946-1948 Postwar Students - Organizations 1940-1951 9 Individual folders - Alphabetical Bookstore C of C outing 1930s C.E.S. Projects (pupils) 1928-1937 Certificates 1921-1947 Certificates 1928-1936 4 Year Course and degree proposals 1915-1939 Community Concert Cooperation with Town 1916 Curriculum Changes 1925-1946 Department of Efficiency, Report and Criticism 1930 Enrollment - Ellensburg Normal 1891-1901 Enrollment 1916 Enrollment 1940s Federal Government Loans and Grants (See also Buildings) Fire of 1915 Freshman Orientations? Health Programs 1920s Home Life - Plan 1929 Honor Council 1918-1944 Hyokem 1929-1947 In Service 1943-1947 Innovations 1920-1942 Institutes Later Visitations Legislation - Taxes 1930s Legislation and College 1940s Little Art Theatre Lyceum Course Museum 1893-1941 Music Activities 1922-1947 Non-Faculty Staff 1918-1947 National Reputation of Normal Standing Nationally - Accreditation Public Relations - Conferences, Extension of 1930-1948 Quarterly Bulletin and Faculty Publications 1907-1916 Registrars State Bureau of Inspection Report 1915 YWCA WSNS Quarter Century Celebration 1916 50th Anniversary 1941 Strayer Report Trainor Case 1939-1948 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 1930s