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J. Horace Nunemaker Papers, 1929-1954

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Nunemaker, J. Horace
Title
J. Horace Nunemaker Papers
Dates
1929-1954 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 containers., (2 linear feet of shelf space.), (1935 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 499
Summary
Correspondence, bibliographies, printed materials and other papers about Nunemaker, his scholary efforts, and his efforts to acquire Hispanic American research materials for the Washington State University library.
Repository
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

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

J. Horace Nunemaker was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on December 4, 1897. He received his A.B. from Colgate University in 1920. Between 1920 and 1921 Nunemaker served as an instructor in French and Spanish at Cazenovia Seminary. In 1921, he accepted an appointment as an associate professor of modern languages at Denison College. It was from Denison that he received his M.A. in 1922. He remained there until 1926 when he went to the University of Wisconsin to teach Spanish. He earned his Ph.D. in 1928 while at the University of Wisconsin. That same year he came to Washington State University (then College) as professor of foreign languages and chairman of the department. At the time of his death he was serving as Chairman of the Division of Humanities. Professor Nunemaker was an active collector of materials for the library relating to Hispanic-American civilization. In his honor, the Board of Regents established the J. Horace Nunemaker Hispanic-American Collection within the library. As a scholar with a reputation in old Spanish literature and Spanish-American cultural history, Professor Nunemaker published over fifty articles, reviews, and textbooks. He died on June 24, 1949.

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Content Description

The papers of J. Horace Nunemaker cover the period from 1929 to 1954, with the bulk dating between the years 1944 and 1948. These papers are a composite of two collections. The Nunemaker papers are composed of correspondence, bound and unbound booklists, requisitions, reprints, and eulogies.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 499, J. Horace Nunemaker Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Previously arranged in single sequences, the combined papers are now in four series: Memorial and Tributes, Reprints of Some of Nunemaker's Articles, Lists of Purchases and Books, and Book Purchasing. The memorial and tribute material was removed from among the unbound material on library purchases to give clearer significance to the parts of this collection, and the book purchasing material from the two original collections was merged.

Acquisition Information

The Papers of J. Horace Nunemaker have been consolidated from two sources: (1) an original acquisition by the Washington State University Libraries (WSU 80) and (2) correspondence of Nunemaker previously stored with the Regla Collection (MS 79-45).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Personal Names

  • Nunemaker, John Horace, 1897-1949 --Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University--Faculty -- Archives
  • Washington State University. Library

Geographical Names

  • Latin America--Library resources--Washington (State) --Pullman

Finding aid prepared by Paul Green
2012

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