WAUUA21_01_0194BoltonFrederickElmer.xml Guide to the Frederick Elmer Bolton Papers 1896-1948 Bolton (Frederick Elmer) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2007 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 0194 Bolton, Frederick Elmer, 1866- Frederick Elmer Bolton papers 1896-1948 1905-1945 17.03 cubic feet (17 boxes, 1 folder) Collection materials are in English. Papers of a professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington, as well as an administrator and author.

Frederick Elmer Bolton was born May 9, 1866 and grew up on a small frontier farm near Toham in southern Wisconsin. Bolton became interested in education early in his life and worked as a teacher, principle or superintendent for various two room schools, high schools, and normal schools in Wisconsin. Later he served as dean of the College of Education at the University of Iowa. In 1912 Bolton moved to Seattle, where he worked as dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington.

Bolton authored or co-authored a number of books including The Beginning Superintendentand History of Education in WashingtonDuring his career, Bolton was active in the Progressive Movement. He was a strong advocate for the development of junior colleges in Washington State and played a key role in the organization and success of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. Bolton died on March 10, 1963 in Seattle, Washington.

Arranged in 2 accessions:

Accession No. 0194-001, Frederick Elmer Bolton papers, 1896-1948 Accession No. 0194-002, Frederick Elmer Bolton correspondence, 1912-1931

Contains Frederick Elmer Bolton's correspondence, writings (including his unpublished histories of the University of Washington and the College of Education at the University of Washington), subject files, records relating to the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, and records relating to the University of Washington College of Education.

Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.

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The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Received in 1962 and 1991.

Photographs included in the papers were relocated to the Washington Localities File in the Special Collections division, University of Washington Libraries. They were filed under Anacortes, Bellingham, and Colfax.

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Accession No. 0194-001: Frederick Elmer Bolton papers, 1896-1962 17 cubic feet (17 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in three series:

Personal and professional papers University of Washington records Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools records

Scope and Content: Contains correspondence, writings (including his unpublished histories of the University of Washington and the College of Education at the University of Washington), subject files, records relating to the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, and records relating to the University of Washington College of Education.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Frederick Elmer Bolton, 10/30/1962.

 Personal and Professional Papers 1 0194-001 Biographical Information

Scope and Content: Includes bibliographies.

 1 0194-001 Incoming Letters 1896-1940s 34 folders

Arrangement: These are in two runs: alphabetical and mixed chronological.

Scope and Content: Most letters are of a personal nature; however, some departmental material is included.

 2 0194-001 Outgoing Letters 1900-1943 31 folders

Scope and Content: Includes personal and departmental matters and "Teacher's Retirement Study and Teacher Supply and Demand Study" (1943).

 General Correspondence

Arrangement: Arranged in a rough chronological sequence; some mixed dates appear at the end of the series.

Scope and Content: Contains a mixture of personal and departmental material with the departmental appearing mostly between 1913 and 1928. Some major correspondents include Cornelius Beelse, Thomas F. Kane, Paul J. Kruse, William Neeley, Josephine C. Preston, and Henry Suzzallo.

 2 0194-001 1905-1913 1905-1913 3 0194-001 1914-1916 1914-1916 4 0194-001 1916-1918 1916-1918 5 0194-001 1918-1920 1918-1920 6 0194-001 1920-1922 1920-1922 7 0194-001 1922-1924 1922-1924 8 0194-001 1925-1927 1925-1927 9 0194-001 1928-1931 1928-1931 10 0194-001 1931-1945 1931-1945 11 0194-001 1915-1942 1915-1942

Processing Info: Some mixed dates are in this box.

 Personal Correspondence 12 0194-001 1913 1913 12 0194-001 1913-1944 1913-1944 13 0194-001 Interdepartmental Correspondence (University of Washington, Education Department) 1937-1942 13 0194-001 Incomplete Correspondence undated Collected Correspondence 13 0194-001 Clifford Woody 1919 2 folders 13 0194-001 Others (Third Party) 1908-1931 2 folders 13 0194-001 Financial Records 1906-1928 13 0194-001 Curriculum Materials circa 1918-1919 2 folders 13 0194-001 Student Comments undated 13 0194-001 Legal Documents 1931-1941 13 0194-001 Legislation undated 13 0194-001 Publications Regarding Education 1914, 1923, 1941 13 0194-001 Reports and Studies 1919-1940 Speeches and Writings by Bolton 13 0194-001 "The County Superintendency" circa 1932 5 folders 13-14 0194-001 "The Development of Democratic Education" circa 1937 10 folders 14 0194-001 "The Development of School Curricula in the United States, 1635-1895" undated 14 0194-001 "History of the College of Education, University of Washington" 1948 14-15 0194-001 "History of the University of Washington" undated 28 folders

Scope and Content: Includes manuscript and reference materials.

 15 0194-001 "School Building Survey and Proposed Program for Bellingham, Washington" 1929 15 0194-001 "The 'Stream-lined' Bachelor's Degree" undated 15 0194-001 "Transportation of Public School Children in the United States" undated 15 0194-001 Speeches and Writings by Others and Unidentified undated 15 0194-001 Reprints undated 15 0194-001 Notes undated 15 0194-001 Miscellany undated 15 0194-001 Ephemera undated 15 0194-001 Clippings undated Subject Files 15 0194-001 Instructor's Association (University of Washington) 1937-1942

Scope and Content: Includes reports, correspondence.

 15 0194-001 Iowa State University 1906, 1912 15 0194-001 Junior Colleges circa 1941 15 0194-001 Kane (Thomas F.) Controversy 1914 15 0194-001 Loyalty Oath 1931 15 0194-001 Normal Schools 1941 Washington (State) Education Department 15 0194-001 Accreditation and Certification undated 15 0194-001 Board Meeting Minutes 1917-1939 15 0194-001 Standards and Recommendations undated 15 0194-001 Washington (State) Teacher's Retirement System 1924-1942 15 0194-001 University of Washington Senate Bulletins 1940-1942 15 0194-001 Washington Education Association. Legislative Bulletin, Reports 1923, 1945 University of Washington Records 15 0194-001 Men's Education Club of the University of Washington 1920-1922 University of Washington, College of Education 17 0194-001 Faculty Meeting Minutes 1908-1919 17 0194-001 Departmental Applications 1921 3 folders 17 0194-001 Normal and Life Diplomas circa 1913-1929 9 folders 17 0194-001 Reports undated 17 0194-001 Survey 1915 17 0194-001 Miscellany undated University of Washington, Secondary Schools and Colleges Relations Committee 17 0194-001 Correspondence and Reports 1922-1939 Accreditation Files 17 0194-001 Washington Preparatory School for Girls, Seattle 1907-1908 17 0194-001 YMCA Preparatory School, Seattle 1914-1928 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools 15 0194-001 Historical Information - "The First Quarter Century of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools" 1942 16 0194-001 General Correspondence 1921-1942 19 folders

Scope and Content: Major correspondents: Francis E. Springer Freeman Daughters, Paul S. Filer, Philip Soulen, Fred L. Stetson, Ward W. Sullivan, Saint Mary's College in California, University of Alaska.

 16 0194-001 Miscellany 1930-1939 3 folders 16 0194-001 College Catalog Committee 1942 Higher Schools Accreditation Commission 16 0194-001 General Correspondence 1937-1943 5 folders Accreditation Files Concerning Alaska and Some Seattle Area Schools 17 0194-001 University of Alaska 1934-1935 17 0194-001 Pless' (Madame) Day and Boarding School for Girls 1917-1923 17 0194-001 Saint Nicholas School 1921-1924 17 0194-001 Seattle College 1922-1928 17 0194-001 Seattle Pacific College 1933-1937 2 folders 17 0194-001 Standards undated 2 folders Accession No. 0194-002: Frederick Elmer Bolton papers, 1912-1931 1 folder.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, 1912-1931.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.