Cage 508 Guide to the Clarence Leslie Hix Papers 1903-1980 Hix (Clarence L.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Kathleen M. Dondanville Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2003 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/ mascref@wsu.edu
Cage 508 Hix, Clarence Leslie Clarence Leslie Hix Papers 1903-1980 4 containers. 3 linear feet of shelf space. 1867 items. Finance records, minutes, insurance and bond papers, hand books and photographs that deal with his work at Washington State University. Also, personal bills, real estate transactions, stocks, insurance papers, and personal papers of some family members which includes much memorabilia. Collection materials are in English

Clarence Leslie Hix was born in Filmore, Montana, on October 31, 1886. His family later moved to Spokane, Washington, where Clarence attended the old Spokane High School. After graduating high school, he came to Pullman as a freshman at Washington State College in 1905. Although he lived in a dormitory, he belonged to a local fraternity which became Sigma Phi Epsilon in 1912. He graduated in 1909 with a B.S. in civil engineering and with high honors. He also had a degree in mathematics. Hix taught mathematics at Pullman High School from 1909 until 1911. He then became a math instructor at Washington State College, from 1911 until 1919. He married Miss Hettie Cave in 1916. She was also a Washington State College graduate. She received a degree in Home Economics in 1915. Hix had a long career at Washington State College. He became Chief Accountant in 1919, and later worked in the Comptroller's office during World War II. After the war he was the retirement and insurance officer and in 1949 was appointed the budget officer, a position he held until his retirement in 1957.

Hix was also involved in campus organizations. He was elected treasurer of the Washington State University Alumni Association in 1920, and retained that position for 63 years. The alumni lounge was dedicated in his name in 1978. He was also the treasurer for Sigma Phi Epsilon for over half a century, and for this he received their highest honor, the Golden Heart. Hix served on numerous committees, boards, councils, and commissions on campus and in the Pullman community. He was a member of the Pullman Foundation and was the Blue Lion's Club secretary for many years. He died on November 17, 1983 at the age of 97.

The papers of Clarence Leslie Hix span the years 1930 through 1978.

The papers of Clarence Leslie Hix are arranged in two series. The first series consists of his work in Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Blue Lion's Club, Washington State University, and other councils and committees he had worked on. Included in this first series are nine Washington State University Farm Fact books, consisting of the revenues and expenditures of the University farm, spanning the years 1936 - 1957. These are placed in the oversized box. Oversize folder #74 contains fraternity and campus blueprints also belonging to the first series. This series contains finance records, minutes, insurance and bonds papers, handbooks and photographs, and all deal with his life work during his career at Washington State University. This series spans the years 1925 - 1973. The folders are ordered by the amount of material of each category, the largest starting off the series.

The second series is of a personal nature, and deals with Hix's personal bills, real estate transactions, stocks, and insurance papers. This series also contains some personal papers of his wife Hettie Hix, his son Richard Hix, and his in-laws, Marie and Glenn Glover. Marie was the sister of Hettie Hix. This series is the bulk of the collection, and included in it are photographs, newspapers clippings, handbooks, gamebooks, and old school papers. There is also a great deal of memorabilia, such as World War I and World War II maps and newspapers, and in the oversized box, there is a W.S.U. Evergreen from 1909, Richard Hix's R.O.T.C. buttons from WSU, ca. 1940, and of special interest, a satirical John F. Kennedy Coloring Book ca. 1960. This series spans the years 1903 - 1980, and the folders are ordered by importance; Clarence Hix's personal papers are first, followed by Hettie, Richard, family items, and then Marie and Glenn Glover. The oversized folder is placed in a drawer in the mapcase of the Archives.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 508, Clarence Leslie Hix Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The papers of Clarence L. Hix were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Keith Lincoln of the Alumni Office, and were received on July 25, 1980 (MS80-25).

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.

Hix, Clarence Leslie, 1886-1983 --Archives Lincoln, Keith. waps Washington State University--Miscellanea Washington State University--Faculty -- Archives Colleges and Universities Scrapbooks Washington (State)

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

Series 1: Clarence Hix Work Papers 1 1 Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity; finance, records 1954-1969 33 items. 1 2 Alumni Board: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity; records 1958-1959 83 items. 1 3 Alumni Board: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity; records 1958-1959 29 items. 1 4 Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity; handbooks, photographs, miscellaneous 1925-1971 16 items. 1 5 Blue Lion's Club; New Sigma Phi Epsilon house 1916-1925 56 items. 1 6 Blue Lion's Club; mortgage bonds 1925-1941 25 items. 1 7 Blue Lion's Club; mortgage bonds 1926-1949 24 items. 1 8 Blue Lion's Club; insurance papers, bankbook 1925-1954 19 items. 1 9 Blue Lion's Club and Washington Alpha papers 1967-1973 14 items. 1 10 Wilson Compton Student Union Building Rules 1952 118 items. 1 11 Contract Manual - Office of Scientific Research and Development 1945 94 items. 1 12 Contract Manual - Office of Scientific Research and Developement 1945 123 items. 1 13 Washington State University; handbooks, pamphlets 1915-1946 10 items. 1 14 Washington State University; handbooks, pamphlets 1946-1968 10 items. 1 15 Washington State University; newspaper articles, photographs, miscellaneous 1938-1959 22 items. 1 16 Pullman Foundation Committee Papers 1949-1973 114 items. 1 17 Whitman County Council on Aging Papers 1977 49 items. 1 18 Friends of the Library; pamphlets 1945-1967 3 items. 1 19 Milwaukee - Puget Sound Pioneer's Club; meeting notes 1 20 City of Pullman; collected papers about Pullman 1937-1970 18 items. 1 21 Papers, letters during Hix's position of Budget officer at Washington State University 1928-1957 64 items. Series 2: Clarence Hix and Family Personal Papers 1 22 Clarence Hix; bills, receipts, statements 1903-1980 18 items. 1 23 Clarence Hix; real estate transactions 1915-1971 27 items. 1 24 Clarence Hix; Sterling Company Stocks and Bonds 1919-1923 7 items. 1 25 Clarence Hix; social security, insurance, medical 1954-1971 20 items. 1 26 Clarence Hix; list of owned items, assests 1920-1950 6 items. 1 27 Clarence Hix; awards, citations, congratulations 1918-1957 13 items. 1 28 Clarence Hix; school notebook 1905 9 items. 1 29 Clarence Hix; correspondence 1933-1957 5 items. 1 30 Clarence Hix; personal miscellaneous 1909-1968 13 items. 1 31 Hettie Hix; scrapbook 1920-1940 76 items. 1 32 Hettie Hix; scrapbook 1920-1940 39 items. 1 33 Hettie Hix; scrapbook 1920-1940 63 items. 1 34 Hettie Hix; calendar cutouts 1950-1955 55 items. 1 35 C. Richard Hix; personal miscellaneous 1933-1945 26 items. 1 36 Clarence and Hettie Hix; miscellaneous collections 1915-1960 93 items. 2 37 Photographs 1900-1976 38 items. 2 38 Postcards from family and friends 1909-1950 34 items. 2 39 Postcards from family and friends 1950-1979 34 items. 2 40 Postcard advertisements 1953-1958 2 items. 2 41 Traveling pamphlets, maps 1920-1955 22 items. 2 42 Newspapers clippings of Clarence Hix 1956-1978 26 items. 2 43 Family newspaper clippings 1935-1963 32 items. 2 44 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 1935-1965 33 items. 2 45 Saved newspapers 1934-1958 4 items. 2 46 World War I and II memorabilia 1934-1946 17 items. 2 47 Math, games, and puzzle books 1920-1957 6 items. 3 48 Miscellaneous books 1929-1953 2 items. 3 49 Miscellaneous books 1903-1937 4 items. 3 50 Glenn and Marie Glover; old tax receipts and store notes 1912-1945 47 items. 3 51 Glenn and Marie Glover; real estate, stocks, and Kappa Alpha Theta notes 1916-1930 14 items. 3 52 Marie Glover; rcords, power of attorney, medicare 1958-1972 6 items. 3 53 Marie Glover; old school items, family items 1918-1948 5 items. 3 54 Marie Glover; party arrangements, notes 1927-1974 63 items. 3 55 Marie Glover; baby announcements, notes 1950-1958 20 items. Oversized box: Items belonging to both series 4 56 Richard Hix; R.O.T.C. buttons from Washington State University 1940 34 items. 4 57 Richard Hix; boy scout buttons 1934 37 items. 4 58 Clarence Hix; travel kit 1920 1 item. 4 59-67 Washington State Farm Records 1936-1957 9 items. 4 68 John F. Kennedy Coloring Book 1960 1 item. 4 69 Clarence Hix; 2nd Lieutenant Document 1907 1 item. 4 70 Clarence Hix; Golden Grad Reunion Memento 1959 1 item. 4 71 Hettie Hix; Golen Grad Reunion Memento 1965 1 item. 4 72 Camp Roberts Trainer Book 1940 1 item. 4 73 Washington State University Evergreen 1909 1 item. O.S. 74 Oversized Folder: Fraternity blueprints, campus blueprints, and Richard Hix army photo 1944-1956 20 items.