Edith R. Strange Letters, 1898-1916
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Strange, Edith R.
- Title
- Edith R. Strange Letters
- Dates
- 1898-1916 (inclusive)18981916
- Quantity
- 2 linear ft. (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0070
- Summary
- Letters written to Edith R. Strange between 1898 and 1916 relating to her musical education and the daily activities of her family and friends in various small towns in Washington and Oregon.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
This collection contains several hundred letters written to Edith Strange between 1898 and 1916. The correspondence documents Strange’s musical studies as well as the daily activities of her family and friends in various small towns in Washington and Oregon. Letters from her father, Presbyterian minister Ferdinand G. Strange, discuss matters relating to churches in Mukilteo and Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Several letters appear to be from men who courted Edith. Others are from acquaintances in Hawaii, India, and Ireland, and comment on miscellaneous topics, including missionary work.
The letters are arranged chronologically. Many were mailed with others in the same envelope and have been kept together.
Biographical Note
Edith Ruth Strange was born in Ashland, Oregon, in 1889. She studied music at Whitworth Conservatory in Tacoma, Washington, and Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. By around 1915, she was teaching piano in a private studio in Bellingham, Washington. She later taught piano and organ at Western Washington State College (now Western Washington University) and was organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Bellingham for many years. Strange died in Portland, Oregon, in 1978.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Edith R. Strange Letters, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Whatcom Museum in 2012.
Processing Note
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Organ teachers -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
- Piano teachers -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
Personal Names
- Strange, Edith R. -- (Edith Ruth), -- 1889-1978 -- Archives.
- Strange, Edith R. -- (Edith Ruth), -- 1889-1978 -- Correspondence.
Form or Genre Terms
- Personal correspondence.
