Manuscript Collection Guides by Subject
See Also: Manuscript Collection guides arranged alphabetically
For user convenience, the following list of selected digitized collection guides has been arranged according to broad subject categories. This list will be expanded over time, as new archival finding aids are digitized and as new manuscript collections are processed. Users should consult these guides for more detailed descriptions of collection contents.
Botany
- Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Project (CSRP) Collection, 1981-2007
- Rolla Kent Beattie Papers, 1899-1956
- Botanical Papers, 1881-1973
- William Conklin Cusick Papers, 1906-1924
- Xerpha Mae Gaines Papers, 1948-1970
- Gaines and McCulloch Family Papers, 1902-2008
- Gleason and Scholes Family Papers, 1897-2004
- Shirl O. Graham Papers, 1951-1976
- Atlee L. Hafenrichter Papers, 1918-1970
- Adolph Hecht Papers, 1945-1975
- Arthur Monrad Johnson Papers, 1915-1940
- Francis Marion Ownbey Papers, 1934-1974
- Fermen Pickett Papers, ca. 1912-1938
- Charles Vancouver Piper Papers, 1888-1926
- Harold St. John Papers, 1912-1957
- Carl William Sharsmith Papers, 1937-1939
- John C. Snyder Papers, 1933-1966
- Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf Papers, 1867-1935
- Ralph R. Sundquist Papers, 1909-1980
Gardening, Outdoor & Recreation
- Elizabeth Gedney Christensen Gardening Collection, 1822-1994
- M.S. McGoldrick Papers, 1928-1976
- Jack O’Connor (John Woolf) Papers, 1929-1978
- Lee Richardson Papers, 1903-1989
- Wethern, Bob Papers, 1900-2006
- Wethern, Bob Papers, 1950-2008
Hospitality Industry
- Copeland, Sid, “The Story of Western International Hotels,” circa 2003
- Tucker, Georgina P. Papers, 1920-1997
- Westin Hotels and Resorts, Chef Walter Roth Papers, circa 1951-1980s
- Westin Hotels and Resorts, J. William Keithan archives, 1905-2004
- Preliminary Guide to the Westin Hotels and Resorts Records, circa 1920s-2004
Journalism
- Ida Louise Anderson Papers, 1921-1970
- Ashmun Norris Brown Scrapbooks, 1914-1941
- Jay Fox Papers, 1910-1951
- Edward N. Fuller Newspaper Collection, 1882-1888
- Thomas Heuterman Papers, 1867-1996
- Homer M. Hill Papers, 1877-1933
- Historical Newspaper Collection, 1721-1959
- William Hone Papers, 1816-1842
- Glenn Lee Papers, 1906-1992
- Inez Puckett McEwen Papers, 1885-1982
- Jack O’Connor Papers, 1929-1978
- Helen and John F. Szablya Papers, 1962-2004
- Washington State Association of Broadcasters Films, 1974
- Washington State Press Association Programs, 1893-1929
- Women in Communications (WSU Chapter) Records, 1925-1992
Literature
- Grant, Duncan Letter, 1943 March 25
- Emmett Langdon Avery Papers, 1947-1962
- Thomas Balston Papers of the Sitwells, 1924-1960
- William Band Papers, 1857-1989
- Barnsley, Alan Gabriel Papers, 1962-1964
- Randall Brock Papers, 1967-2005
- Cooke, Faith Beamer Papers, 1928-1999
- Murray W. Bundy Papers, 1910-1971
- Deming, Louise and Stevens, Aretta, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne Project Papers, Circa 1960s-1971
- Vardis Fisher Papers, 1922-1970
- Roger Eliot Fry Papers, 1909-1936
- Holt, Palmer C. Papers, circa 1948-2017
- William Hone Papers, 1816-1842
- Ruby El Hult Papers, 1924-94
- Ruby El Hult Papers, 1924-2005
- Ruby El Hult Correspondence with Washington State University Press, 1989-1998
- Gerald Victor Hurley Papers, 1944-1961
- Ada Leverson Letters from Sitwells, ca. 1920-1935
- Conrad Liberman Papers, 1935
- Howard McCord Papers, 1953-1979
- Katherine Anne Porter Papers, 1924-1962
- Elizabeth Robins Papers, 1851-1942
- Siegfried Sassoon Papers of the Sitwells, 1918-1957
- Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell Papers, 1917-1972
- Sandoe, James Papers, 1964-1974
- Sanchez, Ricardo Papers, 19785
- Arthur Stabler Papers, 1938-1979
- Stevens, James F. Papers, 1924-1965
- Lewis Thompson Papers, 1933-1984
- Geoffrey Wells (Geoffrey West) Papers, 1928-1942
- Leonard Sidney Woolf Papers, 1945-1969
- Leonard and Virginia Woolf Insert Papers, ca. 1875-1974
Native American
- Paul E. Baker Papers, 1952-1956
- William Compton Brown Papers, 1830-1963
- Edwin L.Chalcraft: Chalcraft-Pickering Family Papers, 1821-1954
- Ella Elizabeth Clark Papers, 1944-1965
- Henry Thomas Cowley Papers, 1871-1917
- “Ethnography of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake Area for the British Columbia Indian Language Project” (typescript), 1979
- “History and Folklore of the Kootenais” by Rosa E. Causton and White Otter, circa 1940
- Marion Billbrough Dreamer Papers, 1904-1984
- John W. Larner Papers, 1971-1975
- Theodore Little Papers, 1936-1984
- Lucullus V. McWhorter Papers, 1848-1945
- Nez Perce Music Collection Fieldwork Materials, 1988-1995
- Loran Olsen Papers, 1960-1993
- Peck Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Artifacts, ca. 1970s
- Peck Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Life, 1958-2000
- John A. Simms Papers, 1858-1881
- Pierre Jean De Smet Papers, 1764-1970
- Tulalip Agency Papers, 1854-1902
- John McAdam Webster Papers, 1869-1917
- Cull A. White Papers, 1885-1970
- Thain White Papers, 1959-1971
- Marcus and Narcissa Whitman Papers, 1823-1961
- William Parkhurst Winans Papers, 1815-1917
- Spalding Mission, Lapwai Press Collection, circa 1800-2011
Oral History
- Abelson, Phillip and Neva Oral History Interviews, 1989
- Attar, Anatha, Muslim Immigrant Women Oral History Project, 1988-1990
- Frank Chin Oral History Collection, ca. 1974-1986
- Class of ’54 Washington State University Oral Histories, 2005-2008
- Farm Family Oral History Project, 1982-1984
- History 398 (Women in the West) Oral Histories, Student Papers, etc., 1979-1986
- History 398 (Women in the West) Oral Histories, Student Papers, etc., 1979-1994
- History 398 (Women in the West) Oral Histories, Student Papers, etc., 1996-2005
- Nash, Irwin, Oral History Interview, 1991
- Pacific Northwest Farm Forum Taped Addresses, 1978
- Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Oral History, 1982
- Potter, Frank Fraser Lecture, Silver Anniversary Symposium Panel Audio Recording 1986
- Public Radio Oral History Project Papers, 1977-1978
- Hugh Rundell Papers, 1938-1983
- Small Cassette Collections, ca. 1937-1980
- Dwight W. Tuttle Oral History Interviews, 1977-1979
- Veterinary Medicine Oral History Project Transcripts, 1973-1979
- W.S.U. Centennial Oral History Project Oral Histories, 1982-1988
- WSU Veterans Oral History Interviews, 1996-2001
- Jeanie Shaw Wheeler Oral History Interview, 1979
- Whitman County Historical Society Oral Histories Collection, 1977-1980
- Ina Truesdale Wilson Oral History, 1981
Photography And Performing Arts
Photography
Dance
Theatre
- Avery, Emmett Langdon Papers, circa 1740s-1968 (bulk 1935-1968)
- Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations
Music
- William Horace Bailey Papers, ca.1915-1992
- Benson, Charles S. Papers, circa 1930s-1960s
- William E. Brandt Papers, 1872-1995
- Catholic Church [Missal], [ca. 1500]
- Elizabeth Gyring Papers, 1930-1980
- Lynn R. Hansen Beatles Collection, 1962-1995
- Charles Haubiel Papers, 1916-1978
- Elwyn Kechley Scrapbook, 1927-1934
- Humphrey W. Leynse Collection Films and Papers, 1916-1977
- International Webern Society Records, 1962-1989
- Medieval Manuscripts, [ca. 1200]-[ca. 1600]
- Mahlon Merrick Papers, 1953-1967
- Music Manuscripts, ca. 1785-1948
- Nez Perce Music Collection Fieldwork Materials, 1988-1995
- Loran Olsen Papers, 1960-1993
- Solomon Pimsleur Papers, 1918-1970
- Hans Rosbaud Papers, 1899-1973
- Washington Composers Collection, 1931-1979
- Washington-Idaho Symphony Association Records, 1971-1992
- International Webern Society Records, 1962-1989
Politics And Government
- Otto Amen Legislative Papers, 1973-1983
- Fred C. Ashley Papers, 1941-1970
- Joseph Baily Political Papers, 1845-1878
- Edward Baumeister Papers, 1890-1911
- Kenton Bird Papers, 1950s-2003 (bulk 1995-1997)
- William Edward Carty Papers, 1898-1963
- Edwin L.Chalcraft: Chalcraft-Pickering Family Papers, 1821-1954
- Thomas Foley Congressional Papers, 1964-1997
- Julia Butler Hansen Committee Papers, 1961-1974
- Knute Hill Papers, 1909-1963
- Philip S. Hitchcock Papers, 1923-1977
- Otis (Hal) Holmes Papers, 1943-1958
- Walt Horan Papers, 1940-1964
- Robert Thomas Hunter Papers, 1959-1976
- Lon Johnson Papers, 1912-1967
- Abraham Lincoln Ephemera (The Bissett-Witherspoon Collection), 1865-1959
- Joseph A. Mallery Papers, 1924-1960
- Clarence Daniel Martin Papers, 1896-1954
- Clarence Daniel Martin, Jr. Papers, 1916-1976
- Martin Family Papers, 1926-1986
- Catherine May Congressional Papers 1959-1970
- Mike McCormack apers, 1959-1994
- Austin Mires Papers, 1872-1936
- Frank Mullen Papers, 1980-1986
- John Rankin Rogers Papers, 1814-1926
- Charles Raymond Savage Papers, 1964
- Save Our Summers Records, 1975-2004
- St. John, WA Post Office Records, 1891-1913
- Students for a Democratic Society, Washington State University Papers, 1918-1986; bulk 1967-1973
- Warren W. Tolman Papers, 1898-1938
- Washington State Democratic Committee Records, 1932-1988
- Washington State University Office of the President, Autograph Collection, 1897-1951
- Washington Territory Governors’ Papers, 1877-1891
- Washington Territory Legislative Papers, 1855-1887
- John Stanley Webster Papers, 1901-1963
- Whitman County Democratic Committee Records, 1948-1980
- Frank J. Wilmer Papers, 1884-1947
Publishing
- Glen Cameron Adams Papers, 1960-1966
- Caxton Printers, Ltd. Records, 1928-1982
- Jerome Gold Interviews for Publishing Lives, 1991-1994
- Sam Hamill Papers, 1972-2001
- Homer M. Hill Papers, 1877-1933
- Madrona Publishers Records, 1973-1988
- Martin Secker Papers, 19738-1975
- Sir Stanley Unwin Letters, 1888, 1914-1966
Washington Territory (1853-1889)
- Cyrus Bradley Papers, 1882-1915
- Carty, James N. Papers, 1881-1918
- Deutsch, Lenna Papers on “Mercer’s Belles”, circa 1950-1962
- Edwin L. Chalcraft / Chalcraft-Pickering Family Papers, 1821-1954
- James Emerson Lindsey Papers, 1934
- Edward N. Fuller Newspaper Collection, 1882-1888
- J. Orin Oliphant Papers, 1894-1979
- J. Orin Oliphant Papers, 1914-1978
- Lewis Henry Rhoades Papers, 1864-1966
- Metsker, Mary M. Diary, 1889-1894
- Monroe, M. Orion Papers, 1915-1916
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company Freight Ledger, 1882
- John A. Simms Papers, 1858-1881
- Gustavus Sohon Drawings, 1858
- Spalding Family Papers, 1877-circa 1920s
- Tulalip Agency Papers 1854-1902
- Washington Territorial Centennial History Committee
- Washington Territory Governors’ Papers, 1877-1891
- Washington Territory Legislative Papers, 1855-1887
- William Parkhurst Winans Papers, 1815-1917
Women
- Alliance for the Women’s Commission and ERA Records, 1976-1979
- American Association of University Women, Pullman Branch Records, 1933-1976
- Anderson, Betty Lou Diaries, 1938-1949
- Armitage, Susan Papers, 1899-2008
- Association for Faculty Women Papers, 1972-1993
- Association for Women Veterinarians Records, 1945-2003
- Attar, Anatha, Muslim Immigrant Women Oral History Project, 1988-1990
- Bureau of Visual Teaching, Washington State University, Women’s Health Ephemera Collection, 1941-1959
- Dairy Wives of Washington State Scrapbooks, 1953-1979
- Delta Delta Delta (Theta Nu Chapter) Scrapbook, 1944-1946
- Deutsch, Lenna Papers on “Mercer’s Belles”, circa 1950-1962
- Edwards, Dorris Johnson Scrapbook, 1925-1939
- Gleason and Scholes Family Papers, 1897-2004
- Glorfield, Juanita “Glory” Papers, 1939-1948
- Hartung, Clara L. Papers, 1898-1938
- Ingleside Club Records, 1917-2017
- Keate, Dame Susannah Last Will and Testament, 1719
- Kimbrough, LaVerna Papers, 1923-1971
- League of Women Voters, Pullman Records, 1941-1992
- League of Women Voters, Pullman Records, 1950-1980
- Lemon and Perryman Families Correspondence Collection, 1888-1954
- Mechanical Engineering Wives’ Club Records, 1960-1973
- Merriam, Florence Coardy Papers, 1926-1993
- Metsker, Mary M. Diary, 1889-1894
- National Extension Homemakers Oral History Collection, 1983-1986
- National Organization for Women, Pullman Chapter Papers, 1973-1995
- Northwest on Parade Radio scripts, 1933-1934
- Olsen, Harold F. Biography of Jeanne Rounds Olsen Manuscript, 2010
- Pauline E. Thompson Papers, 1858-2000
- “Preliminary Guide to Manuscript Collections Documenting Women in Society in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, Washington”, 1991
- Pullman Business and Professional Women’s Club Records, 1924-1983
- Pullman Federated Women’s Club Records, 1914-1981
- Pullman Federated Women’s Club Records, 1914-2004
- Pullman Fortnightly Club Records, 1893-1996
- Pullman Home Economics Association Papers, 1960-2009
- Pullman Investment Club Records, 1968-1981
- Pullman Investment Club Records, 1991-2005
- Reifler, Henrietta Presentation Papers, 1978
- Short, Emerson J. and Haskell Family Correspondence Collection, 1899-1923
- Slonim, Ruth Papers, 1900-2000
- Spitzer, Alice Association of Women in Development Papers, circa 1981-1982
- Helen and John F. Szablya Papers, 1962-2004
- Tucker, Georgina P. Papers, 1920-1997
- Wagner, Dodie Murphy Papers, 1980-1981
- Washington Dairy Women Records, 1980-1983
- Washington State University Women’s Club Papers, 1913-1995
- Washington Women for the Survival of Agriculture Records, 1973-1980
- Washington Women United Records, 1975-1986
- Washington Women United Records, 1983-1986
- Washington Wool Growers Women’s Auxiliary Records, 1923-2004
- Women in Communication, Inc. Records, 1925-1992
- Young Women’s Christian Association Records, 1906-1980