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Blanche Saunders Tjomsland papers, 1918-1962
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tjomsland, Blanche Saunders
- Title
- Blanche Saunders Tjomsland papers
- Dates
- 1918-1962 (inclusive)19181962
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0245Tjomsland (collection)
- Summary
- The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Blanche Saunders Tjomsland, a former Bellingham Public Library employee. Photographs in the collection document family, friends, and World War I soldiers, airplanes, and scenes from France.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains the papers of Blanche Saunders Tjomsland, a former Bellingham Public Library employee. The papers consist of photographs, a scrapbook, diplomas, teacher contracts, resumes and newspaper clippings. The photographs contain images of home, family and friends, and the scrapbook contains photographs of family, friends, World War I soldiers, WWI airplanes and scenes from WWI France. There are also two high school annuals: The Crocus, 1925 andThe Panther, 1942.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Blanche Saunders Tjomsland papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
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Acquisition Information
Acquisition information is unknown.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Photographs | 1950s-1960s |
| 1/2 | School certificates/diplomas | 1924-1962 |
| 1/3 | The Crocus, Mitchell High School, South Dakota Annual | 1925 |
| 1/4 | The Panther, Tyndall High School, South Dakota Annual | 1942 |
| 1/5 | Resume, teacher contracts | 1937-1944 |
| 1/6 | Newspaper clippings re: Bellingham Public Library | 1954 |
| 1/7 | Scrapbook | circa 1918-1919 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Personal Names
- Tjomsland, Blanche Saunders--Archives
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--Social life and customs--History--Sources
Finding aid prepared by Joseph
Shay
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
