College Elementary School, Photographs, Slides and Negatives

College Elementary School, Photographs, Slides and Negatives, circa 1891-circa 1980 (bulk 1930-1980)

Overview of the Collection

Creator: College Elementary School
Title: College Elementary School, Photographs, Slides and Negatives
Dates: circa 1891-circa 1980 (bulk 1930-1980) (inclusive)
18911980
Quantity: 3.0 cubic feet, (3 letter sized document cases; 1 letter half sized document case and 1 oversized box) : Photographic prints, slides and negatives in good condition
Collection Number: RG012-08-12
Summary: This collection consists of photographic prints, slides and negatives collected and retained by the College Elementary School Office at Central Washington University from the early 20th Century until the date of its closure in the spring of 1981.
Repository: Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to the public for educational research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The College Elementary School was created when the old Edison School (Washington State Normal School Training School) was relocated to a new building in 1939. In 1963, the school was renamed the Amanda Hebeler Elementary School (Washington Center for Early Childhood Education). The school was closed in the spring of 1981 after budget constraints declared it expendable.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The vast majority of the photographic prints and slides in this collection depict children being taught in classrooms, playing outdoors and participating in class field trips from the 1930s until the 1980s. Included in the collection are prints and negatives of buildings and prominent faculty members of Central Washington University from the late 1950s and early 1960s, photographs of a student march for a Student Union War Memorial Building (1946), and negatives of other Central Washington University campus events from the 1950s and 1960s.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Founded in 1891, the Washington State Normal School supplied students to oversee elementary education at the Edison School or Training School in Ellensburg, WA. In 1937, the Washington State Normal School was rechristened Central Washington College of Education. As before, the college oversaw the elementary school, renamed College Elementary School in 1939. Central Washington College of Education was subsequently renamed Central Washington State College in 1961 and Central Washington University in 1977.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG012-08-12, College Elementary School, Photographs, Slides and Negatives. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically by subject of image. Chronological arrangement.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1-1	Christmas
1-2	Class photographs	1950-1952
1-3	Class photographs	1952-1957
1-4	Class photographs	1958-1960
1-5	Class photographs	1962-1964
1-6	Class photographs	1974-1976
1-7	Class photographs	1977-1978
1-8	Class photographs	1979-1980
1-9	Class photographs	1981-1982
1-10	Class photographs
1-11	Classroom activities	1900s-1920s
1-12	Classroom activities	1930s-1950s
1-13	Classroom activities	1930s-1950s
1-14	Classroom activities	1930s-1950s
1-15	Classroom activities	1930s-1950s
1-16	Classroom activities	1960s-1970s
2-1	Classroom activities	1970s-1980s
2-2	Classroom activities	1970s-1980s
2-3	College student aides	1970s-1980s
2-4	Faculty and Staff
2-5	Festival of Nations	1953
2-6	Field trips
2-7	Group photographs
2-8	Hans Haupel – Second grade class from Germany	1930s
2-9	Local studies	1970s
2-10	Movement	1970s
2-11	Newspaper clippings and ephemera	1939-1976
2-12	Nursery School	1930s
2-13	Outdoor activities	1920s-1940s
2-14	Outdoor activities	1920s-1940s
2-15	Outside play	1970-1980
2-16	Playground of Hebeler Elementary School
3-1	Pre-school	1970s-1980s
3-2	Problem solving	1970-1980
3-3	Reading	1970-1980
3-4	Science	1980s
3-5	Student Union Building War Memorial	March, 1946
3-6	Student witness construction of Hebeler Hall	1938
3-7	Theatrical plays	1930s-1950s
3-8	Contact Sheets
3-9	Negatives - miscellaneous
3-10	Slides – Class photographs
3-11	Slides – Classroom activities	1950s-1960s
3-12	Slides – Classroom activities	1973-1976
3-13	Slides – Classroom activities	1977-1979
3-14	Slides – Faculty and Staff
3-15	Slides – Field trips
3-16	Slides – Outdoor activities and Playground
3-17	Slides – Pre-school
4-1	Mabel T. Anderson
4-2	Harold Barto	1952
4-3	Black Hall and Group Conference Center	circa 1961
4-4	Board of Trustees	1962
4-5	Bouillon Library Dedication	1963
4-6	James E. Brooks	circa 1960s
4-7	Choir	1959
4-8	Class of 1912 – Reunion	1962
4-9	Commencement	circa 1960
4-10	Getz-Short Apartments	circa 1960
4-11	Hebeler Hall
4-12	Hertz Hall	1963
4-13	Holmes Dining Hall	1963
4-14	Little Symphony	1962
4-15	Robert E. McConnell	circa 1950s
4-16	Ernest L. Muzzall
4-17	Leo Nicholson	circa 1960s
4-18	Nicholson Pavilion	circa 1960
4-19	Stephens-Whitney Hall	circa 1960
5-1	Oversized photographs and newspaper clippings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Central Washington University--History
Education, Elementary
Teachers colleges--United States--History

Corporate Names

Central Washington College of Education
Washington State Normal School (Ellensburg, Wash.)

Geographical Names

Ellensburg (Wash.)

Occupations

Elementary school teachers

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Amanda Hebeler Elementary School (creator)
- College Elementary School (creator)
- Edison Training School (Ellensburg, Wash.) (creator)

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