![]() Related to the Northwest Americana materials is our collection of more than 1,000 historical maps which document the exploration, settlement, and development of the Pacific Northwest and other regions of the western hemisphere from the 16th through the 20th centuries. MASC also holds 176 titles that once comprised the private library of Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker, early missionaries to the Northwest. James Quick gave his collection of 1200 volumes devoted to fly fishing for trout and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest and in 2008, Joan and Vernon Gallup donated a magnificent collection of 506 editions of Izaak Walton’s The Complete Angler, including all 17th century editions.įor over a century librarians at WSU have added to our distinguished Pacific Northwest History collection that includes Washington Territorial imprints (books printed in Washington before statehood in 1889), and more recently, extensive holdings of ephemeral publications, such as civic booster pamphlets, tourist guides, and railroad publications. The Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Collection includes the donations of three fishing and angling collections including that of Roy Hansberry, a WSU graduate (Class of 1931), which contains some of the significant editions in the history of angling including Frederic Halford’s Dry Fly Entomology (1897), Alfred Ronalds’ The Fly Fisher’s Entomology (1913). The collection is distinguished not only by its scope (more than 1,300 titles), but also its deep holdings of multiple editions of individual authors, for example 19 editions of works by Henry Bracken 1697-1764 and 18 books by William Gibson 1680-1750. ![]() Smithcors, DVM, PhD, who developed the first course in veterinary history (1955) to be taught in America. The Smithcors Collection of Veterinary History was formed over a period of 35 years by J.F. To view the digital images of the Hirahara photographs, please visit the George and Frank C. George Hirahara and his son Frank captured images of camp life and special family milestones such as engagement celebrations, weddings, and family portraits. ![]() This collection contains over 2000 images taken and processed from January 1943 to November 1945. Hirahara Collection is considered the largest private collection of photos depicting life in the Japanese American incarceration camp at Heart Mountain Wyoming. Lawrence, John Masefield, the Powys brothers, Rose McCaulay, and Charles Williams. MASC also holds notable 20th century books, such as the first edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and collections of British writers including D. Among the highlights of the Hogarth Press Collection are 3 copies - including both binding variants - of Two Stories: the very first volume published by the Hogarth Press limited, to 150 copies, hand-set and hand-printed by Leonard and Virginia Woolf in their living room, and a copy of the privately circulated Poems by C. The Hogarth Press Collection is among the most extensive in existence and is especially strong in the period from 1917 until 1946. Since the purchase of the Woolf Library in early 1970s, we’ve collected books that they published at their Hogarth Press, founded in 1917, and materials relating to the Bloomsbury Group. Some 150 books in the collection were bound or rebound by Virginia Woolf herself. Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s personal Library also contains books once owned by Virginia Woolf’s father Sir Leslie Stephen, editor of the Dictionary of National Biography (MASC has Sir Leslie Stephen’s annotated copy of the DNB), and other family members. The Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf is rich in volumes annotated by Leonard Woolf (including a few annotated by Virginia Woolf), numerous review copies, and gifts from their friends. Our printed collections span more than 500 years from 52 incunabula–books printed before 1501–to modern first editions.Īrguably our most important collection is the personal, working library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf (more than 9,000 books). ![]() Gift monies from the Mildred Bissinger and the Edwin and Ruth Burgess endowments enhance our annual University allocations and ensure that our rare book collections remain vital. We actively collect in areas that directly support the teaching and research mission of Washington State University and welcome visitors interested in our collections. MASC holds more than 50,000 glorious rare books that are available for consultation in our reading room. Trevor James send a request Selected Collections
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