Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Sarah Spurgeon Scrapbook 1946-1958 (bulk 1954-1956)

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Central Washington University Faculty Papers, Sarah Spurgeon Scrapbook 1946-1958 (bulk 1954-1956)

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This collection contains photographs and newspapers relating to the work of Sarah Spurgeon, professor in the Art Department of Central Washington University (previously Central Washington College of Education and Central Washington State College) in the 1930s-1970s.

1.0 cubic foot; 1 oversize box

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Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6378454

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Central Washington university

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Kamola Hall at Washington State Normal School (predecessor to Central Washington University) was completed in October of 1911. A dining room addition was added in 1915 and was enlarged once again in 1919. The facility was originally used as a women’s dormitory. During the Second World War, the dorms were used as a barracks for Army Air Corps cadets training at the college and nearby airfield. During the 1990s it served as a dorm for international students from Asia. The building was completely r...

Spurgeon, Sarah K.

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Sarah Spurgeon (1903-1985) came to Ellensburg from Iowa in 1939 and joined the art department at the college the same year. She took a hiatus from her work at Central Washington College of Education during World War II when she went to work for Boeing as an artist. Following the war, she returned to Ellensburg and continued as a professor until her retirement in 1971. The Sarah Spurgeon Art Gallery, named in 1977 and currently housed in Randall Hall, is free and open to the public. F...