This collection includes one box of materials documenting the activities of Virginia J. Washburn Morrison (1919-2020), the founder of the Tacoma Youth Symphony, as well as records relevant to the history of the city of Tacoma, Washington.

Subjects of the records include the College of Puget Sound School of Music, the Tacoma Arts For Youth Council, the Tacoma Youth Symphony, the Tacoma Symphony, the Tacoma B&I Circus Store, and the Tacoma Fun Fair of July 1955. Materials include correspondence, financial records, reports, photographs, posters, programs, tickets, newspaper clippings, and newsletters.