Guide to the Lloyd R. Hawley Autograph Skin
1908-1915

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hawley, Lloyd R.
Title: Lloyd R. Hawley Autograph Skin
Dates: 1905-1915 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 1.0 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Collection Number: USHTM_WCMss21
Summary: Animal skin with autographs from friends and relatives of Lloyd R. Hawley, Whitman College, Class of 1910.
Repository: Whitman College and Northwest Archives

345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives
archives@whitman.edu

Languages: Materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Lloyd R. Hawley was a 1910 graduate of Whitman College, where he earned a B.S. While at Whitman, Hawley was a member of the Phi Delta fraternity and served as manager of the football team during the season of Whitman’s victory over the University of Washington football team. He married Neva Greene, whom he met while attending Whitman, and they resided in Spokane, Washington. His daughter, Elizabeth Hawley Corliss, attended Whitman for two years, and his granddaughter, Mary Jane Corliss Shea, graduated from Whitman in 1971.

Content Description

A 3 feet x 2.5 feet hide with over 50 autographs of friend and family. Most autographs include the signer’s name, hometown, and date. Several autographs are complemented by illustrations. Among the signers in Neva Greene of Spokane, Washington, who had been romantically involved with Chester Mazey when he was a student at Whitman. Maxey went on to become the seventh President of Whitman College. Ultimately, Hawley and Greene were married. Other signers include Hawley’s Whitman College classmates. While attending Whitman, Hawley kept the skin mounted on the wall of his dormitory room in Billings Hall.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open for research.

Restrictions on Use :  

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright transferred to Whitman College.

Preferred Citation :  

Lloyd R. Hawley Autograph Skin, Whitman College and Northwest Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Single item.

Acquisition Information :  

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Mary Jane Corliss Shea in October 2005.


Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Hawley, Lloyd R.--Archives
  • Corporate Names :
  • Whitman College--Students--Autographs
  • Subject Terms :
  • College students--Washington (State)--Walla Walla

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