Whitman College Oral History Collection, 1960s-1999 (bulk 1990-1998)

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Whitman College
Title
Whitman College Oral History Collection
Dates
1960s-1999 (bulk 1990-1998) (inclusive)
Quantity
11 linear feet, ( 16 boxes)
Collection Number
HTM_WCA23
Summary
Audio recordings and transcripts of oral histories related to Whitman College.
Repository
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu
Access Restrictions

Some material in this collection is restricted, as noted in the Detailed Description of Collection section of this guide.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Oral History Collection consists primarily of interviews conducted for the two Whitman College oral history projects. The first oral history project was started in the early 1970s by Professor Donald King of the history department as a means of teachings students a different historical method. The project was carried out by students in oral history classes. The class, taught primarily by Professor King, was offered until 1976. The main topic of the class was Walla Walla during the Great Depression. Some students continued to work independently on oral histories into the early 1980s.

In 1990, College Archivist Larry Dodd oversaw a second major oral history project. This project was initiated to gather information for a general history of the college and supported research for a the two-volume history of the college authored by Professor G. Thomas Edwards. This project received $12,000 from the Board of Overseers to purchase tape recorders and tapes; interviews were conducted by alumni volunteers. Before beginning their interviews, volunteers received training from Professor King on conducting oral history interviews and were given an orientation to the history of the college by Professor Edwards. The program ended in 1999.

In addition to material from these two projects, the collection contains additional interviews conducted by Professor Edwards for his history of the college and a few other contemporary college-related oral histories.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The majority of the materials in this collection are cassette tapes and accompanying transcripts and release forms. The tapes contain interviews that date primarily between 1990 and 1998. Those interviewed range from college administrators and faculty to alumni and friends of the college

Oral histories conducted for Professor King’s class focus on Walla Walla during the Great Depression. Interviewees for Dodd’s and Edwards’s projects are asked about their individual background, their Whitman experience, and important events which occurred while they were involved with the College.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. for copyright not held by Whitman College.

Preferred Citation

Whitman College Oral History Collection, Whitman College and Northwest Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

By series.

Location of Originals

H.70,5-6; H.71,1

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives prior to 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1:   Oral Histories for Professor King's Whitman College Oral History Project, 1971-1982Return to Top

This series contains audio recordings, transcripts, and release forms of interviews conducted by students for Professor King’s oral history project. It also contains final papers written by some of the students that summarize the interviews.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-Series 1: Interviews of Alumni
box-box
1/1
William E. Berney '15-recording
5/1/1973
Box/Folder
2/1
William E. Berney '15-transcript
5/1/1973
box-box
1/1
Dwelley Jones '39-recording
5/2/1973
Box/Folder
2/2
Dwelley Jones '39-transcript
5/2/1973
box-box
1/1
Gerwyn A. Jones Sr. '32-recording
5/3/1973
Box/Folder
2/3
Gerwyn A. Jones Sr. '32-transcript
5/3/1973
box-box
1/1
Jim Edmunds '78-recording
3/26/1978
Box/Folder
2/4
Jim Edmunds '78-transcript
3/26/1978
box-box
1/1
William E. Berney '15-recording
4/30/1978
Box/Folder
2/5
William E. Berney '15-transcript
4/30/1978
box-box
1/1
Gordon '42 and Virginia Scribner '46-recording
5/4/1982-5/10/1982
Box/Folder
2/6
Gordon '42 and Virginia Scribner '46
5/4/1982-5/10/1982
box-box
1/1
William E. Berney '15-recording
unknown
Box/Folder
2/7
William E. Berney '15-recording
unknown
Sub-Series 2: Interviews of Staff, Faculty and Friends of the College
box-box
1/1
H. Sherman Mitchell - recording
4/9/1971
Box/Folder
2/8
H. Sherman Mitchell - transcript
4/9/1971
box-box
1/1
Charlotte M. Jacky-recording
4/24/1972
Box/Folder
2/9
Charlotte M. Jacky-transcript
4/24/1972
box-box
1/1
Loren Dickenson-recording
5/8/1972
Box/Folder
2/10
Loren Dickenson-transcript
5/8/1972
box-box
1/1
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony (Ray) Lucarelli-recording
11/9/1972
Box/Folder
2/11
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony (Ray) Lucarelli-transcript
11/9/1972
box-box
1/1
Ernie Greco-recording
11/16/1972
Box/Folder
2/12
Ernie Greco-transcript
11/16/1972
box-box
1/1
Nancy Simon '63-recording
3/2/1973
Box/Folder
2/13
Nancy Simon '63-transcript
3/2/1973
box-box
1/1
Gordon Scribner '42-recording
5/2/1973
Box/Folder
2/14
Gordon Scribner '42-transcript
5/2/1973
box-box
1/2
A.L. Watts-recording
5/4/1973
Box/Folder
2/15
A.L. Watts-transcript
5/4/1973
box-box
1/2
Gordon Scribner '42-recording
5/5/1973
Box/Folder
2/16
Gordon Scribner '42-transcript
5/5/1973
box-box
1/2
George H. Ball-recording
5/7/1973
Box/Folder
2/17
George H. Ball-transcript
5/7/1973
box-box
1/2
Wilfred Thorn-recording
3/31/1974
Box/Folder
2/18
Wilfred Thorn-transcript
3/31/1974
box-box
1/2
Otho McLean-recording
2/24/1978
Box/Folder
2/19
Otho McLean-transcript
2/24/1978
box-box
1/2
Joe Kirkman-recording
3/2/1978
Box/Folder
2/20
Joe Kirkman-transcript
3/2/1978
box-box
1/2
Mrs. O.M. Clayson-recording
3/15/1978
Box/Folder
2/21
Mrs. O.M. Clayson-transcript
3/15/1978
box-box
1/2
Arthur Richards-recording
3/17/1978
Box/Folder
2/22
Arthur Richards - transcript
3/17/1978
box-box
1/2
George H. Ball - recording
4/7/1978 & 4/14/1978
Box/Folder
2/23
George H. Ball - transcript
4/7/1978 & 4/14/1978
box-box
1/2
Robert R. Thomsen - recording
4/11/1978
Box/Folder
2/24
Robert R. Thomsen - transcript
4/11/1978
box-box
1/2
Gene A. Adams '53 - recording
4/17/1978
Box/Folder
2/25
Gene A. Adams '53 - transcript
4/17/1978
box-box
1/2
Craig J.W. Gunsul - recording
4/17/1978
Box/Folder
2/26
Craig J.W. Gunsul - transcript
4/17/1978
box-box
1/2
Robert R. Thomsen - recording
4/18/1978
1/2
Max Seachris '54 - recording
4/20/1978
Box/Folder
2/27
Max Seachris '54 - transcript
4/20/1978
box-box
1/2
John D. Wilcox - recording
4/28/1978
Box/Folder
2/28
John D. Wilcox
4/28/1978
box-box
1/2
Keith H. Jensen - recording
5/4/1978
Box/Folder
2/29
Keith H. Jensen - transcript
5/4/1978
box-box
1/3
Beven Roth - recording
unknown
Box/Folder
2/30
Beven Roth - transcript
unknown
box-box
1/3
Gordon Scribner '42 - recording
unknown
Box/Folder
2/31
Gordon Scribner '42 - transcript
unknown
box-box
1/3
Doug Underwood - recording
unknown
Box/Folder
2/32
Doug Underwood - transcript
unknown
Sub-Series 3: Interview Release Forms, Data Sheets, Questionnaires, and Notes by the Interviewer
Box/Folder
2/33-60
Interview Release Forms
4/19/1971-5/4/1978
Sub-Series 4: Student's Papers Summarizing the Interviews
Box/Folder
3/1-25
Student's Final Papers for the Oral History Class and Independent Studies
1970-1978
Sub-Series 5: Interviews Not Released
box-box
15/1-7
Recordings of Interviews that have not been released to the Public
Late 1960s-4/5/1978
Box/Folder
13/1-104.5
Transcripts, Notes, and Correspondence of Interviews that have not been released to the Public
Late 1960s-4/5/1978

Series 2:  Oral Histories for Whitman College Oral History Project, 1990-1999Return to Top

This series contains audio recordings, transcripts, and release forms of interviews that were conducted as part of a college-initiated oral history project.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-Series 1: Alumni Interviews
box-box
1/4
Philip Ashby '37 - recording
2/8/1990
Box/Folder
4/1
Philip Ashby '37 - transcript
2/8/1990
box-box
1/4
Kenneth Garner '29 - recording
2/8/1990
Box/Folder
4/2
Kenneth Garner '29 - transcript
2/8/1990
box-box
1/4
Vivian Garner '33 - recording
2/8/1990
Box/Folder
4/3
Vivian Garner '33 - transcript
2/8/1990
box-box
1/4
Hattie Gordon Fry '26 - recording
2/14/1990
Box/Folder
4/4
Hattie Gordon Fry '26 - transcript
2/14/1990
box-box
1/4
Kenneth Fry '26 - recording
2/14/1990
Box/Folder
4/5
Kenneth Fry '26 - transcript
2/14/1990
box-box
1/4
Rondeau Evans '25 - recording
2/19/1990
Box/Folder
4/6
Rondeau Evans '25 - transcript
2/19/1990
box-box
1/4
John Haigh '40 - recording
2/23/1990
Box/Folder
4/7
John Haigh '40 - transcript
2/23/1990
box-box
1/4
Iris Little Myers '28 - recording
2/24/1990
Box/Folder
4/8
Iris Little Myers '28 - transcript
2/24/1990
box-box
1/4
Frankie Wakefield '27 - recording
2/26/1990
Box/Folder
4/9
Frankie Wakefield '27 - transcript
2/26/1990
box-box
1/4
Lola Snyder '31 - recording
3/2/1990
Box/Folder
4/10
Lola Snyder '31 - transcript
3/2/1990
box-box
1/4
D. Herbert Armstrong '37 - recording
3/9/1990
Box/Folder
4/11
D. Herbert Armstrong '37 - transcript
3/9/1990
box-box
1/4
Janette Armstrong '40 - recording
3/9/1990
Box/Folder
4/12
Janette Armstrong '40 - transcript
3/9/1990
box-box
1/4
Vera Gault '30 - recording
3/16/1990
Box/Folder
4/13
Vera Gault '30 - transcript
3/16/1990
box-box
1/4
James Hill Jr. '30 - recording
3/16/1990
Box/Folder
4/14
James Hill Jr. '30 - transcript
3/16/1990
box-box
1/4-5
Melvin Jacobs Jr. '39 - recording
3/19/1990
Box/Folder
4/15
Melvin Jacobs Jr. '39 - transcript
3/19/1990
box-box
1/5
Edward P. Morgan '32 - recording
3/31/1990
Box/Folder
4/16
Edward P. Morgan '32 - transcript
3/31/1990
box-box
1/5
Lois Graham '24 - recording
4/9/1990
Box/Folder
4/17
Lois Graham '24 - transcript
4/9/1990
box-box
1/5
Mary Yenney '22 - recording
4/9/1990
Box/Folder
4/18
Mary Yenney '22 - recording
4/9/1990
box-box
1/5
Hal Latourette '46 - recording
4/14/1990
Box/Folder
4/19
Hal Latourette '46 - transcript
4/14/1990
box-box
1/5
Merlin Young '40 - recording
4/25/1990
Box/Folder
4/20
Merlin Young '40 - transcript
4/25/1990
box-box
1/5
Donald Pickering '45 - recording
4/26/1990
Box/Folder
4/21
Donald Pickering '45 - transcript
4/26/1990
box-box
1/5
John (Jack) W. Fearey '45 - recording
4/28/1990
Box/Folder
4/22
John (Jack) W. Fearey '45 - transcript
4/28/1990
box-box
1/5
Betty Fey '45 and Meredith Brown '45 - recording
4/28/1990
Box/Folder
4/23
Betty Fey '45 and Meredith Brown '45 - transcript
4/28/90
box-box
1/5
Ellen Heath McNamara '45 - recording
4/28/1990
Box/Folder
4/24
Ellen Heath McNamara '45 - transcript
4/28/1990
box-box
1/5
Keith Soper '38 - recording
5/4/1990
Box/Folder
4/25
Keith Soper '38 - transcript
5/4/1990
box-box
1/5
Thomas Ichikawa '40 - recording
5/18/1990
Box/Folder
4/26
Thomas Ichikawa '40 - transcript
5/18/1990
box-box
1/5
Robert Tugman '35 - recording
5/18/1990
Box/Folder
4/27
Robert Tugman '35 - transcript
5/18/1990
box-box
1/6
Richard Eells '40 - recording
5/19/1990
Box/Folder
4/28
Richard Eells '40 - transcript
5/19/1990
box-box
1/6
Georgia Mae Gallivan '37 - recording
5/21/1990
Box/Folder
4/29
Georgia Mae Gallivan '37 - transcript
5/21/1990
box-box
1/6
Joseph G. Wilson '39 - recording
6/12/1990
Box/Folder
4/30
Joseph G. Wilson '39 - transcript
6/12/1990
box-box
1/6
Frances Felthouse Hurlow '45 - recording
6/13/1990
Box/Folder
4/31
Frances Felthouse Hurlow '45 - transcript
6/13/1990
box-box
1/6
Harry G. Johnson '27 - recording
6/21/1990
Box/Folder
4/32
Harry G. Johnson '27 - transcript
6/21/1990
box-box
1/6
Shirley Anderson Jennings '50 - recording
7/24/1990
Box/Folder
4/33
Shirley Anderson Jennings '50 - transcript
7/24/1990
box-box
1/6
Arthur H. Whitman Jr. '50 - recording
7/24/1990
Box/Folder
4/34
Arthur H. Whitman Jr. '50 - transcript
7/25/1990
box-box
1/6
Mary Penrose Copeland '18 and Frances Penrose Owen '19 - recording
10/6/1990
Box/Folder
4/35
Mary Penrose Copeland and Frances Penrose Owen '19 - transcript
10/6/1990
box-box
1/6
William D. Corley '87 - recording
10/26/1990
Box/Folder
4/36
William D. Corley '87 - transcript
10/26/1990
box-box
1/6
Betty Kirkman Jacobs '43 - recording
11/5/1990
Box/Folder
4/37
Betty Kirkman Jacobs '43 - transcript
11/5/1990
box-box
1/6
Melvin C. Jacobs Jr. '39 - recording
11/5/1990
Box/Folder
4/38
Melvin C. Jacobs '39 - transcript
11/5/1990
box-box
1/6
Robert W. Bratton '53 - recording
12/6/1990
Box/Folder
4/39
Robert W. Bratton '53 - transcript
12/6/1990
box-box
1/6
Ruby Skeen Sooter '30 - recording
1/11/1991
Box/Folder
4/40
Ruby Skeen Sooter '30 - transcript
1/11/1991
box-box
1/6
Donald S. Miller '54 - recording
3/5/1991
Box/Folder
4/41
Donald S. Miller '54 - transcript
3/5/1991
box-box
1/6
Zelma C. Williams '25 - recording
3/18/1991
Box/Folder
4/42
Zelma C. Williams '25 - transcript
3/18/1991
box-box
1/7
Bert Edwards '36 - recording
4/3/1991
Box/Folder
4/43
Bert Edwards '36 - transcript
4/3/1991
box-box
1/7
Arthur T. Lee '17 - recording
4/18/1991
Box/Folder
4/44
Arthur T. Lee '17 - transcript
4/18/1991
box-box
1/7
Ken Bendure '48 - recording
4/26/1991
Box/Folder
4/45
Ken Bendure '48 - transcript
4/26/1991
box-box
1/7
Marilyn Maxey Alexander '41 - recording
5/16/1991
Box/Folder
4/46
Marilyn Maxey Alexander '41 - transcript
5/16/1991
box-box
1/7
Lucile Lomen '41 - recording
5/20/1991
Box/Folder
4/47
Lucile Lomen '41 - transcript
5/20/1991
box-box
1/7
Charles Wright '49 - recording
8/21/1991
Box/Folder
4/48
Charles Wright '49 - transcript
8/21/1991
box-box
1/7
Janet Richardson Esary '51 - recording
10/5/1991
Box/Folder
4/49
Janet Richardson Esary '51 - transcript
10/5/1991
box-box
1/7
Lorena Sanford Bendure '47 - recording
4/25/1992
Box/Folder
4/50
Lorena Sanford Bendure '47 - transcript
4/25/1992
box-box
1/7
C. Lawrence Lutcher '57 - recording
4/25/1992
Box/Folder
4/51
C. Lawrence Lutcher '57 - transcript
4/25/1992
box-box
1/7
Barbara Sargent '57 - recording
4/25/1992
Box/Folder
4/52
Barbara Sargent '57 - transcript
4/25/1992
box-box
1/7
E. Joan Miller Stevens '52 - recording
4/25/1992
Box/Folder
4/53
E. Joan Miller Stevens '52 - transcript
4/25/1992
box-box
1/7
Ward Rasmus '32 - recording
4/29/1992
Box/Folder
4/54
Ward Rasmus '32 - transcript
4/29/1992
box-box
1/7
C. Lawrence Lutcher '57 - recording
5/1/1992
Box/Folder
4/55
C. Lawrence Lutcher '57 - transcript
5/1/1992
box-box
1/8
Leonard Jansen '40 - recording
6/10/1992
Box/Folder
4/56
Leonard Jansen '40 - transcript
6/10/1992
box-box
1/8
Mary D. Fahey '22 - recording
11/14/1992
Box/Folder
4/57
Mary D. Fahey '22 - transcript
11/14/1992
box-box
1/8
Franklie L. Wakefield '27 - recording
4/12/1993
Box/Folder
4/58
Franklie L. Wakefield '27 - transcript
4/12/1993
box-box
1/8
Veva McGrew Ellis '13 - recording
5/26/1993
Box/Folder
4/59
Veva McGrew Ellis '13 - transcript
5/26/1993
box-box
1/8
Nadine Ellis Swanson '48 - recording
5/26/1993
Box/Folder
4/60
Nadine Ellis Swanson '48 - transcript
5/26/1993
box-box
1/8
Jane Davenport Fairbank '39 - recording
6/17/1993
Box/Folder
4/61
Jane Davenport Fairbank '39 - transcript
6/17/1993
box-box
1/8
Nellie Assink '42 - recording
6/18/1993
Box/Folder
4/62
Nellie Assink '42 - transcript
6/18/1993
box-box
1/8
Ralph Edgerton '31 - recording
6/19/1993
Box/Folder
4/63
Ralph Edgerton '31 - transcript
6/19/1993
box-box
1/8
Beatrice Jordan '35 - recording
6/19/1993
Box/Folder
4/64
Beatrice Jordan '35 - transcript
6/19/1993
box-box
1/8
Peggy Kelly Mantz '37 - recording
6/19/1993
Box/Folder
4/65
Peggy Kelly Mantz '37 - transcript
6/19/1993
box-box
1/8
Edward R. McMillan '42 - recording
6/19/1993
Box/Folder
4/66
Edward R McMillan '42 - transcript
6/19/1993
box-box
1/9
Russell F. McNeill '34 - recording
6/19/1993
Box/Folder
4/67
Russell F. McNeill '34-transcript
6/19/1993
box-box
1/9
Daniel Patrick O'Reilly '48 - recording
6/19/1993
Box/Folder
4/68
Daniel Patrick O'Reilly '48 - transcript
6/19/1993
box-box
1/9
Margaret (Dale) Penrose Harrell '59 - recording
6/21/1993
Box/Folder
4/69
Margaret (Dale) Penrose Harrell '59 - transcript
6/21/1993
box-box
1/9
Frances Copeland Stickles '50 - recording
6/23/1993
Box/Folder
4/70
Frances Copeland Stickles '50 - transcript
6/23/1993
box-box
1/9
Betty H. Allen '40 - recording
6/24/1993
Box/Folder
4/71
Betty H. Allen '40 - transcript
6/24/1993
box-box
1/9
Helen Barron '44 - recording
6/24/1993
Box/Folder
4/72
Helen Barron '44 - transcript
6/24/1993
box-box
1/9
Samuel Beall '40 - recording
6/24/1993
Box/Folder
4/73
Samuel Beall '40 - transcript
6/24/1993
box-box
1/9
Pat Murphy Burns '42 - recording
6/24/1993
Box/Folder
4/74
Pat Murphy Burns '42 - transcript
6/24/1993
box-box
1/9
Margaret (Dale) Penrose Harrell '59 - recording
6/24/1993
Box/Folder
4/75
Margaret (Dale) Penrose Harrell '59 - transcript
6/24/1993
box-box
1/9
Mary Belle Wells '41 - recording
6/24/1993
Box/Folder
4/76
Mary Belle Wells '41 - transcript
6/24/1993
box-box
1/9
Henry Fairbank '40 - recording
6/25/1993
Box/Folder
4/77
Henry Fairbank '40 - transcript
6/25/1993
box-box
1/9
Martha Fairbank '42 - recording
6/25/1993
Box/Folder
4/78
Martha Fairbank '42 - transcript
6/25/1993
box-box
6/1
James Q. Hamby '40 - recording
6/25/1993
Box/Folder
4/79
James Q. Hamby '40 - transcript
6/25/1993
box-box
6/1
Ann S. Holznagel '58 - recording
6/25/1993
6/1
Craig McGee '50 - recording
6/25/1993
Box/Folder
4/80
Craig McGee '50 - transcript
6/25/1993
box-box
6/1
Mel Monheimer '42 - recording
8/20/1993
Box/Folder
4/81
Mel Monheimer '42 - transcript
8/20/1993
box-box
6/1
bobby J. Rhay '47 - recording
11/26/1993
Box/Folder
4/82
Bobby J. Rhay '47 - transcript
11/26/1993
box-box
6/1
June Otter '32 - recording
5/4/1994
Box/Folder
4/83
June Otter '32 - transcript
5/4/1994
box-box
6/1
Eugene Fletcher '44 - recording
5/21/1994
Box/Folder
4/84
Eugene Fletcher '44 - transcript
5/21/1994
box-box
6/1
Evelyn Sherrod Fletcher '44 - recording
5/21/1994
Box/Folder
4/85
Evelyn Sherrod Fletcher '44 - transcript
5/21/1994
box-box
6/1
Mary Lou Hansell Gayman '44 - recording
5/21/1994
6/1
Helen Haigh Mills '44 - recording
5/21/1994
Box/Folder
4/86
Helen Haigh Mills '44 - transcript
5/21/1994
box-box
6/1
Mary Cottrell May '52 - recording
5/22/1994
Box/Folder
5/1
Mary Cottrell May '52 - transcript
5/22/1994
box-box
6/1
Michael May '44 - recording
5/22/1994
6/1-2
Robert Dusenbery '39 - recording
6/15/1994 & 6/17/1994
Box/Folder
5/2
Robert Dusenbery '39 - transcript
6/15/1995 & 6/17/1994
box-box
6/2
Marcelle Wynn Vernazza '31 - recording
6/16/1994 & 6/17/1994
Box/Folder
5/3
Marcelle Wynn Vernazza '31 - transcript
6/16/1994 & 6/17/1994
box-box
6/2
Patricia Maring McGowan '54 - recording
6/17/1994
Box/Folder
5/4
Patricia Maring McGown '54 - transcript
6/17/1994
box-box
6/2
Dwelley Jones '39 - recording
11/29/1994
Box/Folder
5/5
Dwelley Jones '39 - transcript
11/29/1994
box-box
6/2
Jim Boule '50 - recording
4/28/1995
Box/Folder
5/6
Jim Boule '50 - transcript
4/28/1995
box-box
6/2
Werner C. Quast '55 - recording
4/28/1995 - 4/29/1995
Box/Folder
5/7
Werner C. Quast '55 - transcript
4/28/1995 - 4/29/1995
box-box
6/2
Emory E. Bundy '27 - recording
6/8/1995
Box/Folder
5/8
Emory E. Bundy '27 - transcript
6/8/1995
box-box
6/2
Betty Fowler Braden '40 - recording
6/10/1995
Box/Folder
5/9
Betty Fowler Braden '40 - transcript
6/10/1995
box-box
6/2
Clarence Monro '28 - recording
6/16/1995
6/2
Joe Davis '36 - recording
10/3/1995
Box/Folder
5/10
Joe Davis '36 - transcript
10/3/1995
box-box
6/2
Margaret Copeland Corley '52 - recording
5/22/1997
6/2
Frances V. Stickles '50 - recording
6/28/1997
6/3
George L. Anderson '67 - recording
8/21/1997
Box/Folder
5/11
George L. Anderson '67 - transcript
8/21/1997
box-box
6/3
Malinda Phillips Pankl '67 - recording
8/28/1997
Box/Folder
5/12
Malinda Phillips Pankl '67 - transcript
8/28/1997
box-box
6/3
Drew Miller '52 - recording
10/6/1997
6/3
Ruth Baker Kimball '31 - recording
3/31/1998
6/3
Guttorm Berge '53 - recording
4/22/1998
6/3
David Nord '83 - recording
3/2/1999
Sub-Series 2: Interviews of Staff, Faculty, and Friends of the College
box-box
6/3
Edith Pope Patten - recording
3/15/1990
Box/Folder
5/13
Edith Pope Patten - transcript
3/15/1990
box-box
6/3
Maxine Sires - recording
4/10/1990
Box/Folder
5/14
Maxine Sires - transcript
4/10/1990
box-box
6/3
Esther Benson Penrose - recording
4/21/1990
Box/Folder
5/15
Esther Benson Penrose - transcript
4/21/1990
box-box
6/3
Marilyn Sparks '52 - recording
4/27/1990
Box/Folder
5/16
Marilyn Sparks - transcript
4/27/1990
box-box
6/3
Winifred Dunphy '30 - recording
6/8/1990
Box/Folder
5/17
Winifred Dunphy '30 - transcript
6/8/1990
box-box
6/3
Jane Smiley Hart - recording
10/1/1990
Box/Folder
5/18
Jane Smiley Hart - transcript
10/1/1990
box-box
6/4
A. Gilmore Flues - recording
10/9/1990
Box/Folder
5/19
A. Gilmore Flues - transcript
10/9/1990
box-box
6/4
Walker O. Cain - recording
11/14/1990
Box/Folder
5/20
Walker O. Cain - transcript
11/14/1990
box-box
6/4
Alma Wells Bratton - recording
12/6/1990
Box/Folder
5/21
Alma Wells Bratton - transcript
12/6/1990
box-box
6/4
Pete Reid '49 - recording
1/9/1991
Box/Folder
5/22
Pete Reid '49 - transcript
1/9/1991
box-box
6/4
Almira Quinn '26 - recording
2/2/1991
Box/Folder
5/23
Almira Quinn '26 - transcript
2/2/1991
box-box
6/4
Beulah Scheece - recording
5/10/1991
Box/Folder
5/24
Beulah Scheece - transcript
5/10/1991
box-box
6/4
Rod Alexander '41 - recording
5/17/1991
Box/Folder
5/25
Rod Alexander '41 - transcript
5/17/1991
box-box
6/4
Almira Quinn '26 - recording
7/27/1991
Box/Folder
5/26
Almira Quinn '26 - transcript
7/27/1991
box-box
6/4
Bob Sincock '38 - recording
2/15/1992
Box/Folder
5/27
Bob Sincock '38 - transcript
2/15/1992
box-box
6/4-5
Dorothy McClane - recording
10/13/1993
Box/Folder
5/28
Dorothy McClane - transcript
10/13/1993
box-box
6/5
Pete Reid '49 - recording
10/20/1993
Box/Folder
5/29
Pete Reid '49 - transript
10/20/1993
box-box
6/5
Martin H. Buchanan - recording
11/10/1993
Box/Folder
5/30
Martin H. Buchanan - transcript
11/10/1993
box-box
6/5
Joyce McKay Clise '44 - recording
5/21/1994
Box/Folder
5/31
Joyce McKay Clise '44 - transcript
5/21/1994
box-box
6/5
Maxine Sires - recording
10/12/1994
Box/Folder
5/32
Maxine Sires - transcript
10/12/1994
box-box
6/5
Nadine Skotheim - recording
2/21/1995
Box/Folder
5/33
Nadine Skotheim - transcript
2/21/1995
box-box
6/5
David Stevens '47 - recording
7/11/1995, 7/18/1995, 7/20/1995 & 7/24/1995
Box/Folder
5/34
David Stevens '47 - transcript
7/11/1995, 7/18/1995, 7/20/1995 & 7/24/1995
box-box
6/5
Gordon Scribner '42 - recording
9/14/1995
Box/Folder
5/35
Gordon Scribner '42 - transcript
9/14/1995
box-box
6/6
Ken Schilling - recording
7/22/1996
6/6
Marilyn Sparks '52 - recording
4/25/1997
6/6
Edward F. Anderson - recording
5/16/1997
Sub-Series 3: Interview Release Forms, Data Sheets, Questionnaires, and Notes by the Interviewer
Box/Folder
5/36-168
Interview Release Forms
2/8/1990-3/2/1999
Sub-Series 4: Project Records
Box/Folder
5/169-183
Oral History Project Correspondence, Budget Records, and Training Information
1/4/1988 - 12/9/1995
Sub-Series 5: Interviews Not Released
box-box
15/8-16/1
Recordings of Interviews that have not been released to the public as well as two videos
4/26/1990 - 4/24/1988
Box/Folder
13/105-129
Transcripts, Notes, and Correspondence of Interviews that have not been released to the public
4/26/1990 - 4/24/1998

Series 3:  Oral Histories for G. Thomas Edwards's The Triumph of Tradition, 1988-1991Return to Top

This series contains recordings, transcripts, and release forms of interviews conducted by alumni volunteers to gather information for the first volume of the history of Whitman College.

Container(s) Description Dates
box-box
6/7
Ruth Baker Kimball '31 - recording
3/5/1991
6/7
Michael W. Smith '65 - recording
3/6/1991
Box/Folder
7/1
Michael W. Smith '65 - transcript
3/6/1991
box-box
6/7
Hattie Gordon Fry '26 - recording
3/8/1991
Box/Folder
7/2
Hattie Gordon Fry '26 - transcript
3/8/1991
box-box
6/7
Dorothy Brunton '32 - recording
4/4/1991
6/7
William B. Harris '33 - recording
4/5/1991
Box/Folder
7/3
William B. Harris '33 - transcript
4/5/1991
box-box
6/7
Vivian Garner '33 -recording
4/6/1991
6/7
Almira Quinn '26 - recording
4/9/91
6/7
Art Rempel - recording
4/9/1991
Box/Folder
7/4
Art Rempel - transcript
4/9/1991
box-box
6/7
V. Purdy Cornelison '38 - recording
4/10/1991
Box/Folder
7/5
V. Purdy Cornelison '38 - transcript
4/10/1991
box-box
6/7
Arthur Jones '29 - recording
4/13/1991
Box/Folder
7/6
Arthur Jones '29 - transcript
4/13/1991
box-box
6/7
Kenneth Garner '29 - recording
4/23/1991
Box/Folder
7/7
Kenneth Garner '29 - transcript
4/23/1991
box-box
6/7
Kenneth A. Smith '47 - recording
4/24/1991
Box/Folder
7/8
Kenneth A. Smith '47 - transcript
4/24/1991
box-box
6-7
Bob Athow '47 - recording
4/26/1991
Box/Folder
7/9
bob Athow '47 - transcript
4/26/1991
box-box
6/7
Bob Twigg '47 - recording
4/26/1991
Box/Folder
7/10
Bob Twigg '47 - transcript
4/26/1991
box-box
6/7
Almira Quinn '26 - recording
5/4/1991
6/7
Calvin B. Iverson '31 - recording
5/6/1991
Box/Folder
7/11
Calvin B. Iverson '31 - transcript
5/6/1991
box-box
6/7
Dorothy Brunton '32
5/7/1991
6/7
Mary McGahey '25 - recording
5/7/1991
Box/Folder
7/12
Mary McGahey '25 - recording
5/7/1991
box-box
6/8
Mary Fahey '22 - recording
5/8/1991
Box/Folder
7/13-30
Interview Release Forms, Data Sheets, Questionnaires, and Notes by the Interviewer
3/3/1991 - 5/8/1991
box-box
16/2
Recordings of Interviews that have not been released to the Public
4/5/1991 - 9/21/1991
Box/Folder
13/130-132
Transcripts, Notes, and Correspondence of Interviews that have not been Released to the Public
4/5/1991 - 9/21/1991

Series 4:  Oral Histories for G. Thomas Edwards's Tradition in a Turbulent Age, 1994-1999Return to Top

This series contains audio recordings, transcripts, and release forms of interviews conducted by alumni volunteers to gather material for the second volume of the history of Whitman College.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-Series 1: Interviews of Alumni
box-box
6/8
Thomas McNeil '31 - recording
7/12/1994 and 7/29/1994
Box/Folder
8/1
Thomas McNeil '31 - transcript
7/12/1994 and 7/29/1994
box-box
6/8
Dorothy R. West '33 - recording
7/24/1994
Box/Folder
8/2
Dorothy R. West '33- transcript
7/24/1994
box-box
6/8
Margaret R. Collins '30 - recording
7/28/1994
Box/Folder
8/3
Margaret R. Collins '30 - transcript
7/28/1994
box-box
6/8
Catherine Waller Littlehales '30 - recording
7/29/1994
Box/Folder
8/4
Catherine Waller Littlehales
7/29/1994
box-box
6/8
John Keil Richards '40 - recording
8/11/1994
Box/Folder
8/5
John Keil Richards '40 - transcript
8/11/1994
box-box
6/8
Frances Penrose Owen '19 - recording
10/11/1994
Box/Folder
8/6
Frances Penrose Owen '19 - transcript
10/11/1994
box-box
6/8
Lucile Lomen '41 - recording
10/12/1994
Box/Folder
8/7
Lucile Lomen '41 - transcript
10/12/1994
8/8
Katherine Sheehan Muller '76 - transcript
7/5/1997
box-box
6/8
Janice Baxter '48 - recording
8/14/1997
Box/Folder
8/9
Janice Baxter '48 - transcript
8/14/1997
box-box
6/8
John Shaw '46 - recording
8/14/1997
Box/Folder
8/10
John Shaw '46 - transcript
8/14/1997
box-box
6/9
Doug Eglington '72 - recording
8/15/1997
Box/Folder
8/11
Doug Eglington '72 - transcript
8/15/1997
box-box
6/9
Alex MacLeod '69 - recording
8/17/1997
Box/Folder
8/12
Alex MacLeod '69 - transcript
8/17/1997
box-box
6/9
Eric Pryne '72 - recording
8/18/1997
Box/Folder
8/13
Eric Pryne '72 - transcript
8/18/1997
box-box
6/9
Marian Troyer-Merkle '70 - recording
8/18/1997
Box/Folder
8/14
Marian Troyer-Merkle '70 - transcript
8/18/1997
box-box
6/9
Ruth Baker Kimball '31 - recording
3/31/1998
6/9
Reid Yamamoto '69 - recording
10/3/1998
Box/Folder
8/15
Reid Yamamoto '69 - transcript
10/3/1998
box-box
6/9
Donald Patrick Jones '71 - recording
12/6/1998
Box/Folder
8/16
Donald Patrick Jones '71 - transcript
12/6/1998
box-box
6/9
Greg Brown '70 - recording
1/22/1999
Box/Folder
8/17
Greg Brown '70 - transcript
1/22/1999
box-box
6/9
Linda Brown '69 - recording
1/22/1999
Box/Folder
8/18
Linda Brown '69 - transcript
1/22/1999
Sub-Series 2: Interviews of Staff, Faculty, and Friends of the College
box-box
6/9
Markham Harris - recording
11/15/1995
Box/Folder
8/19
Markham Harris - transcript
11/15/1995
box-box
6/9
Louis Perry - recording
12/3/1996
Box/Folder
8/20
Louis Perry - transcript
12/3/1996
box-box
6/9
Larry Beaulaurier - recording
12/4/1996
Box/Folder
8/21
Larry Beaulaurier - transcript
12/4/1996
Box
11
Kenyon Knopf - recording
8/16/1997 - 8/17/1997
Box/Folder
8/22
Kenyon Knopf - transcript
8/16/1997 - 8/17/1997
Box
11
Michael DeGrasse '69 - recording
8/29/1997
Box/Folder
9/1
Michael DeGrasse '69 - transcript
8/29/1997
Box
11
Craig Lesley '67 - recording
9/5/1997
Box/Folder
9/2
Craig Lesley '67 - transcript
9/5/1997
Box
11
Gordon Scribner '42 - recording
9/25/1997
Box/Folder
9/3
Gordon Scribner '42 - transcript
9/25/1997
Box
11
Richard Stuart - recording
12/1/1998
Box/Folder
9/4
Richard Stuart - transcript
12/1/1998
Box
11
Larry Beaulaurier - recording
Unknown
Box/Folder
9/4.5
Larry Beaulaurier - transcript
Unknown
Sub-Series 3: Interview Release Forms, Data Sheets, Questionnaires, and Notes by the Interviewer
Box/Folder
9/5-30
Interview Release Forms
7/11/1994 - 1/22/1999
Sub-Series 4: Interviews Not Released
box-box
16/2-5
Recordings of Interviews that have not been Released to the Public
10/14/1994 - 10/29/1999
Box/Folder
14/1-49
Transcripts, Notes, and Correspondence of Interviews that have not been Released to the Public
10/14/1994 - 10/29/1999

Series 5:  Oral Histories, 1974-1999Return to Top

This series contains audio recordings, transcripts, and release forms of Whitman-related interviews that are contemporaneous with the oral history projects included in this collection.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
12
Frances Penrose Owen '19 - recording
4/22/1985
Box/Folder
10/1
Frances Penrose Owen '19 - transcript
4/22/1985
Box
12
Harold '24 and Helen Shepherd '24 - recording
December 1987
Box/Folder
10/2
Harold '24 and Helen Shepherd '24 - transcript
December 1987
Box
12
Mary Penrose Copeland '18 - recording
3/31/1988
Box/Folder
10/3
Mary Penrose Copeland '18 - transcript
3/31/1988
Box
12
Ivar Highberg '32 - recording
10/20/1989
Box/Folder
10/4
Ivar Highberg '32 - transcript
10/20/1989
Box
12
Mary Highberg '33 - recording
10/20/1989
Box/Folder
10/5
Mary Highberg '33 - transcript
10/20/1989
Box
12
Mary Shipman Mian '25 - recording
12/7/1989 and 12/11/1989
Box/Folder
10/6
Mary Shipman Mian '25 - transcript
12/7/1989 and 12/11/1989
Box
12
Maxine Sires - recording
2/2/1990
Box/Folder
10/7
Maxine Sires - transcript
2/2/1990
Box
12
Cameron Sherwood '23 - recording
2/9/1990
Box/Folder
10/8
Cameron Sherwood '23 - transcript
2/9/1990
Box
12
Denis Davin '56 - recording
10/25/1993
12
Frances Penrose Owen '19 - recording
Unknown
Box/Folder
10/9
Frances Penrose Owen '19 - transcript
Unknown
10/10-17
Interview Release Forms, Data Sheets, Questionnaires, and Notes by the Interviewer
4/22/1985 - 8/9/1990
box-box
16/6-8
Recordings of Interviews that have not been Released to the Public
1974 - 6/18/1994
Box/Folder
14/50-91
Transcripts, Notes, and Correspondence of Interviews that have not been Released to the Public
1974 - 6/18/1994

Series 6:  Oral Histories, 2012-2013Return to Top

This series contains audio recordings, transcripts, and release forms of Whitman-related interviews that are contemporaneous with the oral history projects included in this collection.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
10
Don Frisbee - transcript and audiorecording
10/19/2012
10
Harriet Johnston Fix and William C. Fix
11/4/2012
10
Dr. Elizabeth " Libby" Main Welty
11/5/2012
10
Marilyn Maxey Alexander
11/14/2012
10
Jack Freimann
11/16/2012
10
Ed Foster
3/8/2013
10
Larry Beaulaurier
1/24/2013

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