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Ginera Whitman Lutz collection on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 1828-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lutz, Ginera Whitman
- Title
- Ginera Whitman Lutz collection on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
- Dates
- 1828-1981 (inclusive)18281981
- Quantity
- 4.2 linear feet, (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.110
- Summary
- This collection contains materials related to Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, compiled by Ginera Whitman Lutz, great-great grandniece of Marcus Whitman.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Sarah Ginera Whitman Lutz was born in June, 1897 in Traverse City, Michigan to David and Anna Lutz. She was the great-grandniece of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. She married Roy E. Lutz, with whom she had a daughter, Marleen Lutz. She died in February, 1981, and was buried in Bellingham, Washington. Before her death she began work on a manuscript about the Whitmans, "Time and Distance."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of letters, a journal and trail notes of Narcissa Whitman, typescripts of letters, correspondence regarding the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp, photographs, newspaper clippings, and the research and notes for a book about the Whitmans, "Time and Distance."
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss
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