Guide to the Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society, Records
1908-1996

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society (Walla Walla, Wash.)
Title: Guide to the Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society, Records
Dates: 1908-1996 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 3.5 linear feet (9 boxes)
Collection Number: USHTM_WCMss42
Summary: The records of the Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society, which document the transactions and membership of this archaeological interest group.
Repository: Whitman College and Northwest Archives

345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
archives@whitman.edu
www.whitman.edu/archives
Languages: Materials are in English 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid and processing this collection was provided through grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical Note

The Archaeological Institute of America (A.I.A.) was established in 1879 “for the purpose of promoting and directing archaeological investigation and research” through various scholarly and educational activities. Through its local societies, the A.I.A. sponsors lectures and other events related to archaeology.

The Walla Walla Society of the A.I.A., the twenty-second local society formed under the auspices of the institute, was organized in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1906. Charter members of the society included the Walla Walla Art Club, the Whitman College Library, Whitman College Professor Louis F. Anderson and Mabel Baker Anderson, and Whitman College President Stephen B. L. Penrose and Mary Shipman Penrose.

Content Description

The Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society, Records include minutes, correspondence, program materials, and clippings related to the activities interests of this local group.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Restrictions on Use :  

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

Preferred Citation :  

Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society, Records, Whitman College and Northwest Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

By item.

Acquisition Information :  

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives in 1996.

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

1 Record books, correspondence, clippings, papers, reports, membership lists, publications 1908-1935, 1968-1970
2 Correspondence, excavation reports, clippings 1920-1942
3 Correspondence, A.I.A. programs and publications, membership records 1915-1960
4 A.I.A. publications, minutes, financial records 1922-1961
5 Louis F. Anderson correspondence, clippings, and program cards 1916-1962
6 Correspondence, organizational records, and clippings 1906-1956
7 Financial records, correspondence, organizational records, program materials, clippings, and A.I.A. publications 1975-1995
8 Minutes, A.I.A. publications, archaeological publications, and photographs 1961-1991
9 Program materials 1995-1996

Subjects

  • Archaeological Institute of America, Walla Walla Society -- Archives.

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Subjects

  • Archaeological Institute of America – History.
  • Walla Walla (Wash.) – History.

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Subjects

Finding aid prepared by Michael Paulus
© 2007