Penrose Family Papers, 1893-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Penrose family
Title
Penrose Family Papers
Dates
1893-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
14.1 linear feet, (1 record carton, 17 manuscript boxes, 5 flat boxes)
Collection Number
WCMss.155
Summary
The Penrose Family Papers contains materials related to Dr. Stephen B. L. Penrose, who served as Whitman College President from 1894 to 1934, his wife Mary Shipman Penrose, and their children: Mary "Maysie" Penrose, Virginia Penrose, Frances Penrose Owen, Clement Biddle Penrose, Nathanial S. Penrose, and Stephen B. L. Penrose, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, travel journals, photographs, and biographical and genealogical information.
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Stephen Beasley Linnard Penrose was born in 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved to the Walla Walla Valeey in 1890 to work as a minister after attending Williams College. In 1892, Penrose was elected to Whitman College's Board of Trustees. He became Whitman's president on October 5, 1895. In 1897, he married Mary Deming Shipman. Whitman remained president until 1934.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Penrose Family Papers consists of correspondence, diaries, travel journals, photographs, and biographical and genealogical information. Materials highlight Mary Shipman Penrose's active role on the Whitman College campus and in the Walla Walla community, Maysie and Frances' graduate school experience at Bryn Mawr, and the published writings of Dr. Penrose. The collection dates from 1893 to 2000.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Portions of this collection were donated by Frances Stickles on 2008 August 18. The accession number associated with this donation is 2008-014. Additional materials were donated by Peggy Corley in 2013 and 2014. The accession number associated with this donation is 2013-018. Additional documentation can be found in accession number retro-0230.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

  • Whitman College

Geographical Names

  • Walla Walla (Wash.)