George F. Whitworth Papers, 1816-1907

Overview of the Collection

Title
George F. Whitworth Papers
Dates
1816-1907 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 cu. ft., (4 boxes)
Collection Number
Archives.B-2
Summary
The bulk of this collection consists of George Frederick Whitworth's personal diaries along with transcriptions. There are also biographical and genealogical materials, publications and miscellaneous documents regarding G.F. Whitworth gathered from many sources.
Repository
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Languages
English.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

"In 1853 George Whitworth, a minister in the Ohio Valley, set off for the Western frontier to establish a college that would provide a "good English education and a thorough religious training. … In 1883, in the village of Sumner, in Washington Territory, George Whitworth founded Sumner Academy. Seven years later, in February 1890, the school was incorporated as Whitworth College." In 2007, the name was changed to Whitworth University.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item]. G.F. Whitworth Papers, B-2 Archives, Whitworth University (Spokane, WA).

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Biography Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Introduction and Inventory
 undated
1/2
Bibliography of sources on George Frederick Whitworth
1/3
Biographies Published
1/4
General Biographical Information
 undated
1/5
Biography - Family Notes
1/6
Biography by Clifford Drury
1/7
Early Years in England
 1816-1830
1/8
Immigration to the United States
 1830
1/9
Years in Midwestern United States
 1830-1853
1/10
Education
 1835-1844
1/11
Presbyterian Colony for Oregon
 1852-1853
1/12
Oregon Trail
 1853
1/13
"Edmund Richardson Story" on the Oregon Trail
 1853
1/14
Oregon years
 1853-1860
1/15
Early Washington years
 1860-1870
1/16
President of Territorial University (University of Washington)
 1874-1876
1/17
Washington years
 1870-1880
1/18
Washington years
 1880-1890
1/19
Churches
1/20
Presbytery and Synod
1/21
Publications
 1900-1906
1/22
Death and Obituaries
1/23
Gravestone Dedication
1/24
Gravestone - Letters regarding
1/25
Publications on Gravestone
1/26
George Whitworth Signature, undated
1/27
Student Papers
1/28
Correspondence about (Miscellaneous)
1/30
Artifacts - Whitworth Lap Desk
1/31
Catalogue of Diary Entry Dates

Series II: G. F. Whitworth DiariesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box/Folder
2/1
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec 31, 1853
2/2
Diary 1853, 1954
2/3
Transcription Jan. 1, 1854- Dec. 29, 1854
2/4
Transcription Mar. 1, 1855-Apr. 15, 1856
2/5
Diary 1855,1856
2/6
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1856
2/7
Transcription Jan 1 - Aug 9 1957
2/8
Diary 1857, 1858
2/9
Transcription Jan. 1- Oct. 18, 1858
2/10
Transcription Jan. 1-Sept 16, 1859
2/11
Diary 1859, 1860
2/12
Transcription Jan. 8-Dec. 2, 1860
2/13
Transcription Jan. 1-June 8, 1861
2/14
Diary 1861, 1862
2/15
Transcription Jan. 1-Nov. 29 1862
2/16
Transcription Jan. 16-Dec. 31, 1863
2/17
Diary 1863, 1864
2/18
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec.31, 1864
2/19
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 26, 1865
2/20
Diary 1865, 1866
2/21
Transcription Jan. 9-Dec. 29, 1868
2/22
Transcription Jan.1-Dec. 21, 1867
2/23
Diary 1867, 1868
2/24
Transcription Jan. 9-Dec. 29, 1868
2/25
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 12, 1869
2/26
Diary 1869, 1870
2/27
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 30, 1870
2/28
Transcription Jan. 13-Dec. 6, 1871
2/29
Diary 1871, 1872
2/30
Transcription Jan. 1-July 11, 1872
3/1
Transcription Jan. 1- Dec. 23, 1873
3/2
Diary 1873, 1874
3/3
Transcription Jan. 1-Sep. 17, 1874
3/4
Transcription Jan. 1-Sep. 17, 1874
3/5
Diary 1876,1877
3/6
Transcription Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 1877
3/7
Transcription Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 1878
3/8
Diary 1878, 1879
3/9
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1879
3/10
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1880
3/11
Diary 1880, 1881
3/12
Transcription Jan. 1- May 26, 1881
3/13
Transcription Jan. 1-May 4, 1882
3/14
Diary 1882, 1883
3/15
Transcription Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 1883
3/16
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1884
3/17
Diary 1884, 1885
3/18
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec.31, 1885
3/19
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec.31, 1886
3/20
Diary 1886, 1887
3/21
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1887
3/22
Photocopy 1887
3/23
Transcription Jan. 12-Dec. 31, 1888
3/24
Diary 1888, 1889
3/25
Transcription Jan. 1-Nov. 20, 1890
4/1
Transcription Jan. 1-Nov. 20, 1890
4/2
Diary 1890, 1891
4/3
Transcription (none) Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1891
4/4
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1892
4/5
Diary 1892,1893
4/6
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1893
4/7
Photocopy 1893
4/8
Transcription Jan. 1- Mar. 14, 1894
4/9
Diary 1894, 1895
4/10
Transcription Jan. 1- Jan. 19, 1895
4/11
Transcription Jan. 1-May 8, 1896
4/12
Diary 1897 (1896 missing)
4/13
Transcription Jan. 1-Feb. 11, 1897
4/14
Transcription Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 1898
4/15
Diary 1898, 1899
4/16
Transcription (none) Jan. 1-Feb. 8, 1899
4/17
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 30, 1900
4/18
Diary 1900
4/19
Transcription Jan. 1-Feb. 20, 1901
4/20
Diary 1901, 1902
4/21
Transcription Jan. 1-Mar. 13, 1902
4/22
Transcription Jan. 1-Mar. 4, 1903
4/23
Diary 1903
4/24
Transcription Jan. 1-May 31, 1904
4/25
Diary 1904, 1905
4/26
Transcription Jan. 1-Mar. 2, 1905
4/27
Transcription Jan. 1-Dec. 25, 1906
4/28
Diary 1906, 1907
4/29
Transcription Jan. 1-Sep. 2, 1907

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Church development, New
  • Church work
  • Missionaries
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • Presbyterian universities and colleges
  • Protestantism--History
  • Universities and colleges--Washington (State)

Geographical Names

  • Sumner (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries

Occupations

  • Clergy

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2021

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