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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives
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Guide to the Lloyd R. Hawley Autograph Skin, 1908-1915


USHTM_WCMss21





Finding aid prepared by Colleen McFarland

Finding aid encoded by Emiko Hastings, 2006
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Whitman College and Northwest Archives

345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives
archives@whitman.edu

 
Collection Number:
 

USHTM_WCMss21

 
Creator:
 

Hawley, Lloyd R.

 
Title:
 

Lloyd R. Hawley Autograph Skin

 
Dates:
 

1905-1915 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

1.0 linear feet
1 oversize box

 
Languages:
 

Materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Animal skin with autographs from friends and relatives of Lloyd R. Hawley, Whitman College, Class of 1910.

 

Biographical Note

Lloyd R. Hawley was a 1910 graduate of Whitman College, where he earned a B.S. While at Whitman, Hawley was a member of the Phi Delta fraternity and served as manager of the football team during the season of Whitman’s victory over the University of Washington football team. He married Neva Greene, whom he met while attending Whitman, and they resided in Spokane, Washington. His daughter, Elizabeth Hawley Corliss, attended Whitman for two years, and his granddaughter, Mary Jane Corliss Shea, graduated from Whitman in 1971.

Content Description

A 3 feet x 2.5 feet hide with over 50 autographs of friend and family. Most autographs include the signer’s name, hometown, and date. Several autographs are complemented by illustrations. Among the signers in Neva Greene of Spokane, Washington, who had been romantically involved with Chester Mazey when he was a student at Whitman. Maxey went on to become the seventh President of Whitman College. Ultimately, Hawley and Greene were married. Other signers include Hawley’s Whitman College classmates. While attending Whitman, Hawley kept the skin mounted on the wall of his dormitory room in Billings Hall.

Arrangement

Single item.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Mary Jane Corliss Shea in October 2005.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open for research.

Restrictions on Use 

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright transferred to Whitman College.

Preferred Citation 

Lloyd R. Hawley Autograph Skin, Whitman College and Northwest Archives.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Hawley, Lloyd R.--Archives
Whitman College--Students--Autographs
College students--Washington (State)--Walla Walla