Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Whitman College and Northwest
Archives
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives
archives@whitman.edu
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Collection Number:
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USHTM_WCMss29
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Creator:
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Walla Walla Drug Abuse Council
(Walla Walla, Wash.)
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Title:
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Walla Walla Drug Abuse Council
Records
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Dates:
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1971-1974 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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0.8 linear feet
2 boxes
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Languages:
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Materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Administrative records, budget proposals
and reports of the Walla Walla Drug Abuse Council, which organized and
implemented a number of programs associated with drug abuse education and
prevention
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Historical Note
Walla Walla Drug Abuse Council (DAC) was appointed by the County and
City councilmen in December 1969, by the request of Governor Daniel Evans. The
DAC studied local problems for one year with youth, college and community
leaders. After the year-long study, in 1971, the DAC commenced monthly meetings
to assess alcohol and drug use, implement education and prevention programs,
and monitor community progress. Programs included community education, speakers
and panels, and targeted youth and schools. The DAC encouraged the
participation of youth in their activities, and students served on the Drug
Abuse Council.
The DAC was closely connected with the New Morning Guild, or the New
Morning Inn, a drop-in-center for youth. This program was supported by the
Walla Walla School District and the Council. According to reports, the Guild
served approximately 100 youth, hosting over 1500 visits per month. New Morning
facilitated craft workshops, educational tutoring, presentations, employment
counseling, and agency referrals.
The DAC was dissolved in August 1974. In the foreclosure statement,
the City Council announced its formal support of substance-abuse programs, such
as New Morning, and school and community education.
Content Description
The collection contains official documents, meeting notes, clippings,
and formal reports regarding the Walla Walla Drug Abuse Council. Particularly
interesting are the organization's financial information and professionally
prepared reports. The minutes and proceedings record the history of a local
social service agency which begins, following national trends of drug education
and policy, and ends in controversy over the capacity of city and county
organizations to adequately address drug-abuse problem.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives prior to August
2004.
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 not transferred to Whitman College.
Preferred Citation Walla Walla Drug Abuse Council Records, 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.
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| Walla Walla
Drug Abuse Council (Walla Walla, Wash.) |
| Alcoholism--Washington
(State)--Walla Walla County--Prevention |
| Drug abuse--Washington
(State)--Walla Walla County--Prevention |
| Substance abuse--Washington
(State)--Walla Walla County--Prevention |
| Youth--Drug use--Washington
(State)--Walla Walla County |
| Other Creators : |
| Bowker,
Lee H. |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Corporate Records, 1971-1974
0.4 linear feet1 box
This series includes two scrapbooks containing founding documents,
the original 1971 report and assessment on drug-use/abuse, annual reports,
meeting minutes, clippings from the Union-Bulletin and other publications,
community advertisements, and reports from the New Morning Guild. These
scrapbooks are loosely ordered by chronology and original order has been
maintained. Also included in this series is a large amount of budget
information, including spending records, proposals, and correspondence. Several
letters to a law firm are included, along with minutes appearing outside the
compiled scrapbook.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Corporate Records,
scrapbook
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1971-1972 |
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Corporate Records II,
scrapbook
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1973-1974 |
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Correspondence and loose
minutes
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1971-1974 |
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Budget information
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1971-1974 |
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Series II:
County Drug Project
Reports, 1974, undated
0.4 linear feet1 box
In 1974, a group of Whitman College professors led by Lee H.
Bowker, Ph.D, secured a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
They completed a number of studies which were central to controversy within the
Drug Abuse Council. These studies were never published and contain general
surveys, anthropological studies, and estimates/records the attitude towards
drug use in Walla Walla during the early 1970s.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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"Getting Off": patterns and
conceptions of drug use and abuse
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1974 |
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College student drug use and
related factors in three rural colleges
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1974 |
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Drug use among adults in Walla
Walla County
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1974 |
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Drug use in our
schools
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1974 |
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Drug use of a subculture in Walla
Walla County
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1974 |
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Final report: To use or not to
use: drug use and abuse in a rural county
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1974 |
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Motives for Drug Use: an
application of Cohen's typology
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undated |
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The social agency network in
Walla Walla County
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1974 |
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Subseries 1:
Bowker Papers
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1972-1973 |
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Whitman professor, Lee Bowker, secured a grant with the National
Institute of Mental Health in 1972. Though Whitman College was the grantee
agency, Bowker intended to work in cooperation with the Walla Walla Drug Abuse
Council. This subseries contains Bowker’s records, grant proposal and
communication with Whitman College.
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