Mother Joseph Statue Collection

Mother Joseph Statue Collection, 1978-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Title: Mother Joseph Statue Collection
Dates: 1978-1982 (inclusive)
19781982
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number: WCMss.359
Summary: The Mother Joseph Statue Collection, which dates from 1978 to 1982, contains material related to the Mother Joseph statues located in Olympia, Washington and Washington D.C. The collection includes invitations, informational pamphlets, and programs.
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

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The Mother Joseph Statue Collection houses material related to the Mother Joseph Foundation and the unveiling of the Mother Joseph statues in Washington D.C. and Olympia, Washington. This collection, which dates from 1978 to 1982, consists of pamphlets and articles about the Mother Joseph Foundation, invitations to the 1980 unveiling ceremony of the statues of Mother Joseph and Marcus Whitman in Olympia, Washington, programs for the Olympia unveiling ceremony, informational pamphlets on Mother Joseph and Marcus Whitman, invitations to the 1980 unveiling of the Mother Joseph statue in Washington D.C., a photo of the sculptor Felix de Weldon and his Mother Joseph statue, and a bibliography of a Mother Joseph pamphlet.

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Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by the Mother Joseph Foundation from 1980 to 1981. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0793.

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