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Harold York Papers, 1923-1928
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- York, Harold
- Title
- Harold York Papers
- Dates
- 1923-1928 (inclusive)19231928
- Quantity
- 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.523
- Summary
- The Harold York Papers contain correspondence between Harold and his mother, Mabel. Harold York was a basketball and football coach, as well as a history teacher at Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Harold York was born in 1902 in Walla Walla, Washington to Mabel and Ray York. In approximately 1922 he moved to Portland, Oregon, and became a history teacher at Roosevelt High School. There he also coached football, as well as men's and women's basketball. He married Archie York, with whom he had a daughter, Gayle.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Harold York Papers contain correspondence, almost exclusively between Harold and his mother, Mabel York. The letters date from approximately 1923 to 1928, and document his life during his first years after moving to Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)
Owen Crabtree
2018
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