Robert B. Walkinshaw papers, 1903-1963

The collection contains manuscript drafts, folios, publications, diaries, notes, personal and professional correspondence, legal documents, clippings, photographs, negatives, slides, sketches, prints, sound recordings on LP and tape, ephemera, speeches, financial records, posters, maps, and itineraries. A small portion of the papers are Jeanie’s sketches and materials relating to her.

Contents include materials generated while he was a student at the College of Wooster and material relating to his honorary law degree and alumni involvement (1903-1955). Papers from a European tour (1906-1907) consist mostly of correspondence, an itinerary, and a diary of his travels. Minimal papers from Columbia University consist of alumni newsletters and a copy of his master’s thesis (1911-1929). Professional papers include legal documents, letters, financial documents, and publications from a court case in which he represented the Russian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church in Seattle (1923-1930), as well as other miscellaneous documents and letters from his law practice. Walkinshaw's writing career is represented mainly by material concerning On Puget Sound, including correspondence, drafts, sketches, and prints of the drawings (1927-1961). Additionally, materials and drafts of his essay on the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials (1944-1949) and for a speech he gave on Woodrow Wilson (1916-1926) and "The Study of Foreign Languages" (1934-1935) are included. There are a variety of writing files ranging from clippings, notes, and lists of words and phrases (1917-1961).

The collection contains personal correspondence and documents relating to Robert and Jeanie’s home life, as well as documents and publications relating to Seattle. There are publications, documents, menus, and diaries relating to Robert’s mountaineering and membership in the Rainier club (1930-1963) as well as correspondence and minutes relating to the Monday Club (1936-1940).