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Edward B. Lindaman Papers, 1965-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lindaman, Edward B.
- Title
- Edward B. Lindaman Papers
- Dates
- 1965-1982 (inclusive)19651982
- Quantity
- 6 linear ft., (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- General Collection B-3-L
- Summary
- Materials from the office of the president accumulated during the presidency of Edward B. Lindaman (1970-1980). There are some overlaps with the administrations of Mark L. Koehler, president and Clarence J. Simpson, interim president.
- Repository
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Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edward B. Lindaman (1920-1982) became president of Whitworth College in 1970 and retired in 1980. He came to Whitworth from North American Rockwell where he was director of programming for the Apollo space project. He was largely self-educated (he held an Associate in Arts degree from Mesabi Junior College, Eveleth, Minnesota, 1938) through extensive reading and study in many fields from theology and philosophy to science, technology and “futuristics.”
His decade of administration saw profound changes in the college including the establishment of the Whitworth Foundation, the Student Life program, the Center for Economic Education, Institute of Ministry, a computer center, Senior Scholars program, cross-cultural student exchanges and the four-one-four calendar. During his administration 11 new buildings were constructed and gifts to the college rose to exceed $1 million per year. The enrollment reached 1900 students. Lindaman is said to have "put the college on the map.” National attention was gained for the college’s Nutrition 1985 program and its human development emphasis. He authored two books on the future: Space: A New Direction for Mankind and Thinking in the Future Tense. Lindaman contracted sleeping sickness while visiting China and died in Shanghai on August 26, 1982.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Series - Box: Introduction and Inventory - 1; Personal - 1; Administration - 1; Admissions - 1; Black Students - 1; Capital Funds Drive - 2; Correspondence General - 2; Donors - 3; Development - 3; Foundations - 3; Independent Colleges of Washington - 4; Long Range Planning - 4; Scholarships - 5; Space Station Curriculum - 5; Student Development - 5; Washington Friends of Higher Education - 6
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
From the Edward B. Lindaman Papers; located in the Whitworth University Archives; Spokane, Washington.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Presidential FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Introduction and Inventory |
undated |
1/2 | Personal: Biography |
undated |
1/3 | Personal: Biography/resumes |
undated |
1/4 | Personal: Advisory Capacity Service |
1976 |
1/5 | Personal: Chapel Address |
Oct. 8, 1969 |
1/6 | Personal: Death |
Aug. 26, 1982 |
1/7 | Personal: Memorial Service |
Sept. 3, 1982 |
1/8 | Personal: Presidential Search Committee Statements |
1970 |
1/9 | Personal: Inauguration as 14th President of Whitworth College |
Feb. 28, 1970 |
1/10 | Personal: Economy and Politics |
1970-1980 |
1/11 | Personal: Notes for Speeches |
undated |
1/12-14 | Personal: Photographs |
undated |
1/15 | Personal: Photographic Slides (35 mm) |
undated |
1/16 | Personal: Publications |
1969, 1979 |
1/17 | Personal: Publicity about Lindaman |
1967-1979 |
1/18 | Personal: Resignation from the Presidency of Whitworth College |
April 20, 1979 |
1/19 | Personal: Synod of Alaska-Northwest: Member Advisory Council on Higher
Education |
May 8, 1971 |
1/20 | Academic Affairs (V. P.) |
1979-1980 |
1/21 | Administrative Staff |
May 1, 1978-Mar. 12, 1979 |
1/22 | Administrative Theory - Ms: Spady, Richard J. Administrative Theory |
1989 |
1/23 | Admissions |
1976-1980 |
1/24 | Admissions: Minority Student Recruitment Study |
Oct. 5, 1967- Apr. 26, 1968 |
1/25 | Ibid |
May 3, 1968- May 1, 1969 |
1/26 | Admissions: Testing Program: Summary Report |
Dec. 1977 |
1/27 | Advisory Council |
Feb. 23, 1968- Jan. 18, 1971 |
1/28 | Alumni Association |
May 1, 1970- May. 23, 1970 |
1/29 | Alumni Office |
May 1, 1970- May 23, 1970 |
1/30 | Art Gallery |
Oct. 15, 1973- July 22, 1974 |
1/31 | Association of American Colleges: Commission on Liberal Learning |
Dec. 9, 1974- Apr. 20, 1976 |
1/32 | Black Student Proposals |
Apr. 23, 1969- Jan. 1975 |
1/33 | Black Students: Project Opportunity |
Aug. 15, 1968- July 30, 1969 |
1/34 | Black Students: Race and Religious Commissions, Presbytery of Seattle |
Jan. 5, 1969- Apr. 2, 1970 |
1/35 | Black Student Union |
Dec. 9, 1968- Nov. 1, 1979 |
1/36 | Black Studies |
May 1969- Feb. 9, 1970 |
1/37 | Budget Considerations |
Nov. 9, 1976- Nov. 6, 1978 |
2/1 | Capital Funds Drive: Case Statement |
July 29, 1975- Oct. 8, 1976 |
2/2 | Capital Funds Drive: Correspondence |
July 3, 1975- Jan. 17, 1978 |
2/3 | Capital Funds Drive: Feasibility Studies |
Jan. 9, 1975- Oct. 21, 1975 |
2/4 | Capital Funds Drive: Implementation |
Mar. 12, 1976- Spring 1979 |
2/5 | Center for Economic Education |
1973-1978 |
2/6 | Chapel |
1962-1970 |
2/7 | Chapel Hour (Radio) |
Sep. 28, 1965- May 26, 1969 |
2/8 | Ibid |
June 3, 1970- Feb. 6, 1973 |
2/9 | Chaplain’s Office |
1969-1979 |
2/10 | Chaplain’s Office: Forums |
1970-1979 |
2/11 | Christian College Consortium |
1976 |
2/12 | Christmas Message |
Dec. 8, 1970 |
2/13 | Church Relations in Higher Education |
1977 |
2/14 | Clean Air Car Race |
May 22, 1970- Apr. 22, 1971 |
2/15 | Colloquium on Changing Patterns in Persons and Society |
May 14, 1975- May 29, 1975 |
2/16 | Community Resources Class |
1973-1975 |
2/17 | Cooperative Planning with Eastern Washington State College |
July 1970- Aug. 1970 |
2/18 | Computer |
Apr. 8, 1964- Dec. 19, 1978 |
2/19 | Computer Committee: Feasibility Study |
Nov. 1, 1968- June 20, 1977 |
2/20 | Cooperative Science Project, Mead School District and Whitworth
College |
Feb. 27, 1970- Oct. 3, 1970 |
2/21 | Correspondence: A |
undated |
2/22 | Correspondence: B |
undated |
2/23 | Correspondence: C |
undated |
2/24 | Correspondence: D |
undated |
2/25 | Correspondence: E |
undated |
2/26 | Correspondence: F |
undated |
2/27 | Correspondence: G |
undated |
2/28 | Correspondence: H |
undated |
2/29 | Correspondence: I |
undated |
2/30 | Correspondence: J |
undated |
2/31 | Correspondence: K |
undated |
2/32 | Correspondence: L |
undated |
3/1 | Correspondence: Ma-Mc |
undated |
3/2 | Correspondence: Me-My |
undated |
3/3 | Correspondence: N |
undated |
3/4 | Correspondence: O |
undated |
3/5 | Correspondence: P |
undated |
3/6 | Correspondence: R |
undated |
3/7 | Correspondence: S |
undated |
3/8 | Correspondence: T |
undated |
3/9 | Correspopndence: U |
undated |
3/10 | Correspondence: V |
undated |
3/11 | Correspondence: W |
undated |
3/12 | Correspondence: Y-Z |
undated |
3/13-22 | Correspondence: Donors |
1969-1978 |
3/23 | Deferred Gifts Officer Training, Northwest Area Foundation |
1977 |
3/24 | Development: Alumni |
Oct. 1975- May 2, 1980 |
3/25 | Development: Church Relations |
May 2, 1973- Aug. 29, 1977 |
3/26 | Development: Community Relations |
1976-1977 |
3/27 | Development: Deferred Giving |
Nov. 27, 1973- Oct. 30, 1978 |
3/28 | Development: Director |
Mar. 15, 1974- Dec. 28, 1979 |
3/29 | Development: Grant Proposals |
Feb. 23, 1976- Oct. 8, 1979 |
3/30 | Development: Project 125 (Synod) |
1969-1974 |
3/31 | Development: Public Relations |
Nov. 23, 1973- Aug. 28, 1978 |
3/32 | Development: Summer Conference Coordinator |
1974-1979 |
3/33 | Distinguished Teacher Award |
1968-1973 |
3/34 | Enrollment Statistics |
1967-1978 |
3/35 | EXPO 74 on Campus |
Feb. 5, 1973- Mar. 1, 1974 |
3/36 | Evening School |
1974-1978 |
3/37 | Faculty Development |
1977-1979 |
3/38 | Financial Aid |
Jan. 7, 1971- Mar. 28, 1980 |
3/39 | Focus Days |
1967-1976 |
3/40 | Foundations: Greater Spokane Community Foundation |
1965-1977 |
3/41 | Foundations: W. K. Kellogg |
1971-1972 |
3/42 | Foundations: Sears-Roebuck |
1968-1979 |
3/43 | Foundations: Steele-Reese |
1973-1975 |
3/44 | Foundations: Miscellaneous |
1978-1979 |
3/45 | Governance Conference |
1977-1979 |
3/46 | Ibid: Student Activities |
1977-1978 |
3/47 | Grants: Health, Education and Welfare |
1967-1970 |
4/1 | Health Center |
1973-1975 |
4/2 | January Term |
1968-1976 |
4/3 | Human Development Summer Planning Conference |
1973 |
4/4 | Independent Colleges of Washington |
June 10, 1970- Dec. 19, 1974 |
4/5 | Ibid |
Oct. 21, 1974- Dec. 15, 1975 |
4/6 | Ibid |
Jan. 23, 1976- June 25, 1979 |
4/7 | Ibid: Business Day on Campus Program |
Oct. 27, 1971- Nov. 10, 1972 |
4/8 | Ibid: Directors’ Meeting |
May 21, 1971 |
4/9 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
May 4, 1972 |
4/10 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
Oct. 17, 1972 |
4/11 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
May 16, 1973 |
4/12 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
Oct. 16, 1973 |
4/13 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
June 13, 1974 |
4/14 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
Oct. 13, 1976 |
4/15 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
Feb. 23, 1977 |
4/16 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
June 30, 1977 |
4/17 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
Jan. 12, 1978 |
4/18 | Ibid: Directors' Meeting |
June 9, 1978 |
4/19 | Report on Auditors' Examination |
June 30, 1974 |
4/20 | Ibid |
June 30, 1975 |
4/21 | Ibid |
June 30, 1976 |
4/22 | Ibid |
June 30, 1977 |
4/23 | Ibid |
June 30, 1978 |
4/24 | Innovative Programs |
1972-1973 |
4/25 | Japanese Students |
1970-1979 |
4/26 | Journalism |
1970-1979 |
4/27 | Library |
1968-1979 |
4/28 | Lifelong Learning |
1978 |
4/29 | Loan Funds: I. Wilson Gaudy Memorial |
1970 |
4/30 | Loan Funds: Bee Lawter Memorial |
1969-1972 |
4/31 | Loan Funds: Miscellaneous |
1972; 1974 |
4/32-36 | Long Range Planning |
undated |
4/37 | Major Mission Funding, U. P. C. U. S. A. |
1975-1976 |
4/38 | Memorial Funds |
1971-1975 |
4/39 | Music Building: Architectural Award |
May 1, 1978 |
4/40 | National Science Foundation Proposals and Grants |
1968-1979 |
4/41 | Network of Global Concern |
Dec. 13, 1974- Jan. 19, 1976 |
4/42 | Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities |
Mar. 5, 1970- Aug. 25, 1975 |
4/43 | Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools |
Feb. 4, 1970- Aug. 9, 1976 |
4/44 | Nursing Program: Intercollegiate Center for Nursing |
Feb. 20, 1970- Jan. 28, 1975 |
4/45 | Nutrition 1985 Education Program |
1977-1979 |
4/46 | Nutrition: Expenses |
1977-1978 |
4/47 | Off Campus Study |
1974-1978 |
4/48 | Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Jan. 13, 1972- Mar. 21, 1977 |
4/49 | Ibid |
May. 16, 1977- Jan. 29, 1980 |
5/1 | Personnel Support |
1974-1979 |
5/2 | President Memoranda: Administration, Faculty, Staff |
July 7, 1969- Mar. 19, 1975 |
5/3 | President’s Commission on Campus Unrest |
1970 |
5/4 | Presbyterian College Union (N. E. X. U. S.) |
1974-1978 |
5/5 | Presbyterian College Union News |
1971-1974 |
5/6 | Publications |
Aug. 23, 1975- Jan. 31, 1980 |
5/7 | Phonograph Record (33 1/3 r. p. m.): “What’s New at Whitworth College?” |
1971 |
5/8 | Redesign Plan |
Mar. 16, 1978- Feb. 10, 1979 |
5/9 | Registration Bulletins |
1975-1979 |
5/10 | Research |
1976-1979 |
5/11 | Research Corporation |
Feb. 18, 1963- Mar. 12, 1973 |
5/12 | Retention Task Force |
Dec. 15, 1977- Nov. 29, 1979 |
5/13 | R. O. T. C. |
Feb. 16, 1965- Jan. 14, 1974 |
5/14 | Rural Experience Program |
1970-1977 |
5/15 | S. A. G. A. Food Service |
Mar. 2, 1967- Apr. 5, 1978 |
5/16 | Salary Inequity Discussions |
Mar. 13, 1970- May 4, 1979 |
5/17 | Scholarships: Miscellaneous |
1967-1979 |
5/18 | Scholarships: Anderson |
1966-1980 |
5/19 | Scholarships: Johnston |
1967-1972 |
5/20 | Scholarships: Martin Luther King |
1968-1970 |
5/21 | Scholarships: Charles F. Koehler |
1970-1974 |
5/22 | Scholarships: Minority Students |
1969-1971 |
5/23 | Scholarships: Dorothy M. Phillips |
1968-1973 |
5/24 | Scholarships: Samuel Robinson |
1964-1973 |
5/25 | Scholarships: George L. Van Leuven |
1969-1970 |
5/26 | Science Fair |
Apr. 9, 1971 |
5/27 | Senior Scholar Fellowship |
1973-1976 |
5/28 | S. E. R. V. E. |
1971-1973 |
5/29 | Sheldon Jackson College |
1974-1977 |
5/30 | Shell Foundation |
1962-1976 |
5/31 | Shrine Football Game |
1976-1979 |
5/32 | Skylab Seminar |
Jan. 1972 |
5/33 | Smoking and Alcohol on Campus |
1970-1973 |
5/34 | Space Station Curriculum |
Jan. 6, 1971- July 31, 1972 |
5/35 | Ibid |
Sep. 7, 1972- May 14, 1973 |
5/36 | Ibid |
July 9, 1974 |
5/37 | Student Development |
1975-1978 |
5/38 | Student Development: Placement and Career Guidance |
1977-1979 |
5/39 | Student Development: Resident Life |
1976-1980 |
6/1 | Student Development: Student Activities |
1973-1979 |
6/2 | Student Development: Placement and Career Guidance |
1976-1979 |
6/3 | Students: Foreign |
1968-1974 |
6/4 | Students: Problems |
Jan. 5, 1969- Oct. 31, 1979 |
6/5 | Summer School |
1975-1977 |
6/6 | Theme Dorms |
1979 |
6/7 | Theme Week |
Oct. 11, 1977 |
6/8 | “Theonics” |
1970-1973 |
6/9 | War Moratorium |
Oct. 15, 1969 |
6/10 | War Protest |
May 8, 1970- May 14, 1970 |
6/11 | Washington Friends of Higher Education |
July 17, 1970- July 29, 1971 |
6/12 | Ibid |
July 8, 1971- Dec. 7, 1972 |
6/13 | Ibid |
Feb. 7, 1973- June 8, 1976 |
6/14 | Ibid |
Mar. 29, 1977- June 14, 1978 |
6/15 | Ibid |
Aug. 7, 1978- Nov. 20, 1979 |
6/16 | Washington Friends of Higher Education: Board Meeting |
Dec. 14, 1970 |
6/17 | Ibid |
June 4, 1971 |
6/18 | Ibid |
Dec. 16, 1971 |
6/19 | Ibid |
Feb. 2, 1972 |
6/20 | Ibid |
May 4, 1972 |
6/21 | Ibid |
Oct. 17, 1972 |
6/22 | Ibid |
Jan. 14, 1973 |
6/23 | Ibid |
Mar. 1, 1973 |
6/24 | Ibid |
June 5, 1973 |
6/25 | Ibid |
Dec. 9, 1973- Dec. 10, 1973 |
6/26 | Ibid |
Apr. 18, 1974 |
6/27 | Ibid |
June 13, 1974 |
6/28 | Ibid |
Dec. 8, 1976 |
6/29 | Ibid |
May 4, 1977 |
6/30 | Ibid |
Oct. 7, 1977 |
6/31 | Washington Friends of Higher Education: Executive Committee |
Aug. 7, 1974 |
6/32 | Washington Friends of Higher Education: Negotiations: H. U. D. Loans |
1974-1977 |
6/33 | Washington Friends of Higher Education: Quality Statement |
Nov. 1974 |
6/34 | Washington Friends of Higher Education: Reports on Examination |
June 30, 1971; June 30, 1972; June 30, 1974 |
6/35 | Washington Friends of Higher Education: Retreat Meeting |
Nov. 18, 1974- Nov. 19, 1974 |
6/36 | Washington, State of: Miscellaneous |
1971-1975 |
6/37 | Washington State Science Talent Search |
1966-1972 |
6/38 | World Campus Afloat |
1966-1972 |
6/39 | Women's Task Force |
1978 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students
- Minority college students
- Presbyterian universities and colleges
- Universities and colleges--Washington State
Personal Names
- Koehler, Mark L.
- Lindaman, Edward B.--Archives.
- Simpson, Clarence J.
Corporate Names
- Whitworth College
- Greater Spokane Community Foundation
- Independent Colleges of Washington
- Intercollegiate Center for Nursing
- National Science Foundation
- Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities
- Presbyterian College Union (N. E. X. U. S.)
- Research Corporation
- Sears-Roebuck Foundation
- Shell Foundation
- Steele-Reese Foundation
- United Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.)
- Washington Friends of Higher Education
Geographical Names
- Spokane (Washington)
Occupations
- College presidents
Titles within the Collection
- Thinking in the Future Tense