Janette Armstrong Scrapbook, 1936-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Armstrong, Janette
Title
Janette Armstrong Scrapbook
Dates
1936-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number
WCMss.420
Summary
Janette Lillian Moses was born on September 1, 1919, in Des Moines, Washington. This collection consists of a scrapbook assembled by Armstrong titled "Whitman College Friends 1936-1940," and it documents her time at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1936 to 1940.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Janette Lillian Moses was born on September 1, 1919, in Des Moines, Washington. After spending much of her childhood riding steamships to visit her father in Alaska, she entered Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington in 1936. She earned her teaching degree from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, proceeding to teach high school English in Hillsboro, Oregon. After her husband's death in 2000, she married a high school friend and moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where she lived until her death on February 10, 2014, at the age of 94.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Janette Armstrong Scrapbook collection consists of a scrapbook assembled by Janette Armstrong titled "Whitman College Friends 1936-1940," documenting her time at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1936 to 1940.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Janette Armstrong to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives on January 23, 1991. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0151.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Scrapbooks

Corporate Names

  • Whitman College