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Whatcom County School annuals, 1898-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Whatcom County School annuals
- Dates
- 1898-1972 (inclusive)18981972
- Quantity
- 3.2 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0271WCSA (collection)
- Summary
- The collection consists of annuals (yearbooks) from Whatcom County, Washington schools including Bellingham (North and South Sides), Fairhaven, Laurel, Mt. Baker, New Whatcom, North Bellingham, Sehome, Sumas Nooksack, and Whatcom High Schools; Fairhaven and Campus Jr. High Schools; Custer Elementry School; and Western Washington State College.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of annuals (yearbooks) from Whatcom County, Washington schools including Bellingham (North and South Sides), Fairhaven, Laurel, Mt. Baker, New Whatcom, North Bellingham, Sehome, Sumas Nooksack, and Whatcom High Schools; Fairhaven and Campus Jr. High Schools; Custer Elementry School; and Western Washington State College.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Whatcom County School annuals, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentSome yearbooks in this collection include content that is harmful and offensive, including racist depictions and language relating to Indigenous peoples and culture. To learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in 1987. Gifts of additional albums have been made by community members in subsequent years.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Fairhaven High School - The Senior Annual | 1898 (missing?), 1899-1900 |
1 | Fairhaven High School - The Hi-ah | 1901 |
1 | Fairhaven High School - The Owl | 1902 |
1 | Fairhaven High School - The Olequa | 1903 |
1 | Fairhaven High School - The Aurora | 1923-1932, 1936 |
1 | Laurel High School - Eclipse | 1917 |
1 | New Whatcom High School - The Echo | 1898 December, 1899 January |
1 | New Whatcom High School - The Finale | 1900 June 15 |
1 | Whatcom High School - Chinook | 1901 |
1 | Whatcom High School - Athene | 1902 |
1 | Whatcom High School - Klahowyan | 1903 |
1 | Bellingham High School (combined senior classes of Fairhaven and Whatcom) - The Alpha | 1904 |
1 | Bellingham High School - Kulshan | 1905-1911 |
1 | Bellingham High Schools (joint annual of the North and South Side High Schools) - Kulshan | 1912 |
2 | North Bellingham (North Side) High School - Kulshan | 1913-1915 |
2 | Whatcom High School - Kulshan | 1916, 1919-1930, 1934-1936 |
2 | Bellingham High School - Shuksan | 1929 |
2 | Bellingham High School - Shuksan | 1937-1938, 1941-1943 |
3 | Bellingham High School - Shuksan | 1946-1947, 1949-1955, 1959, 1969-1972 |
4 | Sumas Nooksack High School - Sumissiki | 1939 |
4 | Mt. Baker High School - Mountaineer | 1947 |
4 | Sehome High School - Sehome High School | 1972 |
4 | Campus Jr. High School - Alpha-Omega | 1950 |
4 | Fairhaven [Jr.] High School | 1947 |
4 | Fairhaven Jr. High School - Fairhaven | 1949 |
4 | Fairhaven Jr. High School - Tah-Mah-Na-Mis | 1951 |
4 | Fairhaven Jr. High School - Skookum | 1954 |
4 | Fairhaven Jr. High School - Chinook | 1956 |
4 | Custer Elementary School - Our Year Book | 1951-1952 |
4 | Lowell School - El Ciudadano | 1928 |
4 | Washington State Normal School (Western Washington University) - Klipsun | 1921, 1924 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- School yearbooks--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources
Geographical Names
- Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources