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Edgar Leroy Gilson Scrapbooks, circa 1950
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gilson, Roy (Edgar Leroy)
- Title
- Edgar Leroy Gilson Scrapbooks
- Dates
- circa 195019501950
- Quantity
- 2.7 linear feet, (2 flat boxes)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.470
- Summary
- The Edgar Leroy Gilson Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs and other ephemera about Whitman College around the 1950s.
- 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
Edgar Leroy Gilson was born on April 29, 1891, in Ritzville, Washington. He graduated from Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1913, going on to work as a dentist in Modesto, California for 37 years. He remained involved with the college, frequently visiting the campus for alumni events. He was a self-professed prolific scrapbooker, and created scrapbooks documenting Whitman College and other organizations. He died on December 27, 1985, at the age of 94.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Edgar Leroy Gilson Scrapbook contains the personal scrapbooks of Edgar Leroy "Roy" Gilson. These scrapbooks. dating from aroun 1950, consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, and other ephemera, spanning from This collection uments life at Whitman College.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Scrapbooks
Corporate Names
- Whitman College