Lucile Lomen Collection, 1944-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lomen, Lucile
Title
Lucile Lomen Collection
Dates
1944-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.4 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number
WCMss.277
Summary
The Lucile Lomen Collection contains materials related to Lucile Lomen, a Whitman College alumna. This collection, which spans from 1944 through 1999, consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles and publications about and by Lucile Lomen.
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

Lucile Lomen was born on August 21, 1920. She was a member of the class of 1941 at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. She was a law clerk for Justice William O. Douglas before becoming the first woman to clerk at the Supreme Court of the United States in 1944. She died on June 21, 1996 in King, Washington.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Lucile Lomen Collection consists of both personal and Whitman College Alumni Association correspondence of Lucile Lomen. This collection, which dates from 1944 through 1999, also includes newspaper clippings, letters, and articles about the life of Willliam O. Douglas, his tenure at the Supreme Court, and his memorial service.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Portions of the collection were donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Ann Lomen Sandstrom in 2005. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0129. For additional materials in the collection, provenance is unknown.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Douglas, William O. (William Orville)

Corporate Names

  • Whitman College. Alumni Association