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Archives West provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the western United States, including correspondence, diaries or photographs. Digital reproductions of the materials are available in some cases.
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March 14, 2025 4:34 pm
Betty Crippen collection on University of Puget Sound's Study Abroad Program, 1956-1993
University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special CollectionsBetty Crippen (1907-2005) moved to Tacoma with her family from Bowling Green, MO in 1919. She graduated from Lincoln High School and earned her teaching certificate from University of Puget Sound (then known as College of Puget Sound). The Betty Crippen collection on University of Puget Sound's Study Abroad Program documents Betty Crippen's experience participating in study abroad programs offered by Puget Sound. The collection includes 2 boxes of materials from 1956-1993. Material types include correspondence; administrative records such as itineraries, program brochures, memos, orientation materials, and course information; photographs; negatives; slides; and a wide array of printed materials such as pamphlets, guidebooks, newspaper clippings, and other material.
March 14, 2025 11:21 am
John Dawson collection, 1955-2001
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
March 13, 2025 2:22 pm
S.K. Droubay photograph album, 1941-1942
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe S.K. Droubay photograph album consists of 1 album containing photographs of chromium mining, including pictures of workers, facilities and machinery. S.K. Droubay was a graduate of the University of Utah College of Mines who had a career as a mining engineer and general manager in various mines across the western United States.
March 13, 2025 11:33 am
Jonathan Coleman audio collection, 1980-1989
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe Jonathan Coleman audio collection consists of audio recordings of interviews Coleman conducted as research for his book, At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder, and Betrayal , written about the Salt Lake City Bradshaw murder. This collection is not yet digitized.
March 13, 2025 9:14 am
Lester Andrews Hubbard folk song collection, 1946-1951
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe Lester Andrews Hubbard folk song collection consists of audio recordings of folk songs that Dr. Hubbard used to write his book Ballads and Songs from Utah . This collection is not yet digitized.
March 11, 2025 12:51 pm
Foster-Tukwila Presbyterian Church, 1910-2016
Whitworth University Archives and Special CollectionsThis collection contains original bound volumes from Foster-Tukwila Presbyterian Church. Included are four volumes of session minutes and two church registers.
March 11, 2025 11:12 am
Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church, Seattle, 1963-2008
Whitworth University Archives and Special CollectionsThis collection contains the documents from Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church which were given to the Whitworth University Archives by the Seattle Presbytery. Records are primarily church council reports, membership retention plans, and community outreach documents
March 11, 2025 10:46 am
Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1896-2018
Whitworth University Archives and Special CollectionsThis collection contains original bound volumes of the registrar guest books and original 1896 cash book.
March 11, 2025 10:17 am
Black Cultural Center records, 2019-2023
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe Black Cultural Center records (2019-2023) consist of 1,579 computer files related to the BCC's support and advocacy for faculty, staff, trainees, and students through Black-centered research, culturally affirming educational programs, and services.
March 11, 2025 10:08 am
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Grandview, 1952-2014
Whitworth University Archives and Special CollectionsThis collection contains the organizational and financial documents of the church. Some committees and task forces that are in this collection are the Committee on Support and the Strategic Task Force. Additionally, there are documents such as correspondence and property information regarding the dismissal of the church.
