Columbia Maternal Association Collection

Columbia Maternal Association Collection, 1839-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Columbia Maternal Association
Title: Columbia Maternal Association Collection
Dates: 1839-1940 (inclusive)
18391940
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number: WCMss.653
Summary: The Columbia Maternal Association Collection contains the records of, and material associated with, the Columbia Maternal Association, founded in 1838 by Narcissa Whitman, Mary Walker, Myra Eells, and Elizabeth Spalding.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Columbia Maternal Association was founded in 1838 by Narcissa Whitman, Mary Walker, Myra Eells, and Elizabeth Spalding. It existed as a women's club until the Whitman incident in 1847. In April 1850, the Maternal Association of Tualatin Academy Plains was formed.

In 1938, the Southeastern District of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs sponsored a Columbia Maternal Association play writing contest to commemorate its history. The winner's play was performed in the amphitheatre at Whitman College in the same year.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Columbia Maternal Association Collection houses the constitution, names of parents and children, and excerpts from original records of the club formed in 1839. The collection also contains the by-laws, minutes, and membership list of its counterpart, the Maternal Association of Tualatin Academy Plains, formed in 1850. This collection also includes eight of the original plays submitted to the Southeastern District of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs play writing contest, along with the contest rules and newspaper articles.

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