Blue Mountain Shrine Club Football Programs, 1962-1999

Overview of the Collection

Title
Blue Mountain Shrine Club Football Programs
Dates
1962-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.4 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number
WCMss.596
Summary
The Blue Mountain Shrine Club, founded in 1946, was a group dedicated to supporting Shriners Hospitals for Children. The Blue Mountain Shrine Club Football Programs contains programs from their annual football benefit games.
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 Blue Mountain Shrine Club was founded in 1946 to raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children. The club raised money through special events such as football games, covered wagon festivals, horse shows, and dinners.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Blue Mountain Shrine Club Football Programs houses the gameday programs of the Blue Mountain Shrine Club's annual Shriners Hospital benefit games. The programs date from 1962 to 1999. This collection documents dates of the benefit games, the teams involved, and donations to the hospitals. The Blue Mountain Shrine Club used ticket sales from the games to raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Eric Johnson on November 14, 2008. The accession number associated with this donation is 2008-022.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Football

Corporate Names

  • Blue Mountain Shrine Club
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children