Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe Scrapbooks and Photographs

Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe Scrapbooks and Photographs, 1955-1959

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Rawcliffe, Gail Cunningham
Title: Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe Scrapbooks and Photographs
Dates: 1955-1959 (inclusive)
19551959
Quantity: 1 linear feet, (1 record carton)
Collection Number: WCMss.719
Summary: Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe graduated from Whitman College in 1959. The Gail Cuningham Rawcliffe scrapbook and photographs document her time as a student at Whitman College.
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

Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe, daughter of Arther Dwaine Cunningham and Ramona Noll Cunningham, graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington and entered Whitman College in 1956. While at Whitman, she was a member of the freshman Arrows, the sophomore Spurs, and was freshman council on Junior Panhellenic as a representative of the Whitman chapter of Alpha Phi sorority. After her graduation from Whitman in 1959, she earned her masters degree in recreation from Indiana University and moved to Rochester, New York, where she served as the public relations director for the Bureau of Recreation. She married James F. Rawcliffe in Rochester in 1964, and the couple had two daughters in 1966 and 1969.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Gail Cuningham Rawcliffe scrapbook and photographs contains the personal photographs and scrapbooks of Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe, Whitman College class of 1959. This collection, which dates from 1956 to 1960, consists of photographs and scrapbooks containing memorabilia from various campus social groups, primarily the Beta Phi chapter of Alpha Phi sorority.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Gail Cunningham Rawcliffe on September 20, 2019. The accession number for this collection is 2019-036.

Processing Note

Materials were transferred into acid-free boxes, but no further processing actions have been performed at this time.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

Alpha Phi. Beta Phi Chapter
Whitman College

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