Collection is open for research.
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Chuck Templeton on March 19, 1996. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0040.
The Walla Walla Choral Society was founded in 1980 by Lee Friese, a conductor of the Walla Walla Symphony. The Society began under the name, the Walla Walla Symphony Chorale, a singing group that performed with the full Symphony. In 1990, the Walla Walla Symphony Chorale disassociated from the Walla Walla Symphony and became a nonprofit organization called the Walla Walla Choral Society. Dr. Robert Bode, who was a professor at Whitman College at the time, served as the founding director and conductor of the Walla Walla Choral Society. The group performs at concerts and events around the Walla Walla Valley.
The Walla Walla Choral Society Records houses material related to the Walla Walla Choral Society. This collection, which dates from 1990 to 2000, consists of programs, newsletters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, organizational by-laws, meeting minutes, contracts, event posters, financial information, as well as membership and donor rosters.