Collection is open for research.
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Mrs. Frank Schwabacher on May 11, 1964. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0742.
John Alheit was born on October 21, 1841, in Germany. He immigrated to Walla Walla, Washington, where he married Rose Sattler. They had two children, John and Lelia. John Alheit Junior was born on January 26, 1876. He married Belle Alheit, with whom he had a son, John (1907-1960). He died on July 24, 1955, in Walla Walla.
The John Alheit Papers, which date from 1887 through 1904, consists of ledgers, journals, and record books of John Alheit.