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Clifford M. Drury papers, 1922-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Drury, Clifford Merrill
Title
Clifford M. Drury papers
Dates
1922-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.27 linear feet, (12 boxes)
Collection Number
WCMss.005
Summary
The papers of Clifford M. Drury include correspondence, research files, newspaper clippings, photographs, and manuscripts, from 1922- 1984, specifically regarding his works on Marcus Whitman and other early Pacific Northwest missionaries. Clifford Merrill Drury had a noteworthy career as a pastor, seminary professor, historian, and Navy chaplain.
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
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Biographical Note

Clifford Merrill Drury had a noteworthy career as a pastor, seminary professor, historian, and Navy chaplain. Born on November 7, 1897 in Clinton, Iowa, to William Drury and Charity Mae Dell, Drury was a graduate of Buena Vista College and San Francisco Theological Seminary and earned a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. As a pastor, Drury served in Shanghai, China, and Moscow, Idaho. While in Moscow, Drury's proximity to the Nez Perce Indians sparked an interest in the history of early missionaries in the Pacific Northwest. This interest launched a writing career that culminated in twenty-five books and numerous magazine articles. In 1938, Drury began a twenty-five-year career of teaching church history at San Francisco Theological Seminary, taking leave to serve as a Navy chaplain during World War II. Drury's major publications include Henry Harmon Spalding, Pioneer of Old Oregon (1936), Marcus Whitman, M.D., Pioneer and Martyr (1937), Elkanah and Mary Walker, Pioneers among the Spokanes (1940), Diaries and letters of Henry H. Spalding and Asa Bowen Smith (1958), First White Women over the Rockies (1963-1966), and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon (1976). Drury received honorary degrees from Buena Vista, Azusa, Whitworth, and Whitman colleges. He was also honored by the Presbyterian Historical Society, the United States Navy, and the Washington State Historical Society.

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Content Description

This collection includes correspondence, research files, newspaper clippings, photographs, and manuscripts, from 1922 to 1984, specifically regarding Drury's works on Marcus Whitman and other early Pacific Northwest missionaries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated to Whitman College by Clifford M. Drury between 1936-80, with latter accruals from his family and, in 2006, Point Loma Nazarene University.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Bill Huntington
2007

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