Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College Board of Trustees records
WCA.078
23.7 linear feet
2 flat boxes, 4 manuscript boxes, 20 record cartons
1 cds
11 videoreels (1/2 inch)
1907-2019
The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overarching policies that guide the trajectory of Whitman College. The Board of Trustees records contain materials describing the function, duties, and organization of the Whitman College Board of Trustees.
English
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Records of the Board of Trustees and its committees are closed for 30 years from the date of creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Student educational records such as credentials, grade sheets, correspondence, reports, notes, applications, and all other records pertaining to past and present students are governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Personnel related files of the college's faculty and staff, including search, review, promotion, reappointment, tenure, and disciplinary/grievance records, are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. Restrictions are noted at the file level in the finding aid, and on red flags in the folders.
Records have been periodically transferred by the Office of the President, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and members of the Board of Trustees.
Arranged into five series: 1. Meeting Materials, 2. Committee Records, 3. Subject Files, 4. Ashton O. Donnell Files, and 5. Governing Boards correspondence.
Since Whitman College's founding in 1859 as a seminary and its rechartering as a four-year college in 1883, the Board of Trustees has served as the institution's highest governing body. Its role has been to oversee major strategic decisions, including campus development, financial stewardship, academic vision, and leadership appointments. From the earliest years, trustees like Elkanah Walker helped establish the college's foundation, even donating land for Whitman's first building.
The archives house the Board of Trustees records from 1907 to 2012, totaling approximately 23.7 linear feet. The collection includes meeting minutes, committee records, subject files, correspondence, bylaws, and governance documents. These materials reveal how the Board has guided Whitman through significant periods of transformation, including presidential transitions, curriculum reforms, capital campaigns, and endowment management.
While some of the more recent records remain closed due to a 30-year restriction policy, available documents include critical moments such as the Board's discussions on divestment from South Africa in the 1980s, the expansion of campus facilities, and strategic planning during financial challenges. Notably, President Stephen B. L. Penrose, who served from 1894 to 1934, played a dual role as trustee and president, shaping many of the college's formative years alongside the Board.
The Board of Trustees records provide a detailed institutional memory of Whitman College's governance. They highlight how the college's leadership navigated social, political, and financial shifts over more than a century, offering rich insight into the philosophy and structure behind decision-making at one of the Pacific Northwest's oldest liberal arts institutions.
This collection was processed by Dana Bronson, and the following students under her supervision: Kacey Godwin, West Bales, Rayana Weller, Colby Dragon, Zoe Henderson, and Katy Sassara.
The majority of the Trustees Records created prior to 1990 were kept in binders, and organized chronologically into two series: Meeting Materials and Committee Records. This order was maintained, and materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. The collection was arranged into series based on the original order of the records, and original folder titles were maintained when possible. Contents were not always verified against the folder titles for accuracy. While efforts were made to remove duplicate materials, there is likely some duplication across the different series because of the ad hoc manner in which these records were maintained and donated to the Archives. The entire collection was screened for restricted content by Dana Bronson in October 2019, and the appropriate restrictions were applied at the file-level.
The Board of Trustee records contain materials describing the function, duties, and organization of the Whitman College Board of Trustees, including the by-laws, as well as information on various members throughout college history. The collection contains records of activities such as building construction, college planning, committees, and donor relations. Types of materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and meetings minutes.
The Whitman College and Northwest Archives cannot provide access to Audiovisual materials due to lack of required hardware. For more information, please contact the Archives.
Whitman College
Meeting Materials
1
1894-2016
English.
This series contains minutes and materials from the meetings of the Board of Trustees. The minutes document the Board of Trustees' concerns with overall policy and administration of the College. The other records provide context to the minutes, in the form of background material, especially correspondence and reports.
Arranged chronologically by meeting date.
Minute book
1894-1909
1
1
Minute book
1970-1975
1
2
Meeting materials
1898
2
1
Meeting materials
1909
2
2
Meeting materials
1910
2
3
Meeting materials
1911
2
4
Meeting materials
1912
2
5
Meeting materials
1913
2
6
Meeting materials
1914
2
7
Meeting materials
1915
2
8
Meeting materials
1916
2
9
Meeting materials
1917
2
10
Meeting materials
1918
2
11
Meeting materials
1919
2
12
Meeting materials
1920
2
13
Meeting materials
1921
2
14
Meeting materials
1922
2
15
Meeting materials
1923
2
16
Meeting materials
1924
2
17
Meeting materials
1925
2
18
Meeting materials
1926
2
19
Meeting materials
1927
2
20
Meeting materials
1928
2
21
Meeting materials
1929
2
22
Meeting materials
1930
2
23
Meeting materials
1931
2
24
Meeting materials
1932
2
25
Meeting materials
1933
2
26
Meeting materials
1934
2
27
Meeting materials
1935
2
28
Meeting materials
1936
2
29
Meeting materials
1937
2
30
Meeting materials
1938
2
31
Meeting materials
1939
2
32
Meeting materials
1940
2
33
Meeting materials
1941
2
34
Meeting materials
1942
2
35
Meeting materials
1943
2
36
Meeting materials
1944
2
37
Meeting materials
1945
2
38
Meeting materials
1946
2
39
Meeting materials
1947
2
40
Meeting materials
1948
2
41
Meeting materials
1949
2
42
Meeting materials
1950
2
43
Meeting materials
1951
2
44
Meeting materials
1952
2
45
Meeting materials
1953
2
46
Meeting materials
1954
2
47
Meeting materials
1955
2
48
Meeting materials
1956
2
49
Meeting materials
1957
2
50
Meeting materials
1958
2
51
Meeting materials [Restricted until 2034]
1959
2
52
Meeting materials
1960
2
53
Meeting materials [Restricted until 2036]
1961
2
54
Meeting materials
1962
2
55
Meeting materials
1963
2
56
Meeting materials
1964
2
57
Meeting materials
1965
2
58
Meeting materials
1965
2
59
Meeting materials
1966
2
60
Meeting materials [Restricted until 2042]
1967
2
61
Meeting materials [Restricted until 2043]
1968
2
62
Meeting materials
1969
2
63-64
Meeting materials
1970 May 23
2
65
Meeting materials
1970
2
66
Meeting materials
1971 May 22
2
67
Meeting materials
1971
2
68
Meeting materials
1972 May 20
3
1
Meeting materials
1972
3
2
Meeting materials
1973 May 26
3
3
Meeting materials [Partial contents restricted until 2048]
1973
3
4
Meeting materials
1974 May 25
3
5
Meeting materials [Partial contents restricted until 2049]
1974
3
6
Meeting materials
1975 May 24
3
7
Meeting materials
1975
3
8
Meeting materials
1976
3
9
Meeting materials
1977 May 20-22
3
10
Meeting materials
1977
3
11
Meeting materials
1978 May 18-21
3
12
Meeting materials
1978
3
13-14
Meeting materials
1979 May 18-20
3
15
Meeting materials [Partial contents restricted until 2054]
1979
3
16
Meeting materials
1980 May 23-25
3
17
Meeting materials [Partial contents of folder 18 restricted until 2055]
1980
3
18-19
Meeting materials
1981
3
20
Meeting materials
1982
3
21
Meeting materials
1983
3
22-23
Meeting materials
1984 March 16-19
3
24-26
Meeting materials
1984 May 17
3
27
Meeting materials
1984 September 28-29
3
28
Meeting materials
1984
3
29
Meeting materials
1985
3
30
Meeting materials
1986 May 24
3
31
Meeting materials
1986
3
32-33
Meeting materials
1987 November 1
3
34-36
Meeting materials
1987
3
37
Meeting materials [Partial contents restricted until 2063]
1988 January 22-23
3
38-39
Meeting materials
1988 March 1
3
40-41
Meeting materials
1988 May
English.
4
1-3
Meeting materials
1988 October
English.
4
4-5
Meeting materials
1988
4
6
Meeting materials [Partial contents of folder 7 restricted until 2064]
1989 January
English.
4
7-8
Meeting materials [Partial contents of folder 10 restricted until 2064]
1989 March 31
English.
4
9-10
Meeting materials [Partial contents restricted until 2064]
1989 April 1
4
11
Meeting materials [Partial contents in folder 13 restricted until 2064]
1989 May 18
English.
4
12-15
Meeting materials
1989 October 19-20
4
16-17
Meeting materials
1989 November 20-21
4
18-19
Meeting materials [Partial contents in folder 20 and 21 restricted until 2064]
1989
4
20-22
Meeting materials [Partial contents in folder 23 and 24 restricted until 2065]
1990 January 19-20
4
23-25
Meeting materials [Partial contents in folder 27 restricted until 2065]
1990 March 30-31
4
26-28
Meeting materials
1990 May 17-18
4
29-30
Meeting materials
1990 October 25
4
31
Meeting materials [Partial contents in folder 32 restricted until 2065]
1990 October
4
32-33
Meeting materials
1990
4
34
Meeting materials [ Folders restricted until 2021, partial contents in folder 1 and 3 restricted until 2066]
1991 February 2
English.
5
1-3
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2021]
1991 May
English.
5
4-5
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2021]
1991 May 16
English.
5
6-8
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2021 partial contents restricted until 2065]
1991 September 7
5
9
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2021]
1991 October 18
5
10
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2021, partial contents in folder 11 and 13 restricted until 2066]
1991 October 19
English.
5
11-13
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2021]
1991 November 20
5
14
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2021, partial contents restricted until 2066]
1991 December 13
5
15
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2021]
1991
5
16
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2021, partial contents restricted until 2067]
1992 March 6-7
5
17-19
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2022]
1992 May 21
5
20-22
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992 September
5
23
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992 October 9
5
24
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992 October 10
5
25
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992
5
26
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2023, partial contents in folder 27 restricted until 2068]
1993 February 20
5
27-28
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993 March 19
5
29
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993 May 19
5
30
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2023, partial contents in folder 32 restricted until 2068]
1993 October 8-10
5
31-32
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993
5
33
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2024]
1994 March 4-5
5
34-35
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2024]
1994 May
5
36
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2024, partial contents in folder 1 restricted until 2069]
1994 November 4
English.
6
1-3
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2024]
1994
6
4
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995 February 9-11
6
5
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995 May
6
6
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995 November 9-10
6
7
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996 February 9
6
8
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996 May 17
6
9
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996 November 9
6
10
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
6
11
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2027]
1997 February 6-8
6
12
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2027]
1997 May 22-23
6
13
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2027]
1997 November 7-8
6
14
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2027]
1997
6
15
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2028]
1998 February 7
6
16-17
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2028]
1998 May 7-8
6
18
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2028]
1998 September 17-19
6
19
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2028]
1998 November 6-7
6
20-21
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2029]
1999 February 19-20
6
22
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2029]
1999 April 29-May1
6
23
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2029]
1999 November 4-6
6
24
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000 February 18-19
6
25
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000 May 4-5
6
26
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000 November 3-4
6
27
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2031]
2001 February 9-10
6
28-29
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2031]
2001 May 3-4
6
30
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2031]
2001 November 1-2
6
31
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2032]
2002 February 7-8
6
32-33
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2032]
2002 May 2-3
6
34
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2032]
2002 September 19-21
6
35
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2032]
2002 November 14-15
6
36-39
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2033]
2003 February 6-7
7
1
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2033]
2003 May 15-16
English.
7
2-3
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2033]
2003 November 13-14
English.
7
4-5
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2034]
2004 February 5-6
7
6
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2034]
2004 May 13-14
7
7
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2034]
2004 November 4-5
English.
7
8-9
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2035]
2005 February 3-4
7
10
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2035]
2005 May 12-13
7
11
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2035]
2005 November 3-4
7
12
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2036]
2006 February 3
7
13
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2036]
2006 May 11-12
7
14
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2036]
2006 November 2-3
7
15
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2037]
2007 February 1-2
7
16
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2037]
2007 April 26-27
7
17
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2037]
2007 November 1-2
7
18-20
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2038]
2008 February 7-8
7
21-22
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2038]
2008 May 8-10
7
23-24
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2038]
2008 October 30-31
7
25-26
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2039]
2009 February 5-6
7
27-28
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2039]
2009 May 7-9
7
29-30
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2039]
2009 November 5-6
7
31-32
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2040]
2010 February 4-5
7
33-34
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2040]
2010 May 6-8
English.
8
1-2
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2040]
2010 November 4-5
English.
8
3-5
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2041]
2011 February 3-4
English.
8
6-7
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2041]
2011 May 4-6
English.
8
8-11
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2042]
2012 February 2-3
English.
8
12-13
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2042]
2012 May 2-4
8
14-15
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2042]
2012 November 8-9
8
16-17
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2043]
2013 February 6-8
8
18-19
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2043]
2013 May 1-3
8
20-21
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2043]
2013 November 6-8
8
22-23
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2044]
2014 February 5-7
8
24-25
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2044]
2014 April 30 -May 2
8
26-27
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2044]
2014 November 5-7
8
28-29
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2045]
2015 February 4-6
8
30-31
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2045]
2015 November 4-6
8
32-33
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2046]
2016 February 3-5
8
34-35
Meeting materials [Folders restricted until 2046]
2016 April 27-29
8
36-37
Committee Records
2
1891-2009
English.
Divided into 5 subseries: 1. Executive Committee Records, 2. Farm Committee Records, 3. Finance Committee Records, 4. Presidential Search Committee Records, 5. Miscellaneous Committees Records
This series contains records of the various committees of the Board of Trustees. These files provide information on Trustees' actions taken through their appointed committees but not necessarily recorded in the minutes, including correspondence, draft reports, and planning documents.
Executive Committee Records
1
1891-1995
English.
Meeting minutes
1891 July 6-1908 May 20
23
3
Meeting minutes
1898
8
38
Correspondence
1955
8
39
Meeting minutes
1956
8
40
Meeting minutes
1957
8
41
Meeting minutes
1959
8
42
Meeting minutes
1960
8
43
Meeting minutes
1962
8
44
Meeting minutes
1963
8
45
Meeting minutes
1964
8
46
Meeting minutes
1965
8
47
Meeting minutes
1966
8
48
Meeting minutes
1967
8
49
Meeting minutes
1968
8
50
Meeting minutes
1969
8
51
Meeting minutes
1970
8
52
Meeting minutes
1971
9
1
Meeting minutes
1972
9
2
Meeting minutes
1973
9
3
Meeting minutes
1974
9
4
Meeting minutes
1975
9
5
Meeting minutes
1976
9
6
Meeting minutes
1977
9
7
Meeting minutes
1978
9
8
Meeting minutes
1979
9
9
Meeting minutes
1980
9
10
Meeting minutes
1981
9
11
Meeting minutes
1982
9
12
Meeting minutes
1983
9
13
Meeting minutes
1984
9
14
Meeting minutes
1985
9
15
Meeting minutes
1986
9
16
Meeting minutes
1987
9
17
Meeting minutes
1988
9
18
Meeting minutes
1989
9
19
Meeting minutes [Partial contents restricted until 2065]
1990
English.
9
20
Meeting minutes [Folder restricted until 2024]
1994
9
21
Meeting minutes [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
9
22
Farm Committee Records
2
1952-2007
English.
Meeting materials
1952
9
23
Meeting materials
1954
9
24
Meeting materials
1955
9
25
Meeting materials
1956
9
26
Meeting materials
1958
9
27
Meeting materials
1959
9
28
Meeting materials
1960
9
29
Meeting materials
1962
9
30
Meeting materials
1964
9
31
Meeting materials
1965
9
32
Meeting materials
1966
9
33
Meeting materials
1967
9
34
Meeting materials
1968
9
35
Meeting materials
1969
9
36
Meeting materials
1970
9
37
Meeting materials
1971
9
38
Meeting materials
1972
9
39
Meeting materials
1973
9
40
Meeting materials
1974
9
41
Meeting materials
1975
9
42
Meeting materials
1976
9
43
Meeting materials
1977
9
44
Meeting materials
1978
9
45
Meeting materials
1979
9
46
Meeting materials
1980
9
47
Meeting materials
1981
9
48
Meeting materials
1982
9
49
Meeting materials
1983
9
50
Meeting materials
1984
9
51
Meeting materials
1985
9
52
Meeting materials
1986
9
53
Meeting materials
1987
9
54
Meeting materials
1988
9
55
Meeting materials
1989
9
56
Meeting materials
1990
9
57-58
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2021]
1991
9
59
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992
9
60
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993
9
61
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2024]
1994
9
62-63
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
9
64
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
9
65
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2027]
1997
9
66
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2028]
1998
9
67
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2029]
1999
10
1
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000
10
2
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2031]
2001
10
3
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2032]
2002
10
4
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2033]
2003
10
5
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2034]
2004
10
6
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2035]
2005
10
7
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2036]
2006
10
8
Meeting materials [Folder restricted until 2037]
2007
10
9
Subject files: A study: Whitman College farm portfolio
1956
English.
10
10-11
Subject files: Correspondence and memoranda [Folders restricted until 2022]
1952-1992
English.
10
12-16
Subject files: Annual reports
1953-1990
10
17
Subject files: Newspaper clippings on Whitman farms [Folders restricted until 2031]
1956-2001
10
18-19
Subject files: Leases
1957-1990
10
20-21
Subject files: Crop reports
1964-1990
10
22-24
Subject files: Stonecipher Farm
1969-1980
10
25-28
Subject files: Farms sold
1970-1984
10
29
Subject files: Allotment notices
1971
10
30
Subject files: Wilbur Security Company
1972-1977
10
31
Subject files: Taxes
1973-1979
10
32
Subject files: James Farm
1973-1989
10
33
Subject files: Co-op dividends
1974
10
34
Subject files: Crop sales
1974-1979
10
35
Subject files: Alto lease
1974-1990
10
36-37
Subject files: Adams Farm [Folders restricted until 2036]
1974-2006
10
38-39
Subject files: Rulo Farm
1975-1989
10
40
Subject files: Vale Ranch
1977
11
1
Subject files: Grubbe Farms
1978
11
2
Subject files: User Farm
1978-1988
11
3
Subject files: Appraisal Ida Rose Stonecipher Trust
1979
11
4
Subject files: Erikson Farm
1979-1989
English.
11
5-6
Subject files: Braden Ranch
1979-1990
English.
11
7-9
Subject files: Stonecipher Farm [Folder restricted until 2036]
1979-2006
11
10
Subject files: Tenant applications
1980-1989
11
11
Subject files: Leases
1983
11
12
Subject files: Wood sale
1983
11
13
Subject files: Alan Wolfe v. Whitman College
1989-1990
11
14
Subject files: YW/MCA Endowment Fund
1980-1989
11
15
Subject files: Shepherd Farm [Folders restricted until 2028]
1980-1998
11
16-17
Subject files: Rulo Farm [Folder restricted until 2036]
1981-2006
11
18
Subject files: Vernita Watts Adams Estate
1982-1990
11
19-20
Subject files: Bickelhaupt Farm
1983-1987
11
21
Subject files: Maurine Clow Farm Gift
1986-1988
11
22
Subject files: Radar Site, Braden Place
1986-1990
11
23
Subject files: Erickson Farm [Folder restricted until 2036]
1986-2006
11
24
Subject files: Robinson Trade
1987
11
25
Subject files: Evans Farm
1981-1987
11
26
Subject files: Joseph Mount
1987-1988
11
27
Subject files: Rulo Lease [Folder restricted until 2021]
1990-1991
11
28
Subject files: Davidson Farms [Folder restricted until 2035]
1992-2005
11
29
Subject files: Whitman College Farm Report [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993
11
30
Subject files: Whitman College Farm Report [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
11
31
Subject files: Big Muddy Ranch [Folder restricted until 2026]
1995-1996
11
32
Subject files: Zoellner Farm [Folder restricted until 2034]
1995-2004
11
33
Subject files: Mount Farm [Folder restricted until 2034]
1995-2004
11
34
Subject files: "The Conservation Reserve Program, Studied as a Whole, and in Relation to the Braden Farm of Walla Walla County" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
11
35
Subject files: Usher Farm [Folder restricted until 2035]
1996-2005
11
36
Subject files: Jones Farm [Folder restricted until 2035]
1997-2005
11
37
Subject files: Shepherd Farm [Folder restricted until 2035]
1997-2005
11
38
Subject files: Alto-Wood Farm [Folder restricted until 2035]
1997-2005
11
39
Subject files: Talbott Farm [Folder restricted until 2037]
1997-2007
11
40
Subject files: 1993 Whitman College Farm Report [Folder restricted until 2028]
1998
11
41
Subject files: Braden Farm [Folders restricted until 2037]
1999-2007
11
42-43
Subject files: Dunlap Farm [Folder restricted until 2033]
2003
11
44
Subject files: Braden-Peterson Farm [Folders restricted until 2036]
2004-2006
11
45-46
Subject files: Land Sales U.S.
Undated
11
47
Subject files: Photographs of Whitman farms
Undated
11
48
Finance Committee Records
3
1895-1988
English.
Meeting minutes
1895-1919
23
1
Meeting minutes
1919-1932
23
2
Meeting minutes
1931
12
1
Correspondence
1932
12
2
Meeting minutes
1932
12
3
Meeting minutes
1933
12
4
Meeting minutes
1935
12
5
Meeting minutes
1936
12
6
Meeting minutes
1937
12
7
Meeting minutes
1938
12
8
Meeting minutes
1939
12
9
Meeting minutes
1940
12
10
Meeting minutes
1941
12
11
Meeting minutes
1942
12
12
Meeting minutes
1943
12
13
Meeting minutes
1944
12
14
Meeting minutes
1945
12
15
Meeting minutes
1946
12
16
Meeting minutes
1947
12
17
Meeting minutes
1948
12
18
Meeting minutes
1949
12
19
Correspondence
1950
12
20
Meeting minutes
1950
12
21
Correspondence
1951
12
22
Meeting minutes
1951
12
23
Correspondence
1952
12
24
Meeting minutes
1952
12
25
Correspondence
1953
12
26
Meeting minutes
1953
12
27
Meeting minutes
1954
12
28
Meeting minutes
1955
12
29
Meeting minutes
1956
12
30
Meeting minutes
1957
12
31
Meeting minutes
1958
12
32
Meeting minutes
1959
12
33
Correspondence
1960
12
34
Meeting minutes
1960
12
35
Meeting minutes
1961
12
36
Meeting minutes
1962
12
37
Correspondence
1963
12
38
Meeting minutes
1964
12
39
Correspondence
1965
12
40
Meeting minutes
1965
12
41
Meeting minutes
1966
12
42
Correspondence
1967
12
43
Meeting minutes
1967
12
44
Correspondence
1968
12
45
Meeting minutes
1968
12
46
Newspaper clipping
1969
12
47
Meeting materials
1969
12
48
Directives
1969-1970
12
49
Meeting minutes
1970
12
50
Meeting minutes
1971
12
51
Correspondence
1972
12
52
Meeting minutes
1972
12
53
Correspondence
1973
12
54
Meeting minutes
1973
12
55
Meeting minutes
1974
12
56
Correspondence
1975
12
57
Meeting minutes
1975
12
58
Correspondence
1976
12
59
Meeting minutes
1976
12
60-61
Correspondence
1977
12
62
Meeting minutes
1977
12
63-66
Meeting minutes
1978
12
67-68
Correspondence
1979
12
69
Meeting minutes
1979
12
70-72
Correspondence
1980
12
73
Meeting minutes
1980
12
74-77
Correspondence
1981
13
1
Meeting minutes
1981
English.
13
2-4
Correspondence
1982
13
5
Meeting minutes
1982
English.
13
6-8
Correspondence
1983
13
9
Meeting minutes
1983
English.
13
10-13
Meeting minutes
1984
13
14-16
Correspondence
1985
13
17
Meeting minutes
1985
13
18-23
Correspondence
1986
13
24
Meeting minutes
1986
13
25-29
Correspondence
1987
13
30
Meeting minutes
1987
13
31
Meeting minutes
1988
13
32
Presidential Search Committee Records
4
1936-1993
English.
Bratton
1936-1937
13
33
Meeting minutes: Bratton
1936-1937
13
34
Candidates (Anderson)
1941
15
1
Judd D. Kimball
1958
13
35
Candidate information forms
1967
13
36
Correspondence and press [Folder restricted until 2042]
1967
15
2
Bert R. Edwards materials
1967-1968
13
37
Committee members and post-decision correspondence
1967-1968
13
38
Correspondence and press [Folder restricted until 2043]
1967-1968
15
3
Donald Sheehan
1967-1968
13
39
Frederick E. Sontag
1967-1968
13
40
Record of minutes and meetings [Folder restricted until 2043]
1967-1968
15
4
Search materials [Folder restricted until 2043]
1967-1968
15
5
Master list of all nominations and applications [Folder restricted until 2049]
1974
13
41
Recommendation correspondence [Folder restricted until 2049]
1974
13
42
Search materials [Folder restricted until 2049]
1974
13
43
Search materials [Folder restricted until 2049]
1974
English.
14
1-2
"B" ranked candidates and decision announcements [Folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
English.
14
3-4
Form letters
1974, 1984, 1988
14
5
Kenyon A. Knopf [Folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
14
6
Meeting minutes [Folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
14
7
Reports on progress [Folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
English.
14
8-9
Robert Allen Skotheim [Folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
English.
14
10-11
Search materials [Folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
English.
14
12-13
Skotheim search
1974-1975
14
14
Questions for candidates
1974, 1988
14
15
Candidate log [Folder restricted until 2063]
1988
14
16
Chuck Nelson correspondence [Folder restricted until 2063]
1988
15
6
Compensation and benefits [Folder restricted until 2063]
1988
14
17
Chuck Nelson correspondence [Folder restricted until 2063]
1988
14
18
Memoranda regarding Whitman capacity
1988
14
19
Memoranda to the search committee [Folder restricted until 2063]
1988
15
7
Publicity
1988
14
20
Search materials [Folders restricted until 2063]
1988
14
21-28
Trustees, search committee, and campus directories
1988
14
29
Campus interviews: Jerry Hillis notes
1989 January
15
8
David E. Maxwell [Folder restricted until 2064]
1988-1989
14
30
G. Alec Stewart [Folder restricted until 2064]
1988-1989
14
31
General Correspondence [Folder restricted until 2064]
1988-1989
14
32-33
William J. Hynes [Folder restricted until 2064]
1988-1989
14
34
Meeting agendas [Folder restricted until 2068]
1993
15
9
Meeting Minutes [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993
14
35
Search materials [Folders restricted until 2068]
1993
English.
15
10-20
Miscellaneous Committee Records
5
1910-1993
English.
Business committee meeting minutes
1910
English.
14
36
Conservatory committee materials
1930-1938
14
37
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1966
14
38
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1967
14
39
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1968
14
40
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1969
14
41
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1970
14
42
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1971
14
43
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1972
14
44
Policy committee: Meeting materials
1982
English.
14
45
Endowment management and utilization committee
1984-1987
14
46-49
Endowment management and utilization committee
1986
14
50
Audit committee
1985-1988
16
1
Budget review committee
1985-1986
English.
16
2-3
Budget review committee
1987
16
4
Presidential committee on athletics [Folder restricted until 2023]
1992-1993
English.
16
5-6
Presidential committee on athletics: Athletic task force report [Folder restricted until 2023]
1992-1993
16
7
Subject Files
3
1882-2012
English.
Arranged chronologically.
This series contains subject files that document the work of the Board of Trustees. These files include biographical information on Trustees, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and handbooks.
Reports from President A.J. Anderson
1882-1883
15
21
Annual report of the President
1884
16
8
Acquisition of college property
1885-1936
15
22
Correspondence
1886-1927
15
23
Correspondence: Letters from Anderson Administration to Myron Eells
1888-1891
16
9
Correspondence: Eells
1890-1891
15
24
Correspondence: H.A. Reynolds
1892-1895
16
10
Annual report of the president
1892
16
11
Annual report of the president
1893
16
12
Correspondence: Eells
1893-1908
16
13-14
Correspondence: Eells
1893-1908
15
25
Correspondence: H.A. Reynolds
1893-1895
16
15
J.F. Eaton presidency as told by H.A. Reynolds
circa 1894
15
26
Annual report of the president
1895
16
16
Tax exemption suit
1896-1898
16
17
Financial records reports
1896-1904
16
18
Annual report of the president
1896, 1907
15
27
Annual report of the president
1897
16
19
Annual report of the president
1897-1910
16
20
Annual report of the president
1898
16
21
Annual report of the president
1899
16
22
Annual report of the president
1900
16
23
Annual report of the president
1901
16
24
Annual report of the president
1902
16
25
Annual report of the president
1903
16
26
Annual report of the president
1904
16
27
Annual report of the president
1905
16
28
Annual report of the president
1906
16
29
Annual report of the president
1907
16
30
Annual report of the president
1908
16
31
Annual report of the president
1909
16
32
Annual report of the president
1910
16
33
Annual report of the president
1911
16
34
Annual report of the president
1912
16
35
Annual report of the president
1913
16
36
Annual report of the president
1916
16
37
Whitman's service records
1924
16
38
Annual report of the president
1931
16
39
Correspondence: Land and property
1931-1939
16
40
Annual report of the president
1933
16
41
Annual report of the president of Whitman College
1934
16
42
Deeds, legal documents, and resolutions
1934-1975
16
43-45
Resignations
1935
16
46
Annual report of the president
1936
16
47
Don Sherwood's book on Whitman College Financial History, Chapter 1
1936-1976
16
48
Reports and memoranda
1936-1977
16
49
Whitman College Chamber of Commerce special committee
1936-1939
16
50
Annual report of the president
1937
16
51
Annual report of the president
1938
16
52
Annual report of the president
1939
16
53
Burke Building materials
1939-1945
16
54
Annual report of the president
1940
16
55
Correspondence: Stadium park
1940-1948; 1956-1957
15
28
Annual report of the president
1941
16
56
Annual report of the president
1942
16
57
Correspondence
1942-1948
16
58
Annual report of the president
1943
16
59
Annual report of the president
1944
16
60
Portrait of Cameron Sherwood
1944
1
1
Correspondence: Dissatisfaction with Anderson administration
1944-1947
16
61
Correspondence: Resignation of R.V. Borleske in regards to salary disputes with President Anderson
1944-1947
16
62
Financial development
1944-1948
16
63
Annual report of the president
1945
16
64
Correspondence: Whitman College land transaction with Paul A. Eke
1945-1946
16
65
Annual report of the president
1946
16
66
Annual report of the president
1947
16
67
American Association of University Professors report
1948
16
68
Annual report of the president
1948
16
69
Annual report of the president
1949
16
70
Correspondence and memoranda
1949-1954
16
71
Annual report of the president
1950
16
72
Correspondence: Faculty tenure
1950-1951
16
73
Annual report of the president
1951
16
74
Reports and recommendations on personnel [Folders restricted until 2043]
1951-1968
16
75-77
Annual report of the president
1953
16
78-79
Annual report of the president
1954
16
80
Annual report of the president
1954-1958
17
1
Correspondence and memoranda
1954-1982
17
2
Dean of faculty search [Folder restricted until 2030]
1955
17
3
Scholarship fund
1955
15
29
Correspondence and memoranda
1955-1962
17
4
Annual report of the president
1959-1960
17
5
Annual report of the president
1960-1961
17
6
Articles, correspondence, and memoranda
1960-1966
17
7
Annual report of the president
1961-1962
17
8
Deeds, legal documents, and resolutions [Restricted until 2052]
1961-1982
17
9
Annual report of the president
1962-1963
17
10
Annual report of the president
1963-1964
17
11
Annual report of the president
1964-1965
17
12
Correspondence: Presidents [Partial contents of folder 14 restricted until 2064]
1964-1977
17
13-14
Annual report of the president
1965-1966
17
15
Governing boards of Whitman College member list
1965-1981
17
16-17
Biennial faculty governing boards conference
1966
17
18
Annual report of the president
1966-1967
17
19
Correspondence and memoranda [Folder restricted until 2043]
1966-1969
17
20
Materials mailed to trustees
1966-1988
17
21-22
Annual report of the president
1967-1968
17
23
Correspondence
1967-1975
17
24
Governing boards committee lists
1968
17
25
State scholarship grants
1967
17
26
Annual report of the president
1968-1969
17
27
Correspondence: Co-ed dorm policy
1968-1971
17
28
Correspondence: Co-ed dorm policy
1968-1971
15
30
Financial development
1968-1971
17
29
Johnston report
1969
17
30
Report to the board of trustees
1969
17
31
Annual report of the president
1969-1970
17
32
Fundraising
1970
17
33
Correspondence and memoranda [Partial contents of folder 34 restricted until 2046]
1970-1977
17
34-35
Alumni association
1971 April 23
17
36
Correspondence: Resignation of W.L. Minnick in response to co-ed housing
1971
17
37
Board of overseers member list
1971-1975
17
38
Endowment program summary
1973-1974
17
39
Case study
1973-1978
17
40-44
Lehmann versus the board of trustees of Whitman College [Folders restricted until 2052]
1974-1977
17
45-46
Lehmann versus the board of trustees of Whitman College
1974-1977
15
31
Board of trustees and board of overseers member list
1974-1984
17
47-48
Salishan Conference: Dr. Ben Green, 1/2" open reel videotape
1975 March 24
English.
20
1-3
Salishan Conference: Dr. Robert Leeper, 1/2" open reel videotape
1975 March 24
English.
20
4-6
Salishan Conference: Dr. Louise Tyler, 1/2" open reel videotape
1975 March 25
English.
20
7-9
Salishan Conference: Dr. W.M. Romey, 1/2" open reel videotape
1975 March 25
English.
20
10-11
Whitman College Indian Hills Conference: "Goals and purposes of the college"
1976 May 7-9
17
49
Correspondence: President Skotheim and John M. Davis
1976-1979
17
50-51
Historical summary report
1977 May 20
17
52
Resolutions paying tribute to members of the Whitman community
1977 May 21
17
53
Portrait of the Board of Trustees from the Weston Hotel in Seattle
1977 December
1
2
Excerpt from Barnes and Roche Incorporated feasibility study report
1978 September
18
1
Correspondence: President Skotheim
1978
18
2
Case study
1978-1979
English.
18
3-5
Salishan retreat
1978-1983
English.
18
6-7
Correspondence: Board of trustees self-study
1979-1980
18
8
Correspondence: President Skotheim
1979-1980
English.
18
9-10
Correspondence: John M. Davis and various Whitman faculty
1980-1982
18
11
Governing board handbook
1980
English.
18
12-13
Correspondence: Workshop/retreat
1981 October 16-17
18
14
Correspondence: President Skotheim
1981
18
15
Correspondence: President Skotheim
1981-1982
18
16
Proposal to renovate residence halls
1982
18
17
Salishan retreat
1983 February-March
18
18-20
Salishan retreat
1983 March 6-8
18
21-23
Correspondence: President Skotheim
1983
18
24
Correspondence: President Skotheim and John M. Davis
1983-1984
18
25-26
Correspondence: Tony Birch and John M. Davis
1983-1984
18
27
Communications from the president's office
1983-1987
18
28-31
Correspondence: President Skotheim [Partial contents restricted until 2059]
1984
18
32
Correspondence: President Skotheim and John M. Davis [Partial contents restricted until 2059]
1984
18
33
Governing board handbook
1984
18
34
Correspondence: Jerome Hillis
1984-1986
18
35
Comparative financial statistics
1985 September
18
36
Audits of the 1984-1985 fiscal year
1985
18
37
Commencement speeches
1985
18
38
Financial Statements (pre-audit)
1985
18
39
Governing board handbook
1985
18
40
Ad hoc advisory committee on investment policy: South Africa divestment
1985-1986
18
41
Financial quarterly reports
1985-1986
18
42
Materials regarding investment in South Africa
1985-1986
18
43
Governing boards member list
1985-1987
18
44
Tentative trustees schedule
1985-1987
18
45
The Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of teaching
1986
18
46
Correspondence: Jerome Hillis [Partial contents of folder 47 restricted until 2063]
1986-1988
18
47-48
Governing board handbook
1987
English.
19
1-2
Preliminary enrollment plan
1987
19
3
Portrait of the Board of Trustees
circa 1987-1988
English.
1
3-4
Enrollment marketing analysis and plan
1988
19
4
Governing board handbook
1988
English.
19
5-6
Articles and correspondence
1988-1989
19
7
A presentation of Simon H. Rifkind for the endowment of the William O. Douglas program
1989
19
8
Chief financial officer (CFO) candidates [Folder restricted until 2064]
1989
19
9
Pioneer corporation certificate
1989
19
10
Student life enhancement project
1989
19
11
Correspondence
1989-1990
19
12
Member directory and information about members [Folder restricted until 2027]
1989-1997
19
13
Portrait of the Board of Trustees
circa 1991-1992
1
8
Governing board handbook [Folder restricted until 2021]
1991
19
14
Interim strategic plan [Folder restricted until 2024]
1991-1994
19
15
Trustee mailing [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992 January 29
19
16
Photograph of the Whitman trustees at the Seattle Athletic Club [Folder restricted until 2022]
1992
19
17
Materials mailed to trustees [Folders restricted until 2023]
1992-1993
19
18-20
Ball, Janik, and Novack Whitman College materials and reports [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993
19
21
Governing board handbook [Folder restricted until 2023]
1993
19
22
Materials mailed to trustees [Folder restricted until 2024]
1993-1994
19
23-24
Portrait of the Board of Trustees
circa 1993-1994
1
5
Financial statements [Folder restricted until 2024]
1994 June 30
19
25
Governing board handbook [Folder restricted until 2024]
1994
19
26
Materials mailed to trustees [Folders restricted until 2025]
1994-1995
19
27-29
Financial statements [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995 June 30
19
30
Stewardship report [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
31
Whitman college proposal for a new campus center/student union [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
32
Materials mailed to trustees [Folder restricted until 2026]
1995-1996
19
33-34
Matthew Amos: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
35
Frank Boyden: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
36
Jack Fisher: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
37
Robert Pennington: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
38
Susan Hubbard Sakimoto: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
39
Dr. Weisberger: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
40
Adam West: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2025]
1995
19
41
Dirk Benedict: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
42
Gary Christophersen, Seattle Filmworks: "Majoring in the rest of your life [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
43
Tim Egan: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
44
Dr. Meryl Hoekstra: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
45
Valerie Logan: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
46
Kent Sallonstall: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
47
Al Swift: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
48
Peter Van Oppen Interpoint Incorporation: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2026]
1996
19
49
Materials mailed to trustees [Folder restricted until 2027]
1996-1997
19
50
Mille Mitchell: "Majoring in the rest of your life" [Folder restricted until 2027]
1996-1997
19
51
House of representatives resolutions 4636 [Folder restricted until 2027]
1997
19
52
Governing board handbook [Folders restricted until 2028]
1997-1998
19
53-54
Financial Statements [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000 June 30
19
55
Reports under government auditing standards [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000 June 30
19
56
Endowment fund investment performance review [Folder restricted until 2030]
2000 September 30
19
57
Trustees in the news [Folder restricted until 2034]
2000-2004
19
58
Certificate of incorporation
2003 March 2
1
6
Financial statements [Folder restricted until 2034]
2004
19
59
Portrait from a trustee retreat
circa 2005-2006
1
7
Governing board handbook [Folders restricted until 2036]
2006
19
60-61
Governing board handbook [Folders restricted until 2041]
2011
19
62-63
Robert Zemsky presentation on Governing Board Management [Folder restricted until 2042]
2012 May
English.
19
64
"How to interpret and use financial information"
undated
19
65
Proposed constitution and by-laws
undated
19
66
Correspondence: Allen H. Reynolds
1900-1905
26
3
Governing Board Handbook 2001-2002 [Restricted until 2031]
circa 2001 October
27
20
Certificate presented to James Hill Jr. by Trustees of Whitman College
1981 May 23
Flat Files 5
9
Ashton O'Donnell Files
4
1981-1998
English.
Arranged chronologically.
This series contains the records of Ashton O'Donnell, who was Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1986-1991. It contains correspondence, memoranda, and notes from his tenure as Chair.
Correspondence and memoranda
1981-1988
English.
21
1-2
Notes
1986 April 10-1988 December 2
English.
21
3
Finance committee transition to investment committee
1986-1989
English.
21
4-5
Correspondence and memoranda
1987
English.
21
6
Presidential search [Folders restricted until 2064]
1987-1989
English.
21
7-9
Newspaper clippings on presidential search
1987-1989
English.
21
10
Correspondence and memoranda
1988
English.
21
11-12
Notes
1988 December 6-1990 January 5
English.
21
13
Correspondence and memoranda
1989-1990
English.
21
14
Correspondence and memoranda
1990
English.
21
15-16
Transfer from Ashton J O'Donnell to Jerome L Harris
1990
English.
21
17
Notes [Folder restricted until 2028]
1990 January 8-1998 June 9
English.
22
1
Correspondence and memoranda [Folder restricted until 2021]
1991
English.
22
2-3
Resignation of David Maxwell [Folder restricted until 2067]
1992
English.
22
4
Correspondence and memoranda [Folder restricted until 2028]
1992-1998
English.
22
5
Governing Boards correspondence
1959-1978
Executive Committee of Board of Overseers [folder restricted until 2047]
1959-1972
24
1
Miscellaneous [event invitations and requests for donations]
1959-1978
24
2
Governing Board [Overseers] minutes [folder restricted until 2044]
1961-1969
24
3
Suggestions for new members [folder restricted until 2050]
1961-1975
24
4
Faculty Conference
1962-1963
24
5
Special list for Don Sherwood - donors over $1000
1963-1967
24
6
Trustee accounts of contributors over $1000 or more
1965-1971
24
7
Faculty-Governing Boards Conference fundraising information
1966 December 2
24
8
Replies to Dr. Perry's letter on gym fundraising
1966
24
9
Faculty Conference
1966-1967
24
10
Governing boards lists
1968-1969
24
11
[Membership] lists
1970-1977
24
12
Trustee gift reports
1970-1977
24
13
Executive Committee of Board of Overseers
1972-1975
24
14
Western Washington annual meeting
1972-1974
24
15
Farm committee - patronage dividends [folder restricted until 2050]
1974-1975
24
16
Finance Committee meeting
1974-1975
24
17
Trustee meeting [folder restricted until 2051]
1975-1976
24
18
Executive Committee of Board of Overseers
1975-1976
24
19
Finance Committee meeting
1975-1976
24
20
Executive Committee meeting, Board of Overseers
1977
24
21
Finance Committee meeting [1 of 2]
1977-1978
24
22
Finance Committee meeting [2 of 2]
1977-1978
24
23
Trustee reports
1959-1969
25
1
Board of Overseers gift to Maxeys (Edgerton's letter)
1960 February 2
25
2
Finance Committee
1959-1968
25
3
Special reports to Don Sherwood
1960-1962
25
4
Faculty Conference
1964-1965
25
5
Finance Committee
1968 July 1-1970 June
25
6
Farm Committee
1970-1977
25
7
Executive Committee of Board of Trustees
1972-1977
25
8
Trustee meeting
1974-1975
25
9
Finance Committee
1976-1977
26
1
Trustee meeting [especially "the football issue"; whether to suspend football at Whitman]
1976-1977
26
2