HTM_WCMss322.xml Guide to the Whitman Mission National Historic Site Collection 1947-1987 Whitman Mission National Historic Site Collection Updated by Rayana Weller Whitman College and Northwest Archives 2012, 2019
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Archives@whitman.edu https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-06-27. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2019 Edited by Rayana Weller for compliance with DACS and WCNA Required Elements for Archival Description. English Whitman College and Northwest Archives
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Archives@whitman.edu https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
Whitman Mission National Historic Site Collection Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives WCMss.322 0.2 linear feet 1 manuscript box 1947-1987 The Whitman Mission National Historical Site Collection, which dates from 1947 to 1987, contains materials related to the Whitman Mission Historical Site, a memorial for Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and their impact on the Oregon Trail and the Native American population. The collection contains informational booklets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and an academic paper entitled "Whitman Mission Overview."

Collection is open for research.

Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.

The Whitman Mission National Historic Site, established in 1936, is located in Walla Walla, Washington at Waiilatpu, the former location of the Whitman Mission. The site commemorates Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife, Narcissa Whitman and their role in establishing the Oregon Trail. It also memorializes the Whitmans and eleven other missionaries who were killed by the Cayuse on November 29, 1847. The Whitman Mission National Historic Site contains a memorial obelisk, a small museum, and a covered wagon.

The Whitman Mission National Historic Site Collection consists of material related to the Whitman Mission Site in Walla Walla, Washington. This collection, which dates from 1947 to 1987, contains photographs, brochures, correspondence, informational booklets, newspaper clippings, and a photocopy of an academic paper "Whitman Mission Overview," written by Roderick Sprague. It also includes promotional material for the Whitman Monument.

 Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, Marcus Waiilatpu Mission (Wash.) Walla Walla (Wash.) Missionaries