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Dale E. Soden Papers, 1890-2000

Overview of the Collection

Title
Dale E. Soden Papers
Dates
1890-2000 (inclusive)
1970's-1990's (bulk)
Quantity
4 cu. ft.
Collection Number
General Collection N-3-S
Summary
This collection consists mainly of the papers and research notes created by professor of History and Political Science Dale E. Soden. Included in the collection are miscellaneous Whitworth College History documents, correspondence to and from Soden, college publications, copies of Whitworthians, and research about Rev. Mark Matthews. Also included in the collection are oral history tapes from 1988-1993 as well as the camera ready plates for A Venture of Mind and Spirit, a book written by Soden.
Repository
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Dr. Dale E. Soden came to Whitworth College in 1985 to teach in the History and Political Science Department. In addition to teaching, Soden was also involved in many other aspects of Whitworth such as serving as the director of the Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith and Learning and working in the department of Academic Affairs.

Soden studied and wrote much about religion in the Pacific Northwest and also wrote the centennial history of Whitworth College, A Venture of Mind and Spirit. Soden also wrote a book about Reverend Mark Matthews, which was published in 2000.

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Content Description

This collection consists mainly of the papers and research notes created by professor of History and Political Science Dale E. Soden. Included in the collection are miscellaneous Whitworth College History documents, correspondence to and from Soden, college publications, copies of Whitworthians, and research about Rev. Mark Matthews. Also included in the collection are oral history tapes from 1988-1993 as well as the camera ready plates for A Venture of Mind and Spirit, a book written by Soden.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

This collection is open for use

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Series A Venture of Mind and Spirit

Series Whitworth College History

Series Publications

Series Rev. Mark A. Matthews

Series Oral History Tapes

Processing Note

This collection was first processed on September 30, 2005 and last updated on February 10, 2006

Related Materials

Faculty Papers of Dr. A.O. Gray

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Christian leadership
  • College teachers as authors--Pacific Northwest
  • Historian--Pacific Northwest
  • History--20th century---Whitworth College

Personal Names

  • Matthews, Mark A., (Rev.)
  • Soden, Dale E., (Dr.)
  • Warren, Frank F.
  • Wilson, Woodrow (Pres.)

Corporate Names

  • First Presbyterian Church (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Whitworth College (Spokane, Wash.)--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Hillyard (Wash.)
  • Seattle, (Wash.)
  • Spokane (Wash.)
  • Sumner (Wash.)
  • Tacoma (Wash.)

D.N. Feddes
2005

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