HTM_WCMss124.xml Guide to the William W. Davies Collection 1929-1976 Davies, William W., Collection Whitman College and Northwest Archives 2011
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 www.whitman.edu/archives (509) 527-5922 archives@whitman.edu
Finding aid encoded by: Ann Schmitt Finding aid written in: English Whitman College and Northwest Archives
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 www.whitman.edu/archives (509) 527-5922 archives@whitman.edu
HTM_WCMss124 William W. Davies William W. Davies Collection 1929-1976 0.25 linear feet Materials related to William W. Davies, who arrived in Walla Walla, Washington in 1867 and established a religious colony, the Davisite Kingdom of Heaven. There, his son became the "Walla Walla Jesus" and Davies became known as "The Holy Ghost" and referred to himself as the "Voice of God". The colony existed until 1881 when legal judgments against Davies forced a sheriff's sale of the property. Collection materials are in: English

The collection consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of depositions, court testimony and judgments. There are photocopies of letters, offering receipts, and articles written by Davies in his role as leader of the religious community. Magazine articles and an academic paper about Davies and the Davisite Kingdom of Heaven are also included.

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 Religion