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Whitworth College Elderhostel Program Records, 1989-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Whitworth College
Title
Whitworth College Elderhostel Program Records
Dates
1989-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear ft., (1 box)
Collection Number
General Collection D-10
Summary
These folders chronicle the Elderhostel Program at Whitworth College.
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

Collection is open for research use.

Languages
English.
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Historical Note

“Elderhostel is a nonprofit organization committed to being the preeminent provider of high quality, affordable, educational opportunities for older adults.” Whitworth College joined the program in 1989 as an extension of its outreach to adults and as a way to promote the college. Most participants resided in the campus dormitories for a week, involving attendance at three lectures per day devoted to a wide variety of topics of interest to adults. There were two to three sessions per summer. No grades were issued and homework was not required. Evening programs with voluntary attendance were also offered plus ample time for exercise and recreation. The program was discontinued in the year 2000 because most adults preferred the privacy of rooms equipped with private baths. It moved out to Camp Spalding on Davis Lake, 40 miles north of Spokane, Washington, under the sponsorship of the Presbytery of the Inland Northwest.

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Content Description

These folders chronicle the Elderhostel Program at Whitworth College.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

From the Whitworth College Elderhostel Program Records; located in the Whitworth University Archives; Spokane, Washington

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Series 1: Management

  • Series 2: Sessions

    • Description: I - Hugh Johnston, “Mexico before Columbus” G. A. “Gus” Hass, “Jumbos and Jackasses” Lew Archer, “Myths and Fairy Tales” II - Garland Hass, “Jumbos and Jackasses” Pauline Hass, “American Art and Artists” Laura Bloxham, “Whodunit?”
      Dates: June 5, 1989- June 11, 1989; June 18, 1989- June 18, 1989
      Container: Box/Folder 1/16
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Dick Evans, “The Big Band Era” Lew Archer, “Myths and Fairy Tales” Ed Olson, “Volcanoes — Where the Earth Blows off Steam” II - Leonard Oakland, “American Films — Then and Now” Hugh Johnston - “Ancient Splendors on the Nile” Vic Bobb, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction”
      Dates: June 3, 1990- June 9, 1990; June 17, 1990- June 23, 1990
      Container: Box/Folder 1/17
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I: Registrations
      Dates: June 3, 1990- June 9, 1990
      Container: Box/Folder 1/18
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: II: Registrations
      Dates: June 17, 1990- June 23, 1990
      Container: Box/Folder 1/19
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Vic Bobb, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” Ed Olson, “Geology of Our Western National Parks” Dale Soden, “America Goes to War: The World War II Experience II - Dale Soden, “Makers of the Pacific Northwest” Ann Fennessy, “Music of the 40s” Laura Bloxham, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction”
      Dates: June 2, 1991- June 8, 1991; June 16, 1991- June 22, 1991
      Container: Box/Folder 1/20
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I- Paul Weis, “Our Western National Parks” Dick Evans,“Give My Regards to Broadway” Hugh Johnston, “Ancient Splendors on the Nile” II- “Whodunit?: Detective Fiction” Lew Archer, “Myths and Fairy Tales” Donald C. Cutter, “The Pacific Northwest Discovery, Exploration and Colonization” III- Ann Fennessy, “Music of the 40s” Ed Olson, “America’s Energy Future” Pat Stien “Stories Alive! The Art of Storytelling”
      Dates: June 7, 1992- June 13, 1992; June 21, 1992- June 27, 1992; July 12, 1992- July 18, 1992
      Container: Box/Folder 1/21
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I, II and III: Registrations
      Dates: June 7, 1992- July 12, 1992
      Container: Box/Folder 1/22
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: Falcon Project Manual
      Dates: Jan. 21, 1993
      Container: Box/Folder 1/23
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Ted Hinckley, “The Pacific Northwest: Discovery, Exploration, Colonization” Vic Bobb, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” Leonard Oakland and Dale Soden,”American Films - Then and Now” II- Ed Olson, “Volcanoes - Where Earth Blows Off Steam” Laura Bloxham, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” Dick Evans, “The Big Band Era” III - Hugh Johnston, “Ancient Splendors on the Nile” Dan Keberle, “All That Jazz” Leonard Oakland, “American Films - Then and Now”
      Dates: June 6, 1993- June 12, 1993 June 20, 1993- June 26, 1993 July 4, 1993- July 10, 1993
      Container: Box/Folder 1/24-25
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Donald Cutter, “The Pacific Northwest: Discovery, Exploration, Colonization” Vic Bobb, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” Ed Olson, “Our Western National Parks” II - Did not make requisite enrollment. III - Leonard Oakland, “American Films, Then and Now” Dan Keberle, “All That Jazz” Hugh Johnston, “Ancient Splendors on the Nile”
      Dates: June 5, 1994- June 11, 1994 June 11, 1994- June 17, 1994 July 3, 1994- July 9, 1994
      Container: Box/Folder 1/26-28
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - “Give My Regards to Broadway” “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” “North to Alaska” II - “Hollywood’s Golden Age” “The Pacific Northwest: Discovery, Exploration, Colonization” “The Big Band Era”
      Dates: June 19, 1995- June 25, 1995 July 7, 1995- July 13, 1995
      Container: Box/Folder 1/29
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Ed Olson, “North to Alaska” Dan Keberle, “All That Jazz” Laura Bloxham, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” II - Leonard Oakland, “Hollywood’s Golden Age” Donald Cutter, “The Pacific Northwest, Discovery, Exploration, Colonization” Richard Evans “Give My Regards to Broadway”
      Dates: June 9, 1996- June 15, 1996 July 7, 1996- July 13, 1996
      Container: Box/Folder 1/30
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Ed Olson, “North to Alaska” Dan Keberle, “All That Jazz” Laura Bloxham, “Whodunit? Detective Fiction” II - Dale Soden, “Rivers, Railroads and Religion: The Making of the Pacific Northwest” Tom Tavener, “Golden Throats: America’s Popular Singers of the 40s and 50s” Leonard Oakland, “Hollywood’s Golden Age”
      Dates: June 8, 1997- June 14, 1997 July 6, 1997- July 12, 1997
      Container: Box/Folder 1/31
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Ed Olson, “Where the Earth Lets Off Steam” Hugh Johnston, “Ancient Splendors on the Nile” Dick Evans, “Give My Regards to Broadway” II - Dale Soden, “The Making of the Pacific Northwest” Dan Keberle, “All That Jazz” Vic Bobb, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction”
      Dates: June 14, 1998- June 20, 1998 July 5, 1998- July 11, 1998
      Container: Box/Folder 1/32-33
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: I - Dan Keberle, “All That Jazz” Hugh Johnston, “Ancient Splendors on the Nile” Laura Bloxham, “Whodunit? A Study of Detective Fiction” II - Dale Soden,”Makers of the Pacific Northwest” Ed Olson, “Are We Alone in the Universe?” Dick Evans, ”The Big Band Era
      Dates: June 13, 1999- June 19, 1999 July 4, 1999- July 10, 1999
      Container: Box/Folder 1/34
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: Dan Keberle, “Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington” Arlin Migliazzo, “America Between the Wars: The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression” J. Laurence Kulp, “Global Warming - Phantom, Friend or Foe?”
      Dates: June 24, 2000- July 1, 2000
      Container: Box/Folder 1/35
      Location: Series 2: Sessions
    • Description: Celebration Picnic in Honor of Ross and Shirley Cutter
      Dates: June 26, 2000
      Container: Box/Folder 1/36
      Location: Series 2: Sessions

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Subject Terms

  • Elderhostels
  • Older people

Personal Names

  • Cutter, A. Ross

Corporate Names

  • Whitworth College--Archives
  • Elderhostel, Inc.

Geographical Names

  • Spokane (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by H. W. Johnston
2001

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