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Whatcom County School annuals, 1898-1972

Overview of the Collection

Title
Whatcom County School annuals
Dates
1898-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.2 linear feet
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0271WCSA (collection)
Summary
The collection consists of annuals (yearbooks) from Whatcom County, Washington schools including Bellingham (North and South Sides), Fairhaven, Laurel, Mt. Baker, New Whatcom, North Bellingham, Sehome, Sumas Nooksack, and Whatcom High Schools; Fairhaven, Roeder, and Campus Junior High Schools; Custer Elementry School; and Western Washington State College.
Repository
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The collection consists of annuals (yearbooks) from Whatcom County, Washington schools including Bellingham (North and South Sides), Fairhaven, Laurel, Mt. Baker, New Whatcom, North Bellingham, Sehome, Sumas Nooksack, and Whatcom High Schools; Fairhaven, Roeder, and Campus Junior High Schools; Custer Elementry School; and Western Washington State College.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Whatcom County School annuals, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

About Harmful Language and Content

Some yearbooks in this collection include content that is harmful and offensive, including racist depictions and language relating to Indigenous peoples and culture. To learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in 1987. Gifts of additional albums have been made by community members in subsequent years.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Description: Fairhaven High School - The Senior Annual
    Dates: 1898 (missing?); 1899-1900
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Fairhaven High School - The Hi-ah
    Dates: 1901
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Fairhaven High School - The Owl
    Dates: 1902
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Fairhaven High School - The Olequa
    Dates: 1903
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Fairhaven High School - The Aurora
    Dates: 1923-1932; 1936
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Laurel High School - Eclipse
    Dates: 1917
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: New Whatcom High School - The Echo
    Dates: 1898 December; 1899 January
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: New Whatcom High School - The Finale
    Dates: 1900 June 15
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Whatcom High School - Chinook
    Dates: 1901
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Whatcom High School - Athene
    Dates: 1902
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Whatcom High School - Klahowyan
    Dates: 1903
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Bellingham High School (combined senior classes of Fairhaven and Whatcom) - The Alpha
    Dates: 1904
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Bellingham High School - Kulshan
    Dates: 1905-1911
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Bellingham High Schools (joint annual of the North and South Side High Schools) - Kulshan
    Dates: 1912
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: North Bellingham (North Side) High School - Kulshan
    Dates: 1913-1915
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Whatcom High School - Kulshan
    Dates: 1916; 1919-1930; 1934-1936
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Roeder Junior High School - Shuksan
    Dates: 1929
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Bellingham High School - Shuksan
    Dates: 1937-1938; 1941-1943
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Bellingham High School - Shuksan
    Dates: 1946-1947; 1949-1955; 1959; 1969-1972
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Sumas Nooksack High School - Sumissiki
    Dates: 1939
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Mt. Baker High School - Mountaineer
    Dates: 1947
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Sehome High School - Sehome High School
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Campus Jr. High School - Alpha-Omega
    Dates: 1950
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Fairhaven [Jr.] High School
    Dates: 1947
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Fairhaven Jr. High School - Fairhaven
    Dates: 1949
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Fairhaven Jr. High School - Tah-Mah-Na-Mis
    Dates: 1951
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Fairhaven Jr. High School - Skookum
    Dates: 1954
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Fairhaven Jr. High School - Chinook
    Dates: 1956
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Custer Elementary School - Our Year Book
    Dates: 1951-1952
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Lowell School - El Ciudadano
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Washington State Normal School (Western Washington University) - Klipsun
    Dates: 1921; 1924
    Container: Box 4

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Subject Terms

  • School yearbooks--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources

Geographical Names

  • Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources
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