The Penrose Family Papers contains materials related to Dr. Stephen B. L. Penrose, who served as Whitman College President from 1894 to 1934, his wife Mary Shipman Penrose, and their children: Mary "Maysie" Penrose, Virginia Penrose, Frances Penrose Owen, Clement Biddle Penrose, Nathanial S. Penrose, and Stephen B. L. Penrose, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, travel journals, photographs, and biographical and genealogical information.