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Veterans Administration Records

 Collection
Identifier: WCMss-439

Scope and Contents

The Veterans Administration Records includes information about the history of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Walla Walla, located on the grounds of the old Fort Walla Walla. These records, which span from 1943 through 1962, also consist of correspondence between the regional Seattle office and Whitman College, and forms related to student veterans in the area. Additionally, the collection provides records of student veterans, as well as descriptions of Whitman College vocational courses for their student veterans. The Veterans Administration provided information about the G.I. Bill and requests for student veterans housing. Also included are blueprints from Whitman College of planned buildings on its campus, and financial documents for student charges. The collection dates from 1943 to 1962.

Dates

  • 1943-1962

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical Note

The Veterans Administration was formed in 1930 as a consolidation of the Veterans Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions of the Interior Department, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. It was meant to provide government funded benefits for United States veterans. Walla Walla was a host to the Veterans Administration Hospital, now called Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center. The Administration was changed to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, which was signed into law by Ronald Reagan but came into effect under George H.W. Bush.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Veterans Administration Records contains correspondence between the regional Seattle office and Whitman College. This collection, which dates from 1943 through 1962, also consists of forms related to student veterans in the area, blueprints and other ephemera related to this establishment.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.

Title
Guide to the Veterans Administration Records
Author
Claire Drown
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository

Contact:
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla WA 99362 United States
509-527-5922