Walla Walla Bicentennial Records
Scope and Contents
The Walla Walla Bicentennial Records, which dates from 1974 to 1976, includes lectures and oral history interviews chronicling life in Walla Walla by interviews with residents who were born around, or shortly before, the turn of the twentieth century. As well as personal interviews, tapes of lectures given at Walla Walla Community College are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
Walla Walla’s Bicentennial Committee was formed in 1974, in anticipation of the 200th anniversary of America’s independence. The committee recorded a lecture series on the history of Walla Walla that was hosted at Walla Walla Community College, and also recorded oral histories from Walla Walla residents.
Extent
3.0 Linear Feet (5 manuscript boxes, 1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walla Walla Bicentennial Records, which dates from 1974 to 1976, contains lectures and oral history interviews chronicling life in Walla Walla.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Copies donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Walla Walla Community College.
- Title
- Guide to the Walla Walla Bicentennial 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