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Lowden School District Records

 Collection
Identifier: WCMss-459

Scope and Contents

The Lowden School DistrictRrecords house the institutional records of the Lowden School District dating from 1870 to 1929. The bulk of this collection consists of Washington School Registers, evidencing student attendance and grades. Also included in the collection are clerk’s record books, negatives of photographs, school building contracts and invoices, a teaching contract, insurance policies, vouchers, and a Northwest School Furniture Company catalog from 1915. This collection documents the school administration records of a turn of the century, rural Eastern Washington school district.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1870-1929

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

0.8 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Lowden School District Records contains the day-to-day school records dating from the Lowden School District’s founding in 1870 to 1929; compiled by employees of the Lowden School District.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Whitman College and Northwest Archives in two parts by Mrs. Doris Dirks and Mr. Clarence Dirks on April 10, 1970, and May 15, 1975. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0260.

Title
Guide to the Lowden School District Records
Author
Emily Barron
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