Church Family Collection
Scope and Contents
The Church Family Collection, which dates from the late 1800s through 1980, consists primarily of negatives of the Church family, their friends, landscapes in the Walla Walla, Washington area, as well as slides, photograph prints, photograph albums, newspaper clippings, correspondence, a marriage certificate, and genealogy research. The collection also contains ephemera related to a mine operated by the Church family. This collection documents the lives of the Church family, as well as W.D. Church’s work in the mining industry, through photographs and written works.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1800-1980
Creator
- Church family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
William Dement Church was born on June 3, 1873 in Oregon City, Oregon Territory. He moved to Walla Walla, Washington in 1890 to become an accountant for his uncle’s grain mill. On November 23, 1898, he married Bertha Ballou, born April 18, 1874 in Santa Rosa, California, with whom he had six children. In approximately 1903, he was put in charge of mining operations at the Tom Thumb mine, as well as the grain mill’s head secretary. He died July 23, 1969, at the age of 96.
Extent
2.4 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes, 2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Church Family Collection, which dates from the late 1800s through the 1980s, consists of family records, slides, and photograph albums.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by the Church family. The accession number is retro-0117.
- Title
- Guide to the Church Family Collection
- Author
- Henry Adams
- 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