Janette Armstrong Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: WCMss-420

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Janette Armstrong Scrapbook collection consists of a scrapbook assembled by Janette Armstrong titled “Whitman College Friends 1936-1940," documenting her time at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1936 to 1940.

Dates

1936-1940

Creator

Armstrong, Janette (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Janette Lillian Moses was born on September 1, 1919, in Des Moines, Washington. After spending much of her childhood riding steamships to visit her father in Alaska, she entered Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington in 1936. She earned her teaching degree from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, proceeding to teach high school English in Hillsboro, Oregon. After her husband’s death in 2000, she married a high school friend and moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where she lived until her death on February 10, 2014, at the age of 94.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Janette Lillian Moses was born on September 1, 1919, in Des Moines, Washington. This collection consists of a scrapbook assembled by Armstrong titled “Whitman College Friends 1936-1940," and it documents her time at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington from 1936 to 1940.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Janette Armstrong to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives on January 23, 1991. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0151.