Walla Walla Citizens Committee for Historical and Civic Development Records
Scope and Contents
The Walla Walla Citizens Commitee for Historical and Civic Development Records houses organizational records of the Walla Walla Citizens Committee for Historical and Civic Development (WWCCHCD). These records, dated circa 1962, consist of a merger proposal between WWCCHCD and the Pioneer and Historical Society, a Fort Walla Walla museum committee member list, planning documents for Fort Walla Walla museum displays, newspaper clippings, aerial photographs, land use documents of the Fort Walla Walla Museum site, and mailers.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1962
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
The Walla Walla Citizens Committee for Historic and Civic Development was formed May 1, 1962, for the purpose of establishing a museum in Fort Walla Walla Park. After six years of planning and budgeting, the Fort Walla Walla Museum opened in 1968. At one point, the committee had upward of 50 members, many of whom were influencial community members. They merged with the Pioneer and Historical Society around 1975; an organization which manages the museum to this day.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walla Walla Citizens Commitee for Historical and Civic Development Records, dated circa 1962, houses organizational records of the Walla Walla Citizens Committee for Historical and Civic Development.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by the estate of Dorothy Elliott circa 1979.
Subject
- Fort Walla Walla Museum (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Walla Walla Citizens Committee for Historical and Civic Development Records
- 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