Shaw Family Collection
Scope and Contents
The Shaw Family Collection includes photographs and newspaper clippings about the Shaw family, as well as photographs of scenes in Oregon and Walla Walla, Washington.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1888-1935
Creator
- Shaw family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
The Shaw family included Harvey and Martha Shaw, John and Harriet Shaw, John and Nancy Shaw, as well as Maude, Harry, William, Mary, and Betsy Shaw. The family moved from Springfield, Illinois to Washington circa 1888, and settled in Dayton and Walla Walla.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Shaw Family Collection, which dates from 1888 through 1935, includes photographs and newspaper clippings about the Shaw family, as well as photographs of scenes in Oregon and Walla Walla, Washington.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Shaw Family Collection
- Author
- Owen Crabtree
- 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