L.P. Howland papers

Collection

Identifier: WCMss-550

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The L.P. Howland papers contain materials relating to Howland’s work serving on various committees and boards at Whitman College in the years 1965 to 1979. This collection includes meeting minutes from the Academic Council and the Board of Review, information regarding curriculum improvement, budgets, schedules, memos, and correspondence.

Dates

1965-1979

Conditions Governing Access

Student educational records such as credentials, grade sheets, correspondence, reports, notes, applications, and all other records pertaining to past and present students are governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Personnel related files of the college's faculty and staff, including search, review, promotion, reappointment, tenure, and disciplinary/grievance records, are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.

Biographical / Historical

Louis Philip Howland, or L.P. Howland, was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and died on July 10, 2019 in Walla Walla, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering physics from Cornell University in 1952, and a Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1957. He married Grace Padelford in 1956, and the couple went on to have five children. From 1958 to 1964, Howland worked as an assistant professor of physics at Dartmouth College. In 1965 Howland joined the physics department at Whitman College, where he taught until his retirement in 1994. At Whitman College, Howland served on various committees and boards, including as Chair of the Academic Council (1976-1977), Chair of the Faculty (1976-1978), and Division Chair (1977-1978). He also served on the Presidential Cabinet (1976-1978).

Extent

2.2 Linear Feet (5 document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

L.P. Howland was a professor of physics at Whitman from 1965 to 1994. His papers contain materials relating to Howland’s work serving on various committees and boards at Whitman College in the years 1965 to 1979, including meeting minutes from the Academic Council and the Board of Review, information regarding curriculum improvement, budgets, schedules, memos, and correspondence.