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Harry Leigh Willson photographs

 Collection
Identifier: WCMss-747

Scope and Contents

The collection contains one photograph album and approximately forty loose photographs printed as postcards. Most of the images depict student life, including sports, dormitories, and leisure activities from circa 1906 to 1910.

Dates

  • circa 1906-1910

Biographical / Historical

Harry Leigh Willson was born in 1889 in Clarksville, Virginia. He attended Whitman College from approximately 1906 to 1910, where he studied science. After graduation, he became a physician. Willson died in 1958 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Harry Leigh Willson photographs contain one photograph album and approximately forty loose photographs. Most of the images depict student life, including sports, dormitories, and leisure activities from circa 1906 to 1910.

Title
Guide to the Harry Leigh Willson photographs
Author
River Freemont
Date
2023
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

Contact:
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla WA 99362 United States
509-527-5922