John Stanton records of the Whitman College chair of the board of trustees
Scope and Contents
John Stanton records of the Whitman College board of trustees contain meeting materials, correspondence, committee records, planning documents, and a small number of personal papers from Stanton’s time as a student and an alum of Whitman College. The records date from 1976 to 2016 and include materials related to Whitman College financial planning and investments, presidential search processes, and fundraising campaigns.
Dates
- 1976-2016
Conditions Governing Access
The collection contains restricted materials under the access policy for the Whitman College board of trustees records, included below.
Records of the board of trustees and its committees are closed for 30 years from the date of creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. 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. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection.
Biographical
John W. Stanton was born in Washington state on July 31, 1955. He grew up in various parts of Washington before attending Whitman College in 1973. While at Whitman, John was the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) president. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1977, he attended Harvard Business School. John received his MBA in 1979.
In 1982, John became the vice chairman of McCaw Cellular. He would hold the position until 1992, when he became chairman and chief executive officer of Western Wireless. John became the chairman and chief executive officer of VoiceStream Wireless in 1994, which would be acquired and renamed T-Mobile in his second-to-last year in the position. John and his spouse, Terry Gillespie, started investment firm Trilogy Equity Partners and Trilogy International Partners in 2006. Since 1997, John has served as director for a number of companies, including Columbia Sportswear, Costco Wholesale, and Microsoft. He is the owner and chairman of the Seattle Major League Baseball team, the Mariners, since 2016.
John served on the Whitman College board of overseers from 1988 to 1993 before joining the board of trustees in 1993. He was chairman from 2006 to 2008. John chaired Whitman’s eight-year campaign, “Now Is the Time” during his final years on the board. He retired in 2015.
The sophomore living facility, Stanton Hall, completed in 2018, is named after John.
Extent
12 Linear Feet (12 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John Stanton records of the Whitman College board of trustees consist of six series dating from 1976 to 2017 pertaining to alum John Stanton’s time on various Whitman College governing boards.
Arrangement
The John Stanton records of the Whitman College board of trustees are arranged into six series: I. Personal papers, II. Board of overseers, III. Board of trustees, IV. Committees, V. Governing boards, and VI. Campaigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by John Stanton on 2021 March 18. The accession number associated with this donation is 2020-008.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in acid-free folders and original folder titles were maintained, with archivist-supplied clarification where necessary. Upon accession, the materials were in a mostly chronological arrangement, which guided the archivist's decision to arrange the entire collection chronologically.
- Title
- Guide to the John Stanton records of the Whitman College chair of the board of trustees
- Author
- Emani Ferdinand and Anya Millard
- Date
- 2024
- 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