Office of the President: Kathleen Murray papers

Collection

Identifier: WCA-167

Staff Only

Content Description

The Kathleen (Kathy) Murray papers include records of mail received by Murray's office during her time as president of Whitman College.

Dates

Creation: 2013-2022

Conditions Governing Access

Records of the Office of the President are closed for 20 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 / Historical

Kathleen Murray was a first-generation college student when she attended Illinois Wesleyan University, where she graduated in 1979. She went on to receive her masters and doctorate degree from Bowling Green State University, and Northwestern University, respectively.

Her career began as a piano professor at Lawrence University. She went on to serve as provost at both Birmingham-Southern College and Macalester College. On July 1, 2015, Kathy Murray became the fourteenth president of Whitman College, and the first woman to assume the role. She saw the college through the first two years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and left Whitman in 2022.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Kathleen Murray papers contain the correspondence of the fourteenth president of Whitman College. It dates from 2013 to 2022.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials in the collection were transferred to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Kathy Murray on 06-23-2022. The accession number associated with this transfer is 2023-001.