Cecil P. "Bud" Compau Collection
Scope and Contents
The Cecil P. "Bud" Compau Collection consists of a photograph album, "Places and Faces," that contains images of the 1918 harvest, camping at Lewis Peak, scenes along the Columbia River, a visit to Seaside, Oregon and photographs of Touchet, Washington school groups. This collection, which dates from 1900 to 1983, also contains a copy of his obituary and an article describing his banking career, in Spokane, Washington.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1983
Creator
- Compau, Bud (Cecil P.) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Cecil P. "Bud" Compau was born on May 28, 1897 in Elgin, Oregon. He graduated from Washington State College in 1923 before working as a field representative for a bank in Spokane. In 1946 he was elected to the executive board of the Inland Empire Council of Boy Scouts. He died on May 29, 1983.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Cecil P. "Bud" Compau Collection, which dates from 1900 to 1983, contains photograph albums with images of the 1918 harvest, camping at Lewis Peak, scenes along the Columbia River, and other images of the Northwest. Also included in this collection is an ovituary, and an article related to the life of Cecil P. "Bud" Compau.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker Compel on June 16, 2005. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0223.
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Cecil P. "Bud" Compau Collection
- Date
- 2011
- 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