Saint Paul's School Collection
Scope and Contents
The Saint Paul's School Collection consists of financial and academic records, accreditation reports, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, student and administrative publications, and artifacts from the oldest school for girls in the Pacific Northwest.
Dates
- Creation: 1875-1968
Creator
- Saint Paul's School (Walla Walla, Wash.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
Saint Paul's School for Girls was founded in 1872 in Walla Walla, Washington by Reverend Lemuel H. Wells. He was a missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, who arrived in Walla Walla in 1871 and founded Saint Paul's Church. The school offered both day and boarding options for grades six through twelve, until it closed in 1968.
Extent
17.45 Linear Feet (13 record cartons, 1 manuscript box, 3 small flat boxes, 1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Saint Paul's School Collection contains aterials related to the operation of Saint Paul's School for Girls located in Walla Walla, Washington from 1872 to 1968.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by the Board of Trustees at Saint Paul's School in 1968, and by Marjorie Gunderson in 1990. The accession numbers are retro-0039 and retro-0052.
- Title
- Guide to the Saint Paul's School Collection
- Date
- 2010
- 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