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John Davis papers

 Collection
Identifier: WCA-126

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a Whitman College 1994 Governing Board handbook, general correspondence (1974-2001), correspondence with Robert Skotheim (1975-2001), correspondence with Donald Sherwood (1977-1988), correspondence with George Ball (1980, 2001), correspondence with Thomas Cronin (1993-1999), documents regarding the John M. Davis Scholarship (1984-2000), documents about and copies of John Davis's 1981 Whitman College Convocation speech, Whitman College budget material (1992), the endowment utilization policy for the John M. Davis Scholarship (1992-1997), documents regarding the Maxwell Retreat (1992), and documents regarding the Cushing Eells headstone (1984-1994).

Dates

  • 1974-2001

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Documents, dating from 1974-2001, related to Whitman College Trustee Emeritus and former Board of Trustees Chairman John Davis.

Creator

Title
Guide to the John Davis papers
Date
2013
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

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