Round Table Club Records

Collection

Identifier: WCMss-289

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Round Table Club Records consists of club minutes, memberships, schedules, and correspondences between members and potential members. The collection also houses topics covered within meetings such as social, political and academic topics. This collection, which dates from 1916 to 2014, gives an important overview of topics that were considered important during this time span.

Dates

1916-2014

Creator

Round Table Club (Walla Walla, Wash.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical Note

The Round Table Club was an invitational men’s club, founded in 1916 in Walla Walla, Washington. The meetings took place on the second Wednesday of each month from October to June with the intention of discussing social and intellectual matters. Each meeting was hosted at a different location.

Extent

2.2 Linear Feet (4 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Round Table Club was an invitational men’s club, founded in 1916 in Walla Walla, Washington. The Round Table Club Records contains meeting minutes, schedules, correspondence and other materials dated from 1916 to 2014.

Physical Location

Box 1: E.36.5 Box 2: E.36.5 Box 3: E.36.5 Box 4: E.36.5 Oversize poster with member photographs from 1953: MC.1.2

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Michael W. Smith on behalf of the Round Table Club on September 26, 2008. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0131.