Walter McCollough Kern Papers
Scope and Contents
The Walter McCollough Kern Papers dates from 1899 to 1946. They include unpublished manuscripts, teaching material, composition notebooks, photographs, clippings, correspondence, and genealogical research materials.
Dates
- 1899-1942
Creator
- Kern, Walter McCollough (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Walter McCollough Kern was born in Fayetteville, Indiana, August 21, 1865 to Lewis D. and Virginia Armstrong Kern. He was educated at Southern Indiana Normal College, State University of Indiana, and was a special student of education at Columbia University. He also visited and studied the German school system in 1911. He married Carolyn Irene Evans in 1909 He served as superintendent of Walla Walla schools from 1912 until his retirement. He died in 1943.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walter McCollough Papers dates from 1899 through 1946. It contains photographs, notebooks, unpublished manuscripts, letters, clippings teaching material, and other personal papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.
Creator
- Kern, Walter McCollough (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Walter McCollough Kern Papers
- Author
- Updated by Zoe Henderson
- Date
- 2013, 2019
- 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