Ginera Whitman Lutz Collection on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
Scope and Contents
The Ginera Whitman Lutz Collection on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman consists of letters, a journal and trail notes of Narcissa Whitman, typescripts of letters, correspondence regarding the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp, photographs, newspaper clippings, and the research and notes for a book about the Whitmans, "Time and Distance."
Dates
- 1828-1981
Creator
- Lutz, Ginera Whitman (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Sarah Ginera Whitman Lutz was born in June, 1897 in Traverse City, Michigan to David and Anna Lutz. She was the great-grandniece of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. She married Roy E. Lutz, with whom she had a daughter, Marleen Lutz. She died in February, 1981, and was buried in Bellingham, Washington. Before her death she began work on a manuscript about the Whitmans, “Time and Distance.”
Extent
4.2 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes, 3 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Ginera Whitman Lutz Collection on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman contains materials related to Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, compiled by Ginera Whitman Lutz, great-great grandniece of Marcus Whitman.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Marleen Lutz Holland in 2002. The accession numbers associated with this donation are retro-0034 and retro-0094.
Creator
- Lutz, Ginera Whitman (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ginera Whitman Lutz Collection on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
- 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