Kenyon Knopf was an administrator and faculty member at Whitman College from 1967 to 1989. He served in a number of roles, including economics professor, Dean of Students, Provost, and Acting President. The collection spans from 1958 to 1991 and pertains to Dr. Knopf’s roles as Dean of the College and as Acting President. The collection also includes documents detailing conservation efforts regarding Mill Creek.

The Kathleen Murray papers contain the correspondence of the fourteenth president of Whitman College. It dates from 2013 to 2022.

The John Stanton records of the Whitman College board of trustees consist of six series dating from 1976 to 2017 pertaining to alum John Stanton’s time on various Whitman College governing boards.

The collection contains materials from Alzada Tipton's service as chair of the Whitman College Advisory Committee for Collaboration with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Formats include correspondence, drafts, and meeting notes, and date from 2016 to 2018.

The collection contains materials relating to Whitman College and its efforts to build positive relationships with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The Whitman College Office of Communications records date from 1882 to 2012 and include directories, event calendars, news releases, photographs, and subject files on Whitman faculty.