The file contains mostly the early records of Salem Lutheran Church, nee Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church of Spokane Falls, Washington Territory. Many of the records in the file are in the Swedish language. It is a genealogist’s cornucopia of names of Nordic families who migrated to the Pacific Northwest and settled in Spokane, Washington.

Records of Spokane Friends Church including especially the minutes of the Monthly Meeting. There are oral interviews of church members in the file. Establishment of the Spokane congregation, and the construction of its present worship center are especially interesting.

History, administration and congregational activities of First Presbyterian Church of Sumner, Washington with special attention to the role of George F. Whitworth in its founding (Whitworth and this church were instrumental in the establishment of Whitworth College).

This collection contains the records of Westminster Presbyterian Church (formerly Fifth Presbyterian Church) in Spokane, WA. Included in the collection are incomplete session minutes, annual reports from 1960 and onward, financial records, guest books from 1949 to 2023, and women’s association ledgers and minutes. The collection also contains photos, mostly 2000s, and AV (2 cassette and 1 VHS) recordings of the Centennial Celebration.

The bulk of this collection consists of George Frederick Whitworth’s personal diaries along with transcriptions. There are also biographical and genealogical materials, publications and miscellaneous documents regarding G.F. Whitworth gathered from many sources.