Folios contain copies of financial and legal documents of Whitworth College from the time of its relocation from Tacoma to Spokane up to 1938. Correspondence of O.E. Porterfield and other administrators of the college and its board of trustees is included.

The file contains correspondence of Dr. Orrin E. Tiffany, acting president of Whitworth College, and his wife as registrar of the College. Most folders deal with the recruitment of faculty and students during some rather tumultuous times in the history of the College.

The bulk of the collection consists of folders of Frank Furniss Warren’s addresses and sermons during his tenure as president of Whitworth College. Also included are sections on his death and memorialization. Warren’s interactions with the college programs and members of his board of trustees are scattered throughout the collection.

Correspondence of C. Davis Weyerhaeuser with Whitworth College President Frank F. Warren and Succeeding Administrators

History and operation of the Harriet Cheney Cowles Memorial Library at Whitworth College.

The pre-nursing program operated jointly by Whitworth College and the Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing is described. In addition the transition to a cooperative program conducted by the Spokane Center for Nursing Education is covered.

Mostly covers the activities of the Associated Students of Whitworth College. Financial records, especially those for the 1989-1990 academic year, reveal much about student participation in the governance of the college and student support of worthwhile projects.

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.

Miscellaneous objects and textiles collected over the years from Administration, faculty, students and alumni.

The official business and legal records of Whitworth University and its predecessors. The Board of Trustees have been the governing body of the institution from the earliest years. Content less than 10 years old is maintained by the Office of the President.