The historical significance of Walla Walla Valley 1929 March 27

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The historical significance of Walla Walla Valley 1929 March 27

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Typescript copy of "The Historical Significance of Walla Walla Valley" by Dr. S. B. L. Penrose, 17 pp, March 27, 1929. Dr. Stephen Beasley Linnard Penrose (1864-1947) was an early pioneer and president of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.

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On October 2, 1894, Stephen B. L. Penrose (1864-1947) arrived in Walla Walla, Washington, and began a 40-year tenure as the third president of Whitman College. Penrose had first come to Washington state straight out of Yale Divinity School, under the auspices of the Congregational American Home Mission Society. After revitalizing a Congregational church in Dayton, Penrose was called to the presidency of Whitman College. As a trustee, Penrose was aware of the college's financial problems; but he ...