George F. Whitworth Papers, 1816-1907.

Whitworth, George F.

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Biographical NoteIn 1853 George Whitworth, a minister in the Ohio Valley, set off for the Western frontier to establish a college that would provide a ⁰́₋good English education and a thorough religious training.⁰́₊ Fifty families joined his mission trek to the Northwest. By the time they reached Oregon, only Whitworth⁰́₉s family had persisted. It was 30 years before he was able to revive his dream of establishing a college. ⁰́₋In 1883, in the village of Sumner, in Washington Territory, George Wh...

Whitworth, Mary E. Thomson.

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Whitworth College

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Whitworth College was founded officially on February 19, 1890. During the years 1987 and 1988 plans were made to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Of course, this celebration, all during the 1989 year, was an opportune time for a fund drive. (Timothy R. Eaton, B .A. ’74) was commissioned to produce a motion picture film, “Whitworth College” for promotion of the financial campaign. This file includes the many film clips used to make the film and the final product in various formats. Fr...

Whitworth Family.

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