H. N. (Bert) Woolson Collection on Albert Woolson, 1881-1964 (bulk 1942-1956).

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H. N. (Bert) Woolson Collection on Albert Woolson, 1881-1964 (bulk 1942-1956).

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The collection largely documents Woolson's rise to fame as the oldest living Civil War Union veteran. The majority of the collection consists of newspaper clippings from regional and national newspapers, providing perspectives on the meaning and memory of the Civil War in Cold War America. The collection contains seven sound recordings, most of which are interviews with Albert Woolson conducted late in his life. Photographs, correspondence, programs and ribbons from 1940s era G.A.R. encampments, and a scrapbook round out the collection.

2.5 linear feet (1 box, 1 oversize box, 9 LPs, 1 reel to reel tape)

Whitman College, Penrose Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7957910

Whitman College, Penrose Library

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H. N. (Bert) Woolson.

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H.N. (Bert) Woolson was born in 1916 to Dr. and Mrs. A.H. Woolson of Spokane, Washington. After graduating from Gonzaga Law School in 1940, he entered the Office of Strategic Services, where he served for four and a half years. In 1946 he moved to Walla Walla and opened a private law practice in Dayton, Washington. Later he held the position of prosecuting attorney of Columbia County and county coroner, then became the mayor of Dayton in 1964. His paternal grandfather was Albert Woolson.Albert W...