Doris C. Whittier papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2442

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Doris C. Whittier papers (1868-1990) contain the correspondence and personal papers of Doris Callow Whittier (1900-1993). The correspondence is primarily between Doris and her husband, Harrison, and Doris’ mother, Sara Troy Callow. There are also smaller amounts of correspondence from her brother and sister-in-law, father and stepmother, cousins, and Harrison’s sisters. The personal papers include school work from her time at the University of Washington, household notebooks, and her children's health records.

Dates

1863-1990

Creator

Whittier, Doris C., 1900-1993 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Born 25 August 1900 in Olympia, Washington, Doris Callow Whittier was daughter of Arthur Lewis (A. L.) and Sara Troy Callow. The maternal side of Doris's family, the Troys, were a prominent pioneer family in Washington. Her mother was an early suffragette, and her uncle, John Weir Troy, was appointed Territorial Governor of Alaska in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her parents divorced sometime between 1909 and 1913, and her father later married to Effie Rasmussen. After high school Doris attended the University of Washington, where she was active in the drama club, and took courses at the newly founded Cornish School. In 1924, she married William Harrison Whittier (1889-1951) and moved to Greenville, Texas. Harrison was employed as a geologist with the Roxana Petroleum Company, and in this position he frequently traveled across the south and west investigating new drill sites. The couple had two children, Mary Martha and Merrill Daniel, and settled in Salt Lake City in the 1930s. Doris volunteered as a reader for the blind, a job she would keep until she retired in the 1970s. She died on 3 February 1993.

Extent

8 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Doris C. Whittier papers (1863-1990) contain the correspondence, school papers and household note books of Doris Callow Whittier (1900-1993) and her family.