The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, trail reports, notes and journals, genealogical information, images, artifacts and Whitman family and Whitman Mission Bibles. Materials describing the establishment of the Whitman Monument and the celebration of the Whitman Centennial are also included. These items are a selection from the overall collection.
Image of the Whitman-Eells Memorial Church with the Whitman Monument in the background.
A record book of the Columbia Maternal Association including the bylaws and constitution, membership lists, and reports. The Columbia Maternal Association was founded as a women's club in 1838 by Narcissa Whitman, Mary Walker, Myra Eells, and Elizabeth Spalding.
A certificate from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions declaring that Marcus Whitman is a missionary. The certificate reads: "This is to certify that Doct. Marcus Whitman is an assistant missionary to Indian tribes West of the State of Missouri under the direction of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions." Signed R. Anderson and David Greene, Secretaries.
Travel Map published by the "X" Committee depicting the final stage of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman's 1836 journey.
Letter to Narcissa Prentiss Whitman at Vancouver to Mrs. Mary Walker at Tshimakain, June 27, 1843.
Letter from Narcissa Prentiss Whitman to Reverend and Mrs. Leverett Hull, October 25, 1836.
Letter from Narcissa Prentiss Whitman at the Waiilatpu Mission to Mrs. Mary Walker, March 8, 1841.
Letter from Narcissa Prentiss Whitman at the Waiilatpu Mission to Mr. Lyman P. Judson, September 29, 1838.
Letter from Narcissa Prentiss Whitman to Mrs. Martha Gilbert, October 15, 1846, concerning Mrs. Martha Gilbert's son, Newton Gilbert. Accompanied by a letter from Mrs. W. D. Palmer. Written from Waiilatpu Mission, Oregon Territory.
Letter from Narcissa Prentiss Whitman to Mrs. Eliza Spalding, November 2, 1846.
