Harold C. Whitehouse Papers, 1923-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Whitehouse, Harold C.
Title
Harold C. Whitehouse Papers
Dates
1923-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
6 linear feet, (19 boxes)
Collection Number
SPC 983-0207 (collection)
Summary
Materials collected and created by Harold C. Whitehouse, a Spokane architect who specialized in church architecture. Collection consists of architectural drawings, photographs, pamphlets and publications, some of which are from Whitehouse and Price, an architectural firm, including negatives and photographs of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane.
Repository
Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection consists of architectural drawings, photographs (mostly b&w, includes some color slides), pamphlets and publications, some of which are from Whitehouse and Price, an architectural firm, including negatives and photographs of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: http://www.ewu.edu/Library/Services/Archives.xml

Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu

Preferred Citation

Harold C. Whitehouse Papers; SPC 983-0207; box number; folder number; Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

Alternative Forms Available

Selections from the collection have been digitized as part of the Harold C. Whitehouse Ecclesiastical Architecture digital collection.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Binders. This series contains the contents of binders created by Whitehouse, which contains photographs and clippings.

Series 2: Photographs. This series contains the prints and negatives for churches and other buildings collected by Whitehouse.

Series 3: Publications. This series contains magazines and pamphlets on churches, furniture, and architecture.

Series 4: Oversize drawings. This series contains pencil drawings by Whitehouse, and prints collected by Whitehouse.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by William H. Trogden, 1983.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Italian Art and Architecture, H.C. Whitehouse
1923
1 2
Italian Art and Architecture, H.C. Whitehouse
1923
1 3
Crosses & Candlesticks, Chalices, Crosiers
Undated
1 4
Crosses and Candlesticks
Undated
2 1
Church Minor Arts
Undated
2 2-3
Miscellaneous Churches I
Undated
2 4
Miscellaneous Churches II
Undated
2 5
St. John's Cathedral
Undated
2 5
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane, WA
Undated
2 7-9
Miscellaneous Buildings
Undated
3 1-3
Hospitals
Undated
3 4
Residences & Fraternities
Undated
3 5
Schools
Undated
3 6
Fountains & Outdoor Ornaments
Undated

PhotographsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
4 1
All Saints Episcopal Church, Richland
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
4 2
Baptist Church, Pittsburgh
14 B&W negatives
4 3
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Spokane
6 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints, 5 color slides
4 4
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Yakima
4 B&W negatives, 12 B&W prints, 1 color slide
4 5
Bishop Cross Private Chapel and Altar
1 B&W print
4 6
Brother Martin (House of Charity)
1 color slide
4 7
Candlesticks
40 B&W negatives, 19 color slides
4 8
Candlesticks
75 B&W prints, 4 color prints
4 9
Candlesticks and crosses
37 B&W negatives, 18 B&W prints, 12 color slides
4 10
Central Lutheran Church, Spokane
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print, 5 color slides
4 11
Christ Church, Boise
2 B&W negatives
4 12
Christ Church, Puyallup
1 B&W negative, 2 B&W prints
4 13
Church drawings
25 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
4 14
Church of Our Savior, Pasco
3 B&W negatives, 12 B&W prints
4 15
Church of the Good Shepherd, Ogden
5 B&W negatives, 11 B&W prints
4 16
Church of the Nativity, Lewiston
2 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints
4 17
Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Wash
1 B&W print
4 18
Church of the Redeemer, Pendleton
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print
5 1
Church symbols
32 B&W negatives, 28 B&W prints
5 2
Church windows
12 B&W negatives, 11 B&W prints, 2 color slides
5 3
Colonial churches
2 pamphlets, 1 postcard, 1 B&W print
5 4
Colville Church
7 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints
5 5
Community Church, Coulee Dam
7 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints, 1 color print, 8 color slides
5 6
Crosses
18 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints, 3 color prints, 4 color slides
5 7
Crosses
4 B&W negatives, 26 B&W prints, 2 color slides
5 8
Crosses
8 B&W prints
5 9
Crosses
12 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints, 2 color slides
5 10
Crosiers
11 B&W negatives, 9 B&W prints, 3 color prints, 5 color slides
5 11
Crosiers
2 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print, 5 color slides
5 12
Dayton Church - candlesticks
2 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
5 13
Seal of Diocese of Spokane
3 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
5 14
Epiphany Church, Seattle
18 B&W negatives, 24 B&W prints, 3 color slides
5 15
Epiphany Church, Seattle
10 B&W negatives, 46 B&W prints, 5 color prints, 1 color slide
6 1
Epiphany Church, Seattle
4 B&W negatives, 21 B&W prints
6 2
Episcopal Church, Rupert
5 B&W prints
6 3
First Baptist Church, Spokane
1 B&W negative, 2 B&W prints
6 4
First Covenant Church, Spokane
2 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
6 5
Heraldry
9 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints, 1 color print, 7 color slides
6 6
Holy Spirit Parish, Missoula
22 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints, 5 color prints, 4 color slides
6 7
Lighting Fixtures
4 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints
6 8
Lutheran Church, Cashmere
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
6 9
Manito Presbyterian Church
6 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints, 3 color prints, 5 color slides
6 10
Methodist Church, Pomeroy
3 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
6 11
Minor Arts
8 B&W negatives, 8 B&W prints
6 12
Minor Furniture
1 B&W negative, 11 B&W prints
6 13
Miscellaneous churches
2 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
6 14
Miscellaneous ecclesiastical work
9 B&W negatives, 19 B&W prints, 3 color prints, 4 color slides
6 15
Miscellaneous furniture
1 B&W negative, 19 B&W prints
6 16
Missionary District Eastern Oregon
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print
6 17
Moreland Presbyterian Church, Portland
5 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
6 18
Oxford Christchurch Cathedral
1 postcard
6 19
Pasco, Washington church (Church of Our Savior)
9 B&W negatives, 12 B&W prints
6 20
Presbyterian Church, Moscow
13 B&W negatives, 16 B&W prints, 2 color slides
6 21
Rupert Trinity Church
5 B&W prints
7 1
St. Clement's Church, Seattle
6 B&W prints
7 2
St. David's Church, Shelton
3 B&W negatives, 7 B&W prints
7 3
St. David's Church, Spokane
1 B&W negative, 2 B&W prints, 2 color prints, 1 color negative, 17 color slides
7 4
St. George's School drawings
10 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
7 5
St. James Church, Pullman
1 B&W negative, 5 B&W prints
7 6
St. John's, Kirkland
6 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
7 7
St. John's, Seattle
9 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints, 1 color slide
7 8
St. John the Baptist, Ephrata
4 color slides
7 9
St. John's Children's Chapel, St. Paul, Minnesota
3 B&W prints
7 10
St. John's Episcopal, Seattle
1 B&W print
7 11
St. John's Cathedral interior
10 color slides
7 12
St. John's Cathedral
25 B&W negatives, 16 color slides
7 13
St. John's Cathedral
7 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints
7 14
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
2 color prints, 5 color slides
7 15
St. John's Cathedral acoustics
1 B&W negative, 8 B&W prints
7 16
St. John's Cathedral, Bishop Cross' Private Chapel
7 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints, 1 color slide
7 17
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist brochures
6 pamphlets
7 18
St. John's Cathedral carvings
8 B&W negatives, 8 B&W prints, 3 color slides
7 19
St. John's Cathedral, chimera
14 B&W negatives
7 20
Site of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist before its construction
6 B&W negatives
7 21
Construction of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
23 B&W negatives
7 22
Construction of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
41 B&W negatives
8 1
Construction of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
29 B&W negatives
8 2
Construction of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
65 B&W negatives
8 3
Construction of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
59 B&W negatives
8 4
Cathedral ceiling, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane
2 B&W negatives
8 5
St. John's Cathedral, roof and ceiling
26 B&W negatives
8 6
St. John's Cathedral exteriors
26 B&W negatives, 60 B&W prints, 2 color slides
8 7
St. John's Cathedral furniture
4 B&W prints, 2 color prints
8 8
St. John's Cathedral interior
58 B&W negatives, 16 B&W prints, 2 color slides
8 9
St. John's Cathedral interior
8 B&W negatives, 28 B&W prints, 1 color print, 6 color slides
9 1
St. John's Cathedral new altar
3 B&W negatives, 4 color slides
9 2
St. John's Cathedral Parish House
14 B&W negatives, 8 B&W prints, 1 color print, 1 color slide
9 3
Shields before retouching
2 B&W negatives
9 4
St. John's Cathedral, South Chapel
11 B&W negatives, 15 B&W prints, 2 color prints, 4 color slides
9 5
Charles J. Connick stained glass designs
9 B&W prints
9 6
St. John's Cathedral stone details
18 B&W prints
9 7
St. John's Cathedral stone details
10 B&W negatives
9 8
St. John's Cathedral tourelle
11 B&W negatives
9 9
Verger's mace
1 color slide
9 10
St. John's Cathedral interior
12 B&W negatives, 7 B&W prints, 3 color prints, 7 color slides
9 11
St. John's Cathedral yard cross
5 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints
9 12
St. John's Lutheran Church, Libby
4 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print, 8 color prints, 2 color slides
9 13
St. John's Lutheran, Spokane
3 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints
9 14
St. Joseph's Children's Home
8 B&W negatives, 10 B&W prints
9 15
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Billings
10 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints, 7 color slides
9 16
St. Luke's Church, Wenatchee
13 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints
9 17
St. Mark's Church, Madras
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints, 2 color slides
9 18
St. Mark's Church, Moscow
6 B&W negatives, 12 B&W prints
9 19
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Eugene
4 B&W negatives, 34 B&W prints, 2 color prints, 13 color slides
9 20
St. Matthew's, Ontario
1 B&W negative, 3 B&W prints
10 1
St. Michael's Cathedral, Boise
17 B&W negatives, 35 B&W prints, 5 color slides
10 2
St. Michael's, Boise
5 B&W negatives, 11 B&W prints, 2 color prints, 2 color slides
10 3
St. Patrick's, Enterprise
2 B&W negatives
10 4
St. Patrick's, Walla Walla
15 B&W negatives, 16 B&W prints
10 5
St. Paul's Church, Salt Lake City
2 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
10 6
St. Paul's Church & School, Walla Walla
9 B&W negatives, 5 color slides
10 7
St. Peter's, Helena
7 B&W negatives, 31 B&W prints
10 8
St. Peter's, Helena
38 B&W prints
10 9
St. Stanislaus Church, Lewiston
4 B&W negatives
10 10
St. Stephen's, Seattle
3 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
10 11
St. Thomas Church, Medina
7 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print, 1 color print, 2 color slides
10 12
St. Thomas Church, New York
10 B&W negatives
10 13
Temple Emmanuel, Spokane
4 B&W prints
10 14
Trinity Church, Rupert
14 B&W negatives, 29 B&W prints
10 15
Trinity Lutheran, Spokane
1 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints, 1 color slide
10 16
Walla Walla College Church
2 B&W negatives, 8 B&W prints, 2 color prints, 3 color slides
10 17
Mrs. Ward Children's Chapel furniture
7 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints
10 18
Whitworth College
6 B&W negatives
10 19
Zodiac signs
16 B&W negatives, 15 B&W prints, 2 color slides
11 1
Adams County Courthouse
12 B&W prints
11 2
Anacortes Hospital
10 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints, 6 color slides
11 3
Beta House, Pullman
3 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
11 4
Bonners Ferry High School
2 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
11 5
Burgan's Store remodeling
1 B&W negative, 2 B&W prints, 3 color slides
11 6
Coliseum, Spokane
1 B&W negative
11 7
Comstock Park
5 B&W prints
11 8
Criminal Ward, Medical Lake
2 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
11 9
Davenport heraldry
4 color slides
11 10
Davenport memorial fountain
11 B&W negatives, 11 B&W prints, 3 color negatives, 4 color prints, 6 color slides
11 11
Doctor's Building, Spokane
1 B&W negative, 5 color slides
11 12
Early Birds Breakfast Club
10 B&W negatives, 21 B&W prints, 1 color slide
11 13
Edwall School
5 B&W negatives, 7 B&W prints
11 14
First Savings & Trust, Colfax
11 B&W prints
11 15
Fraternities, University of Idaho
2 B&W prints
11 16
Gaiser Garden Um
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print, 1 color negative, 1 color print, 4 color slides
11 17
Gonzaga Women's Dormitory
3 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints
11 18
Grant County State Bank
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
11 19
Mrs. Edward Gray residence, Spokane
6 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints
11 20
Gritman Memorial Hospital
1 B&W negative
11 21
Hamblen residence
9 B&W negatives, 7 B&W prints
11 22
Hazen & Yaeger, Spokane Valley
6 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints
11 23
Hillyard branch library
3 B&W prints
11 24
Idaho County Courthouse
1 B&W negative
11 25
Idaho schools
7 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints, 3 color slides
11 26
J.C. Penney
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints, 6 color slides
11 27
Kappa Alpha Theta, Moscow
1 B&W negatives
11 28
Kappa Delta, Pullman
3 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
12 1
Lewiston public schools
4 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints
12 2
Libby Grade School
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
12 3
Lincoln First Federal Office Building
1 B&W print
12 4
Lincoln Building
1 B&W negative, 31 B&W prints, 1 color negative, 1 color print, 4 color slides
12 5
Lincoln First Federal Savings & Loan
1 B&W print, 1 color slide
12 6
Lincoln First Federal Appleway Branch
2 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints
12 7
Lincoln First Federal Colfax Branch
1 B&W negative, 2 B&W prints
12 8
Lincoln First Federal Ephrata Branch
4 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
12 9
Lincoln First Federal Manito Branch
1 B&W negative, 3 color slides
12 10
Lincoln First Federal Millwood Branch
1 B&W negative
12 11
Lincoln First Federal Northwest Boulevard Branch
1 B&W negative, 4 color slides
12 12
McClintock-Trunkey
1 B&W print
12 13
Miscellaneous
2 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
12 14
Orofino Hospital
1 B&W negative
12 15
Othello Hospital
1 B&W negative
12 16
Park memorials
5 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints, 2 color slides
12 17
Penticton Fountain
4 color prints
12 18
Phi Gamma Delta, Moscow
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print
12 19
Phi Sigma House, Pullman
5 B&W negatives, 5 B&W prints
12 20
Pi Beta Phi, Pullman, Washington
6 B&W negatives
12 21
Pi Phi, Moscow
4 B&W negatives
12 22
Prosser Hospital
1 B&W negative
12 23
Quincy Valley Hospital
1 B&W negative
12 24
Maurice Rubens residence
8 B&W negatives
12 25
Sartori's jewelry store
4 B&W prints
12 26
Miscellaneous schools
6 B&W prints
12 27
Seattle First National Bank, Millwood
3 B&W negatives, 7 color slides
12 28
Spokane house
6 B&W negatives
12 29
Hydro-Electric Plant, Spokane
7 B&W negatives
12 30
Spokane schools
2 B&W prints
12 31
Teamsters Union Building, Spokane
3 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints
12 32
T.K.E. House, Pullman
3 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints
12 33
Troy, Montana school
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print
12 34
Union Station, Boise
6 B&W negatives, 6 B&W prints
12 35
Home Economics Building, University of Idaho
1 B&W negative, 1 B&W print
12 36
Infirmary, University of Idaho
2 B&W negatives
12 37
University of Idaho
2 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints, 1 color slide
12 38
Willis Sweet Hall, Moscow
6 B&W negatives
12 39
Music and Art Building, Seattle
3 B&W negatives, 3 B&W prints, 4 color slides
13 1
Walla Walla General Hospital
1 B&W print, 1 postcard
13 2
Whitehouse-Price-DeNeff work
4 B&W negatives, 1 color slide
13 3
Chemistry Building, Washington State College
8 B&W negatives, 12 B&W prints, 6 color slides
13 4
Washington Trust Bank
6 B&W negatives, 4 B&W prints, 2 color slides
13 5
West Valley High School
1 B&W print
13 6
Whitehouse miscellaneous
11 B&W negatives, 11 B&W prints, 1 color print
13 7
Whitehouse residence
21 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print, 12 color slides
13 8
Whitehouse garden fountain
4 B&W negatives, 2 B&W prints, 3 color slides
13 9
Whitman County Courthouse
1 B&W negative, 3 B&W prints, 6 color slides
13 10
Yeager Barn
2 pamphlets
13 11
YMCA, Spokane
4 B&W negatives, 1 B&W print
13 12
Slides

Publications, 1909-1964Return to Top

Boxes 14-16 are arranged chronologically by publisher name.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
14 1
American Seating Company - Audio Equipment Company, Inc.
1950-1962
14 2
Bernardini Studios - JR Donald Company
1936-1961
14 3
The Enkeboll Co. - Guild Hall Studios, Inc.
1952-1964
14 4
The E. Hackner Co. - HW Knight & Son, Inc.
1944-1962
14 5
The League of New Hampshire Arts and Crafts - Kenneth Lynch & Sons
1937-1950
14 6
Maas-Rowe Electromusic Corp. - National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C.
1941-1958
15 1
The Edward O'Toole Company, Inc. - Romanesque Church Architecture of U.S.A.
1915-1961
15 2
Saint Paul Statuary Co. - A Pictorial Pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the City of New York
1928-1961
15 3-4
The Segar Studios, Inc
Undated
16 1
The Tablet & Ticket Co. - United Lutheran Publication House
1940-1957
16 2
Van Santen Co., Inc. - Virginia Craftsmen Inc
1936-1961
16 3
The Warham Guild Ltd. - Washington Cathedral Guide Book
1929-1940
16 4
Wedgwood Factory - Harold E. Wagoner Architect
1949-1963
16 5-7
Clipping file: Church Furnishings - Architects
1909-1934
17 1
Clipping file: ornamental iron & metal work
1924-1932
17 2
Church architecture memberships
Undated
17 3-7
Church Architectural Guild
1957-1961
18 1
Architectural Record Series
5 floor designs, 1 blotter cover design
Undated
18 2
Color in Light by Charles J. Connick
November 1929
18 3
Correspondence from the office of Charles J. Connick
February 7, 1933
18 4
The Curious Power of Color in Glass by Charles J. Connick
January 1930
18 5
The Dante Window, "Divine Comedy" by Charles J. Connick
Undated
18 6
Dante Window Detail: Inferno
5 B&W prints
Undated
18 7
Dante Window Detail: Paradisio/Empyrean
3 B&W prints
Undated
18 8
Dante Window Detail: Purgatorio/ Anti-Purgatorio
3 B&W prints
Undated
18 9
Dante Window Detail: complete
10 B&W prints
Undated
18 10
Magazine cover cutouts
Undated
18 11
Maxfield Parrish art
1 calendar painting print
1920
18 12
Mr. Whitehouse
1 place card
Undated

Oversize DrawingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
19 1
Christmas card materials
19 2
Four Mural Paintings in the First National Bank of Boston
19 3
Magazine covers
19 4
The Chapel
17 x 15 pencil drawing
19 5
Unnamed church
18 x 23 pencil drawing
19 6
Unnamed church
18 x 22 pencil drawing
19 7
Font, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane, Washington
21 x 13 pencil drawing
19 8
Unnamed church
18 x 22 pencil drawing
19 9
St. Peter's Church, Helena, Montana
20 x 24 pencil drawing
19 10
Unnamed church
17 x 21 pencil drawing
19 11
Parish House, Trinity Episcopal Church, Tacoma
16 x 21 pencil drawing
drawer
Map Drawer D5
First Presbyterian Church, Moscow, Idaho
21 x 26 colored pencil drawing
Map Drawer D5
Crosier blueprint
Map Drawer D5
May be a college dormitory
21 x 26 colored pencil drawing
Map Drawer D5
Spokane Country Club
24 x 42 colored pencil drawing
Map Drawer D5
Stained glass window
12 x 29 mounted on board
Map Drawer D5
Unnamed church
22 x 30 pencil drawing

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Architectural design
  • Architectural photography
  • Church architecture--Details
  • Church buildings--Washington (State)--Spokane
  • Church furniture--Washington (State)

Personal Names

  • Whitehouse, Harold C. (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • architectural drawings (visual works)
  • pamphlets
  • photographs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Whitehouse & Price (contributor)