Whatcom County School annuals

Whatcom County School annuals, 1898-1972

Overview of the Collection

Title: Whatcom County School annuals
Dates: 1898-1972 (inclusive)
18981972
Quantity: 3.2 linear feet
Collection Number: XOE_CPNWS0271WCSA (collection)
Summary: The collection consists of annuals (yearbooks) from Whatcom County, Washington schools including Bellingham (North and South Sides), Fairhaven, Laurel, Mt. Baker, New Whatcom, North Bellingham, Sehome, Sumas Nooksack, and Whatcom High Schools; Fairhaven and Campus Jr. High Schools; Custer Elementry School; and Western Washington State College.
Repository: Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of annuals (yearbooks) from Whatcom County, Washington schools including Bellingham (North and South Sides), Fairhaven, Laurel, Mt. Baker, New Whatcom, North Bellingham, Sehome, Sumas Nooksack, and Whatcom High Schools; Fairhaven and Campus Jr. High Schools; Custer Elementry School; and Western Washington State College.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Whatcom County School annuals, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

About Harmful Language and Content

Some yearbooks in this collection include content that is harmful and offensive, including racist depictions and language relating to Indigenous peoples and culture. To learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in 1987. Gifts of additional albums have been made by community members in subsequent years.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	Fairhaven High School - The Senior Annual	1898 (missing?), 1899-1900
1	Fairhaven High School - The Hi-ah	1901
1	Fairhaven High School - The Owl	1902
1	Fairhaven High School - The Olequa	1903
1	Fairhaven High School - The Aurora	1923-1932, 1936
1	Laurel High School - Eclipse	1917
1	New Whatcom High School - The Echo	1898 December, 1899 January
1	New Whatcom High School - The Finale	1900 June 15
1	Whatcom High School - Chinook	1901
1	Whatcom High School - Athene	1902
1	Whatcom High School - Klahowyan	1903
1	Bellingham High School (combined senior classes of Fairhaven and Whatcom) - The Alpha	1904
1	Bellingham High School - Kulshan	1905-1911
1	Bellingham High Schools (joint annual of the North and South Side High Schools) - Kulshan	1912
2	North Bellingham (North Side) High School - Kulshan	1913-1915
2	Whatcom High School - Kulshan	1916, 1919-1930, 1934-1936
2	Bellingham High School - Shuksan	1929
2	Bellingham High School - Shuksan	1937-1938, 1941-1943
3	Bellingham High School - Shuksan	1946-1947, 1949-1955, 1959, 1969-1972
4	Sumas Nooksack High School - Sumissiki	1939
4	Mt. Baker High School - Mountaineer	1947
4	Sehome High School - Sehome High School	1972
4	Campus Jr. High School - Alpha-Omega	1950
4	Fairhaven [Jr.] High School	1947
4	Fairhaven Jr. High School - Fairhaven	1949
4	Fairhaven Jr. High School - Tah-Mah-Na-Mis	1951
4	Fairhaven Jr. High School - Skookum	1954
4	Fairhaven Jr. High School - Chinook	1956
4	Custer Elementary School - Our Year Book	1951-1952
4	Lowell School - El Ciudadano	1928
4	Washington State Normal School (Western Washington University) - Klipsun	1921, 1924

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