Chet Whittaker photo album
Content Description
One photo album with section for memories (dated list of friends? with addresses and comments), includes some clippings and other items.
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1931
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Chester G. “Chet” Whittaker was born in Brighton, MO, in 1907. He attended the University of Idaho and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In 1930, he moved to Miami, FL, and helped to found the Winn-Dixie Corporation. He married Ruth Violet Bohman in 1933. He participated in various civic and religious organizations in the Jacksonville, FL, area. Chet and Violet Whittaker also made donations toward the construction of the Troy Community Library in Troy, ID. Chet Whittaker passed away in 2002 at his home in Jacksonville.
The Florida Times-Union. “Chester Whittaker Obituary.” Accessed August 16, 2024. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesunion/name/chester-whittaker-obituary?id=28172562.
Latah County Library District. “Troy – Latah County Library District.” Accessed August 16, 2024. https://www.latahlibrary.org/troy/.
FamilySearch. “Chester G Whittaker.” Accessed August 16, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZKB-8QC.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (flat box 17x21x3)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Written entries, photographs, news clippings, and other material collected in a scrapbook attributed to Chester "Chet" Whittaker.
Arrangement
Original order retained.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Photos glued onto black paper, with some identifications written in white ink.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to us by Troy Historical Society. They received it from Karen Nelson, niece by marriage to Chet (Chester) Whittaker.
Processing Information
Archival buffer paper inserted between pages.
- Title
- Guide to Chet Whittaker photo album
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hastings
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository