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Nicolin J. Plank Gray Papers, 1921-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gray, Nicolin J. Plank
Title
Nicolin J. Plank Gray Papers
Dates
1921-2002 (inclusive)
1952-1980 (bulk)
Quantity
.66 cu. ft., (1 box)
Collection Number
General Collection N-3-GR
Summary
Selected papers of Whitworth professor Nicolin J. Plank Gray including course materials and published research.
Repository
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is not restricted.

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

Nicolin J. Plank Gray was born in Yakima, Washington in 1921 and joined the Whitworth College faculty in 1952. Her 28 years of teaching a variety of biology classes gave her the opportunity to integrate her Christian faith with the subjects she loved. She was a mentor to women in science. Her familiarity with the mushrooms of the Inland Northwest was important to the Poison Center established for a time at Spokane’s Deaconess Hospital. Its removal to Seattle was a distinct loss to the children of Spokane and Eastern Washington.

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Content Description

The file contains selected papers covering the career of Nicolin J. Plank Gray at Whitworth College. Included are course descriptions and syllabi, miscellaneous research, manuscripts, and published works.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Collection is open for use.

Preferred Citation

From the Nicolin J. Plank Gray Papers located in the Whitworth College Archives, Spokane, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Drs. Richard and Robin Gray on behalf of the Alfred and Nicolin Gray Estate, May 2002-December 2006.

Processing Note

Processed to the file folder level.

Related Materials

See also the Alfred O. Gray Papers (General Collection, D-14)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Description: Introduction and Inventory
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Biography and Resume
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: University of Washington Field Trip
    Dates: 1941
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Whitworth Campus Greenhouses
    Dates: 1941-1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4

  • Courses Taught

    • Description: Biology 151 – Bioscience
      Container: Box/Folder 1/5
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Botany
      Container: Box/Folder 1/6
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Environmental Studies
      Container: Box/Folder 1/7
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Experiments with Seeds
      Container: Box/Folder 1/8
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: “The Food Pyramid: An Audio-tutorial Mini-unit”
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Growing Plants in the Classroom
      Container: Box/Folder 1/10
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 101 (see 140) - Life Science
      Container: Box/Folder 1/11
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 373 – Microbial Ecology
      Container: Box/Folder 1/12
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 140 – Mini-units:
      “The Structure of Cells"
      “Cell Division"
      “Mitosis and Meiosis"
      “Basic Nutrition"
      “Plant Structure”
      Container: Box/Folder 1/13
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Mini-unit: Nutrition
      Container: Box/Folder 1/14
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 231 – Non-vascular Plants
      Container: Box/Folder 1/15
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Observation of an Ecological System
      Container: Box/Folder 1/16
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 140, Unit I – Organization – Life
      Container: Box/Folder 1/17
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 210 – Plant Growth
      Container: Box/Folder 1/18
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 140 – Unit – Plants – World Food Supply
      Container: Box/Folder 1/19
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Biology 140 – Unit – Plants – World Food Supply
      Container: Box/Folder 1/20
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: Taxonomy
      Container: Box/Folder 1/21
      Location: Courses Taught
    • Description: The Use of Multiple Options to Individualize Freshman Non-major Life Science
      Dates: 1972 March 24
      Container: Box/Folder 1/22
      Location: Courses Taught
  • Description: Eastern Washington State Historical Society Accreditation Committee Service
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/23
  • Description: Whitworth Greenhouses Financial Records
    Dates: 1963 October 21-1980 March 4
    Container: Box/Folder 1/24
  • Description: Letters Received for Golden Anniversary
    Dates: 1997
    Container: Box/Folder 1/25

  • Manuscripts

    • Description: " Academic Excellence in Biology"
      Dates: 1962
      Container: Box/Folder 1/26
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: " Children and Poisonous Plants Don’t Mix!"
      Dates: 1972 October 20
      Container: Box/Folder 1/27
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: " Illustrated Guide to Plants of the Spokane Area"
      Dates: 1985
      Container: Box/Folder 1/28
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: " Integration of Biology with the Social Sciences – the Audio-tutorial Approach"
      Dates: 1970 March 27;; 1972 March 24
      Container: Box/Folder 1/29
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: Miscellaneous Career Items
      Container: Box/Folder 1/30
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: " Mushrooms of the Inland Northwest"
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box/Folder 1/31
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: Phi Beta Kappa Study
      Dates: 1962
      Container: Box/Folder 1/32
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: Pine Tree Sickness on the Campus (Later proved to be fluoride contamination from the Kaiser Mead Plant)
      Dates: 1978 April 5
      Container: Box/Folder 1/33
      Location: Manuscripts
    • Description: " Poisonous Plants of the Inland Empire"
      Container: Box/Folder 1/34
      Location: Manuscripts

  • Publishing

    • Description: With Alfred O. Gray, First Presbyterian Church, Over 100 Years of Church History
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box/Folder 1/35
      Location: Publishing
    • Description: " The Nature of Cellulose in Sphagnum," American Journal of Botany, Vol. 33, pp. 335-37
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Box/Folder 1/36
      Location: Publishing
    • Description: " The Chemistry of Cell Walls, particularly in respect to their cellulose and other carbohydrate content," American Journal of Botany Yearbook, p. 54
      Dates: 1947
      Container: Box/Folder 1/37
      Location: Publishing
    • Description: " Phlox" in Signpost
      Dates: 1989 June
      Container: Box/Folder 1/38
      Location: Publishing
  • Description: Research
    Container: Box/Folder 1/39
  • Description: Sabbatical Leave Study: Plant Life in Europe
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box/Folder 1/40
  • Description: Travel
    Container: Box/Folder 1/41
  • Description: Funeral and Obituaries
    Dates: 2002 July 23
    Container: Box/Folder 1/42

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Subject Terms

  • Biology
  • Mushrooms

Personal Names

  • Gray, Alfred O.
  • Gray, Nicolin J. Plank

Corporate Names

  • Deaconess Medical Center
  • University of Washington (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Whitworth College (Spokane, Wash.)

Geographical Names

  • Spokane, Wash.

Finding aid prepared by H.W. Johnston
2007

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