Whitaker Collection added to On-Line Catalog

Arthur C. Whitaker, RG 1394

Whitaker was born in Massachusetts, served under General George C. Patton, and received four battle stars before being honorably discharged in 1946. He graduated from Gordon College, Harvard Divinity School and then Andover Newton. Whitaker was the first African American Executive Minister appointed in the ABC-USA. His papers include correspondence, news clippings and his writings.