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This series includes scrapbooks that contain correspondence, greeting cards, invitations and programs, photographs, certificates, itineraries, and newspaper clippings from the Virginian Pilot, the Ledger-Star, the Beacon, and the Washington Star. Much of the material relates to foreign trips, U.S. politicians including presidents and vice-presidents, ambassadors, campaigns, and legislation. Additional materials include a collection of stamps and postcards and fact sheets regarding ship launchings and space program fact sheets from Rockwell International on various space craft and missions. The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically.

This series contains Whitehurst's military records including combat reports and dispatches; photographs related to his military service; Whitehurst's aviation log book; World War II historical memorabilia; correspondence; and materials related to reunions of the VT-88 Squadron. The majority of the materials date from 1943-46, though the reunion material and some of the historical compilations post-date World War II. One letter in this series was written in 2005.

This series includes letters from George H.W. Bush and Lloyd Bennett; campaign memorabilia; material related to a KGB medal and Whitehurst's notes about it; a medal, scrapbook and correspondence related to Whitehurst returning; 10 naval paintings done by Claus Bergan to Germany; Chinese photo albums; campaign photographs; a newspaper advertisement; and oversized stamp sheets from scrapbook.