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Taylor and Ruby family papers, 1840-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Taylor-Ruby family
- Title
- Taylor and Ruby family papers
- Dates
- 1840-2004 (inclusive)18402004
- Quantity
- 22.8 linear feet, (34 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.058
- Summary
- This collection contains correspondence, photographs, diaries and artifacts from the Taylor-Ruby family, a northwest pioneer family that was involved with Whitman College.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Oregon pioneer patriarch Henry J. Taylor (1851-1934) and his first wife, Mary Susan Becket (1852-1884) left Missouri, for California, in 1873. William Frederick Taylor (Fred or W.F.) was born in California in 1874 to Henry J. Taylor (H.J.T.) and Mary Susan Becket. In 1879 H.J.T. moved his family to Pendleton, Oregon There he acquired 1,000 acres of land, grew wheat, and was a civic leader and an Oregon State senator. His oldest son, Fred, married Mary Louisa Kees of Weston and Pendleton, Oregon, whose maternal great grandfather, David Lenox captained a wagon on the Oregon Trail in 1843.
Mary's paternal grandfather Andrew Kees was another Oregon Trail pioneer who served as a trustee of the Whitman Seminary from 1865 to 1881. As the family transitioned away from farming, Fred and Mary's moved across Washington and Oregon. They lived in Pendleton, Pomeroy, Spokane, Walla Walla and then to Eugene and Newberg. In each town they were involved in community, church, and civic organizations and activities. Fred's hobby of photography, influenced by his association with photographer Lee Moorhouse, provides glimpses into the life and times of that period both at home and during his travels.
Edward Ernest Ruby (E.E.R.) was born in Indiana in 1874. He met Millie Blanche Blynn (Blanche) at Indiana University and they were married in 1899. In 1903, E.E.R. became one of twelve faculty members at Whitman College where he served until 1931. He was Professor of Latin (1904-14), Registrar (1906-1918 and 1920-1931), Dean of Language Groups (1913-1918), Clement Biddle Penrose Professor of Latin (1920-1931), Secretary for Correspondence (1920-1928), Secretary of the Board of Deans (1929-1931) and advisor to the Phi Delta Theta chapter. Oversight of the Whitman library was one of his duties and he used that experience to volunteer for war service with the American Library Association (A.L.A.). From 1917 to 1919 he took leave from Whitman and organized and supervised libraries at military facilities in Washington State, primarily at Fort Lewis and later in France and Germany. After resigning from Whitman in 1940, E.E.R. and Blanche lived in Menasha, Wisconsin, Oxford, Ohio, and Portland, Oregon. Each of their three children attended Whitman: James Tate Ruby '27, Katharine Elizabeth Ruby (Betty) '28 (who would marry LaValette Henry Taylor) and Edward Ernest Ruby (Bidder) '30.
LaValette Henry Taylor (Henry) was the only son of Fred and Mary Taylor. Born in Pendleton in 1907, he was known as "LaValette" until entering Whitman College in 1924 when he decided to drop his difficult-to-pronounce first name and be known as "Henry". At Whitman he met Katharine Elizabeth Ruby (Betty), daughter of Edward Ernest Ruby (E.E.R.) and Millie Blanche Blynn Ruby (Blanche). E.E.R. was instrumental in Henry's introduction to and subsequent enrollment at Whitman. Henry and Betty were Whitman class of 1928, married in Walla Walla in 1930 (where Henry taught for a year at Whitman), and began a life that would take them to Harvard University, Hartford, Connecticut, and through naval service in World War II and careers as a high school administrator and a homemaker.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains letters, photographs, albums, diaries, travel journals, ledgers and artifacts of the Taylor, Ruby, Blynn, and Kees families. Documents primarily concern William Frederick Taylor (Fred) and Mary Louise Kees Taylor, Edward Ernest Ruby and Millie Blynn Ruby (Blanche) and LaValette Taylor (Henry), and Katharine Elizabeth Ruby Taylor (Betty). Letters include those of courtship, World War I and II service, and family exchanges about daily life. Three of Henry J. Taylor's children, Fred, Maud and Harry were keen photographers and that photographic interest was carried into the next generation with Henry Taylor's work. The photographs document small town life, the agricultural economy of the northwest region including Pendleton wheat harvests, domestic interiors, special events (a large circus parade, the Pendleton Round-Up, a Buffalo Bill show wagon and camels), a Pendleton flood, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, travels throughout the region, early industrial scenes, early motor vehicles, and Native Americans. Also included are photographs of family members and scenes of family life from 1840 to 2003.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1: William Frederick Taylor and Mary Louisa Kees Taylor, 1851-1995Return to Top
This series contains correspondence, photographs, albums, diaries, ledgers and documents regarding the life of William Frederick Taylor (Fred) and his wife Mary Louisa Kees Taylor. Materials related to Fred's father and mother, Henry J. Taylor and Mary Becket Taylor, and Fred's sister, Maud Taylor Wilson, are also included as are photographs showing members of the Lenox and White family lines. Documents from other members of the Kees family, including Mary's brother Fred Kees who was killed in World War I, are part of this series.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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1: Correspondence
Taylor family correspondence is arranged by author/recipient and then by date. It includes World War I correspondence from and about Fred Kees and letters from Maud Taylor Wilson and correspondence after her death in Mexico.
|
1873-1973 | ||
Box | |||
5 | Henry J. and Mary Taylor (incoming) |
1873-1882 | |
Folder | |||
1 | 1 | Fred and Mary K. Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1897-1905 |
1 | 2 | Fred and Mary K. Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1907-1919 |
1 | 3 | Fred and Mary K. Taylor (outgoing) |
1946-1949 |
1 | 4 | Mary K. Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1949 |
1 | 5 | Mary K. Taylor to L.Henry and Betty Taylor |
1950-1973 |
1 | 6 | From and about Fred Kees |
1917-1927 |
1 | 7 | From and about Maud Taylor Wilson |
1945 |
2: Notebooks, Diary, Ledger, Bride's Book, Greeting Cards
This sub-series contains accounts of a Portland boarding house operated by Mary's aunt, Mary White Kester Erickson, the World War I diary of Mary's brother Fred Kees, Mary's bride's book, assorted greeting cards and an address book from the Taylor's period in Newberg Oregon.
|
1901-1919, 1942-1974 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Bride's Book |
1901 |
2 | 2 | Financial Ledger and Diary |
1904 |
2 | 3 | Address Book |
1942-1974 |
2 | 4 | Diary |
1917-1919 |
2 | 5 | Greeting Cards |
circa 1910 |
3: Photographs
In this sub-series are photographs of the Taylor, Kees and Becket families. Also included are Kees ancestors from White and Lenox lines.
|
1840-1995 | ||
Box | |||
7 | Photographs: White/Kees Family |
1840-1900 | |
Folder | |||
18 | 8 | Photographs: Lenox/White/Kees Family |
1850-1900 |
17 | 1 | Photographs: Lenox/White/Kees Family |
1901-1995 |
object | |||
3 | 1 | Green Box: Taylor Family Photographs |
1870-1968 |
3 | 2 | Black Box: Kees Family Photographs |
circa 1870 |
4 | 3 | Palmolive Box: Becket Family Photographs |
1850-1900 |
Folder | |||
17 | 1-2 | Photographs: Taylor/Becket Family |
1870-1930 |
5 | Loose Photographs: Mary Louisa Kees and Fred Taylor |
1880-1920 | |
Folder | |||
17 | 3 | Photographs: Taylor/Becket Family |
1930-1960 |
4: Albums
Photographs of and postcards from Taylor families are in this sub-series. Shown are family, friends, living and work environments, modes of transportation and travel. Scenes of wheat harvest, Pendleton, Joseph and surroundings, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, San Diego, Mexico, Newberg, Oregon, and the Pendleton Round-Up are included.
|
1883-1970 | ||
Box | object | ||
4 | 1 | Black Photo Album |
1906-1920 |
4 | 2 | Post Card Album containing postcards and photographs |
1910-1920 |
4 | 3 | "Album for Post Cards" with postcards and photographs |
1906-1920 |
4 | 4 | Red "Souvenir Cards" Album |
1906-1930 |
5 | Green "Photos" Album |
1906-1920 | |
5 | Scrapbook of W.F. Taylor |
1883-1970 | |
5: Biographical
Information regarding the deaths of Aaron Kees in 1898 and Fred Kees, in 1919 during World War I, is included in this sub-series.
|
1898-1919 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
6 | 1 | Cemetery Deed |
1898 |
6 | 2 | Newspaper Clippings |
1898-1919 |
6: Civic and Personal Memorabilia
This sub-series contains membership cards, pins, and an American flag from national, community, fraternal, and church affiliations. A pocket watch fob, thought to be that of Henry J. Taylor, and an IOOF clasp with a lock of Aaron Kees' hair is included. A postcard album of Indian postcards is contained here as is a doll belonging to William Frederick Taylor.
|
1851-1974 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
6 | 3 | Membership Cards, Fraternal Pins, Postcard Album and "Our Newberg" |
1890-1974 |
object | |||
4 | 5 | Blue box with Watch Fob and Fraternal Pin |
1851-1934 |
5 | Doll |
circa 1870 |
2: Edward Ernest Ruby and Millie Blanche Blynn, 1840-1970Return to Top
This series contains letters, photographs, diaries, and artifacts of Edward Ernest Ruby (E.E.R.), his wife, Millie Blanche Blynn Ruby (Blanche), their children James Tate Ruby, Katharine Elizabeth Ruby (Betty) and Edward Ernest, Jr.(Bidder). Their extended family includes Blanche's sister Katharine Harriet Blynn (Auntie), her friend Ellen Garfield Smith (Liber), and Edward's parents James Tate Rub(e)y and Sarah Aikin (Sallie). Contained are letters of courtship, travel, and daily routine. Also included are letters regarding the death of infant son David Blynn Ruby and condolence letters at the death of E.E.R. Materials include items relating to E.E.R.'s service in World War I for the American Library Association and mention of his years spent as a professor at Whitman College.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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1: Correspondence
Ruby family correspondence is organized by date. This sub-series contains courtship correspondence, letters exchange during World War I, as well as writings of daily life between family and friends.
|
1868-1970 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 6 | James Tate Rub(e)y to Sarah Aiken |
1868-1869 |
2 | 7 | James Tate Rub(e)y to Sarah Aiken |
1869-1873 |
8 | 1 | Sarah Aiken to James Tate Rub(e)y |
1868-1869 |
8 | 2 | Sarah Aiken to James Tate Rub(e)y |
1870-1873 |
8 | 3 | Allie Boyd |
1869 |
8 | 4 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1898 |
8 | 5 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1898 |
9 | 4 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1898 |
9 | 1 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1898 |
9 | 2 | Blanche Blynn to Edward E. Ruby |
1898 |
9 | 3 | Blanche Blynn to Edward E. Ruby |
1898 |
10 | 1 | Blanche Blynn to Edward E. Ruby |
1898 |
10 | 2 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1899 |
10 | 3 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1899 |
10 | 4 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1899 |
10 | 5 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche Blynn |
1899 |
11 | 2 | Blanche Blynn to Edward E. Ruby |
1899 |
11 | 1 | Blanche Blynn to Edward E. Ruby |
1899 |
6 | 4 | Blanche B. Ruby to Edward E. Ruby |
1900 |
6 | 5 | Blanche B. Ruby to Edward E. Ruby |
1900-1901 |
6 | 6 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche B. Ruby |
1900 |
6 | 7 | Edward E. Ruby to Blanche B. Ruby |
1900-1906 |
6 | 8 | James T. Rub(e)y Estate Correspondence |
1906-1908 |
6 | 9 | Edward E. and Blanche B. Ruby (incoming) |
1912-1913 |
11 | 3 | Blanche B. Ruby (incoming and outgoing) |
1923-1930 |
11 | 4 | Blanche B. Ruby (outgoing) |
1930-1931 |
11 | 5 | Edward E. and Blanche B. Ruby to Henry and Betty Taylor |
1931-1934 |
11 | 6 | Edward E. and Blanche B. Ruby to Henry and Betty Taylor |
1935-1938 |
12 | 1 | Edward E. and Blanche B. Ruby to Henry and Betty Taylor |
1940-1942 |
12 | 2 | Edward E. and Blanche B. Ruby to Henry and Betty Taylor |
1942-1947 |
12 | 3 | Edward E. and Blanche B. Ruby (incoming) |
1945 |
12 | 4 | Edward E. Ruby (incoming and outgoing) |
1945 |
12 | 5 | Edward E. Ruby (incoming and outgoing) |
1947 |
12 | 6 | Edward E. Ruby (outgoing) |
1948 |
12 | 7 | Edward E. Ruby (incoming and outgoing) |
1948 |
12 | 8 | Edward E. Ruby (incoming and outgoing) |
1949 |
12 | 9 | Edward E. Ruby (incoming and outgoing) |
1949 |
13 | 1 | Letters regarding the death of Edward E. Ruby |
1950-1955 |
13 | 2 | Letters regarding the death of Katharine H. Blynn "Auntie" |
1954-1960 |
2: Biographical Information
This sub-series contains E.E.R.'s Valedictory speech, his college scholarship offers and Blanche's funeral tribute. A detailed work of genealogical research, by E.E.R., is included.
|
1893-1899 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 1 | Blanche Blynn Ruby |
1876-1947 |
14 | 2 | Edward E. Ruby High School |
1893 |
14 | 3 | Wedding Memorabilia |
1899 |
5 | Marriage License |
1899 | |
Folder | |||
14 | 4 |
"The Descendants of Joseph and Ann Hunter Rubey"
|
1700-1945 |
3: Whitman College
This sub-series contains letters pertaining to E.E.R.'s service to Whitman College as well as correspondence and articles about his association with Phi Delta Theta. Letters to former colleagues and associates, penned later in life, are also included.
|
1908-1953 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 5 | Edward Ruby (Faculty) Subject File |
1908-1950 |
14 | 6 | Financial Ledger |
1909-1910 |
14 | 7 |
The Whitman College Quarterly
|
April 1928 |
14 | 8 |
"The Walla Walla Story"
|
1953 |
4: World War I American Library Association (A.L.A.) Service
Letters, reports, postcards, photographs and artifacts from E.E.R.'s service with the American Library Service at Fort Lewis, Washington, and in France and Germany.
|
1917-1919 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
13 | 4 | American Library Association War Service |
1917-1918 |
13 | 5-6 | American Library Association War Service |
1919 |
13 | 7 | Edward E. Ruby Family Correspondence (incoming) |
1919 |
13 | 8 | Edward E. Ruby Family Correspondence (outgoing) |
1919 |
18 | 1 | Photographs |
1917-1919 |
18 | 2 | Financial ledgers |
1917-1919 |
18 | 3-5 | Postcards and souvenirs |
1919 |
18 | 6 | Uniform badges and pins |
1917-1919 |
18 | 7 | Passport and personal identification |
1919 |
5 | Transport Order |
1919 | |
5: Albums
This sub-series contains an album of Ruby and Blynn family photographs. Also included are photographs of Whitman College and travel. A scrapbook contains programs, newspaper clippings, and items from social functions.
|
1840-1950 | ||
Box | |||
20 | Black Scrapbook "Photographs" |
1840-1942 | |
Folder | |||
17 | 4-5 | Ruby/Blynn Family Photographs |
1850-1950 |
6: Artifacts, Financial Records, Documents and Diaries
Contained, in this sub-series, is a lap desk that housed Aiken and Ruby family documents and materials: property deeds and mortgage papers for the Fleecy Dale Woolen Mill located in Richmond, Indiana, high school awards, programs, and essays of E. E. R., greeting cards, and a Book of Proverbs. Also contained is a silver box used during the initiation ceremonies of Beta Epsilon sorority, which became Kappa Kappa Gamma.
|
1855-1954 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
13 | 3 | Katharine H. Blynn Diary, Note, and Clippings |
1921-1954 |
5 | Mortgage Records and Property Deeds |
1855-1899 | |
7 | Lap Desk |
circa 1850 | |
7 | Silver Box |
circa 1900 |
3: Lavalette Henry Taylor and Katharine Elizabeth "Betty" Ruby, 1850-2004Return to Top
This series encompasses the lives of LaValette Henry Taylor (Henry) and Katharine Elizabeth Ruby (Betty). Included is information about their years as students at Whitman College, their courtship and early married years, Henry's naval service and Betty's life at home during World War II, their two children Katharine Ellen Taylor (Kathy) and Frederick Taylor (Rick), and their marriage of 67 years.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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1: Correspondence
This sub-series contains letters of courtship, enlisted and domestic life during World War II, and exchanges between family and friends.
|
1926-2004 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 9 | L. Henry Taylor to Betty Ruby |
1927-1928 |
14 | 10 | L. Henry Taylor to Betty Ruby |
1928 |
14 | 11 | L. Henry Taylor to Betty Ruby |
1929 |
15 | 1 | L. Henry Taylor to Betty Ruby |
1929 |
15 | 2 | L. Henry Taylor to Betty Ruby |
1929-1930 |
15 | 3 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1928-1929 |
15 | 4 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1927-1928 |
15 | 5 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1928 |
15 | 6 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1928 |
15 | 7 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1928 |
16 | 1 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1929 |
16 | 2 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1929 |
16 | 3 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1929 |
16 | 4 | Betty Ruby to L. Henry Taylor |
1929 |
16 | 5 | L. Henry Taylor (incoming) |
1928 |
16 | 6 | L. Henry Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1926-1929 |
23 | 5 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1930 |
23 | 6 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1931 |
23 | 1 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1931 |
23 | 2 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1931 |
23 | 3 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming) |
1932 |
23 | 4 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (outgoing) |
1932 |
24 | 1 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1932 |
24 | 2 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1932 |
24 | 3 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1933 |
24 | 4 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1934 |
24 | 5 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1935 |
24 | 6 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1936 |
25 | 1 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1937 |
25 | 2 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1937 |
25 | 3 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1938 |
25 | 4 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1939-1943 |
25 | 5 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1943 |
26 | 1 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1943 |
26 | 2 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1943-44 |
26 | 3 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1943-1945 |
26 | 4 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1944 |
27 | 1 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1944 |
27 | 2 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
27 | 3 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
27 | 4 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
27 | 5 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
27 | 6 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
27 | 7 | L. Henry Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
17 | 6 | Betty Taylor (outgoing) |
1945 |
17 | 7 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1946-1949 |
19 | 1 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor (incoming and outgoing) |
1950-2004 |
2: Biographical Information
This sub-series contains academic diplomas for Betty Ruby and Henry Taylor.
|
1921-1950 | ||
Box | |||
5 | Diplomas |
1921-1950 | |
3: Professional Career
Henry Taylor's 17-year career as a high school teacher and administrator, at Hartford Public High School, are captured through letters, newspaper clippings, event programs, photographs, school newspapers, and notes in this sub-series.
|
1943-1966 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
19 | 2-3 | L. Henry Taylor Professional Career |
1943-1966 |
19 | 4 | Photographs |
1949-1966 |
7 | Clipping "L. Henry Taylor HPHS Principal" |
1962 | |
4: Notebooks, Diaries, Travel, Clippings, and Financial Records
In this sub-series are materials that provide a picture of the day-to-day lives of Henry and Betty Taylor as well as descriptions of their outdoor pursuits, hobbies, and travels. Also included is information about Henry's sister Maxine Taylor Lorer and a second cousin, Seeley Allen.
|
1923-2004 | ||
Box | |||
7 | "Cycles for Two", The Hartford Daily Times
|
1933 | |
7 | L. Henry Taylor Newspaper Articles |
1963-1995 | |
Folder | |||
19 | 5 | Betty Ruby Diary |
1923 |
19 | 6 | L. Henry Taylor Bank Statements |
1928-1929 |
19 | 7 | Betty Ruby "The Bride: Her Book" |
1930 |
21 | 4 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1931-1932 |
21 | 2 | L. Henry Taylor Harvard Co-op Society Diaries |
1931-1933 |
21 | 3 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor Account of Bicycle Trip |
1933 |
21 | 4 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1933-1934 |
21 | 5 | L. Henry Taylor Camp Ahmek Diary Descriptions |
1934 |
21 | 6 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1940-1941 |
21 | 7 | L. Henry and Betty Taylor: Shore Leave Souvenirs |
1944-1945 |
21 | 8 | Betty Ruby Taylor Log |
1945 |
21 | 9 | L. Henry Taylor Camp Wyanoke Diary |
1952 |
21 | 10 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1959 |
21 | 11 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1959-1960 |
28 | 1 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1960 |
28 | 2 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1960-1961 |
28 | 3 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1961 |
28 | 4 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1961 |
28 | 5 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1962-1963 |
28 | 6 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1963-1966 |
22 | 1 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1966 |
22 | 2 | Betty Ruby Taylor Diary |
1966-1967 |
22 | 3 | "Merry Christmas to My Grandchildren": A Wheel to the Wilderness
|
2001 |
22 | 4 | Betty Ruby Taylor Memo Book |
circa 2000 |
22 | 5 | Maxine Taylor Lorer Autobiography |
1907-1924 |
22 | 6 | Seeley Allen, Whitman '25 Article and Photographs |
1907-2004 |
5: Albums, Yearbooks, Photographs, and Artifacts
Contained, in this sub-series, are high school annuals and a Whitman College scrapbook, photographs of family, friends, domestic life and travel, and a souvenir silk scarf from the Pendleton Round-Up.
|
1850-2003 | ||
Box | |||
7 | Scrap Book |
1924-1928 | |
5 | Brown Embossed Album |
1850-1928 | |
20 | "Tamarack" |
1924 January | |
20 | "Tamarack" |
1924 June | |
7 | Pendleton Round-Up Souvenir Silk Scarf |
circa 1920 | |
Folder | |||
22 | 7 | Photographs: Betty Ruby |
1907-1928 |
22 | 8 | Photographs: L. Henry Taylor |
1907-1928 |
22 | 9 | Photographs: L. Henry and Betty Taylor |
1928-1934 |
22 | 10-11 | Photographs: L. Henry and Betty Taylor |
1935-1939 |
22 | 12 | Photographs: L. Henry and Betty Taylor |
1940-1949 |
22 | 13 | Photographs: L. Henry and Betty Taylor |
1950-1959 |
22 | 14 | Photographs: L. Henry and Betty Taylor |
1960-2003 |
4: Katharine Taylor Hoff Family History, undatedReturn to Top
Under the title of "Family" this series contains the writings of Katharine Ellen Taylor Hoff and describes the family history and connections for the Taylor, Ruby, Blynn and Kees ancestry.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
28 | 7 | Part I: The Taylor-Kees Side |
1800-1974 |
28 | 8 | Part II: The Rub(e)y-Blynn Side |
1700-1950 |
29 | 1 | Part III: Taylor-Ruby, Taylor/Jobes/Hoff |
1900-2004 |
29 | 2 | Appendix II: German Ancestry |
1700-1887 |
29 | 3 | Appendix III: Irish Ancestry |
1800-1901 |
29 | 4 | Chapter Eight: Katharine Ellen Taylor |
1935- |
29 | 5 | Katharine Taylor Hoff Notes re: "Auntie and Liber", Katharine Harriet Blynn and Ellen Garfield Smith |
Undated |
29 | 6 | Katharine Taylor Hoff notes re: Betty Ruby Taylor (E.R.T.) Diaries |
1923-1934 |
29 | 7 | Katharine Taylor Hoff notes re: Henry Taylor (L.H.T.) Betty Ruby (K.E.R.) |
1921-1929 |
29 | 8 | Katharine Taylor Hoff notes re: Edward Ruby (E.E.R.) Blanche Blynn courtship letters |
1898-1901 |
29 | 9 | Katharine Taylor Hoff notes re: Ruby letters |
1923-1950 |
29 | 10 | Katharine Taylor Hoff notes re: Edward Ruby |
1947-1950 |
29 | 11 | Katharine Taylor Hoff notes re: Edward E. Ruby correspondence |
1919 |
5: Unprocessed accession 2014-002, circa 1890-1945Return to Top
Container(s): Box 32, Box 33, Box 34
This is an unprocessed addition to the Taylor and Ruby family papers that was donated in 2014. Materials include photographs of the family, correspondence, illustrations, and one photograph album.
6: Unprocessed accession 2018-030, circa 1900-1981Return to Top
Container(s): Box 30, Box 31
This is an unprocessed addition to the Taylor and Ruby family papers that was donated in 2018. Materials include photographs of the family, deeds and records related to the family's wheat ranch in Pendleton, Oregon, and other family documents and records.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hoff, Katharine Taylor
- Kees, Mary Louisa
- Ruby, Edward Ernest
- Ruby, Katharine Elizabeth
- Ruby, Millie Blanche Blynn
- Taylor, LaValette Henry
- Taylor, William Frederick