Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the William Homer Latta Papers
1907-1964
Cage 36
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Latta, William Homer
- Title
- William Homer Latta Papers
- ID
- Cage 36
- Date [inclusive]
- 1907-1964
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Family and personal history, "Memoirs and reminiscences of our family," (1942, 162 p.); an interview transcript and a clipping scrapbook on the Pullman Post Office.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
William Homer Latta Papers, 1907-1964 (Cage 36)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
William H. Latta (1864-1960) was a pioneer in Whitman County, Washington. Born in Washington County, Iowa, Latta spent most of his youth on a farm in Linn County, Kansas. In 1898, he moved to Whitman County to work as a school teacher, which he continued until 1907, when he became a postal worker in Pullman, Washington. He retired in 1931.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of: family and personal history (including the recollection of a wagon train journey from Iowa to Kansas); bound volume of William Homer Latta's collected information about the Latta family and personal stories; an interview transcript with W.H. Latta, and a clipping scrapbook on the Pullman Post Office.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
The majority of this collection was donated by William H. Latta in 1960.
Names and Subjects
Family Name(s)
- Latta family
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Latta, William Homer -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Washington (State) -- Pullman
- Postal service -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- History -- Sources
- Home and Family
- Pioneers
Detailed Description of Collection
box | folder | |||
Clippings from Pleasanton, Kansas Observer, Enterprise, photograph of William Latta, and W.H. Latta obituary circa 1939-1960 |
1 | 1 | ||
W.H. Latta interview with Alice Latta and Mary Avery (transcript and supporting documentation) 1959-1964 |
1 | 2 | ||
Memoirs and reminiscences 1942 |
1 | 3 | ||
Scrapbook, Pullman postal history 1907-1958 |
1 | 4 | ||