Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries

Summary Information

Repository

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Creator

Babcock, Lyman Trumbull, 1866-1949

Title

Lyman Trumbull Babcock Papers

ID

Cage 395

Date [inclusive]

circa 1947-1968

Extent

0.25 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box

Languages

Materials are in English.

Abstract

This collection consists of a single item, "Two Worlds: A Reminiscence and Autobiography" (typescript) by Lyman Trumbull Babcock, an educator in Whitman County, Washington from the late 1800's until the mid 1940's.

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Biography/History

Lyman Trumbull Babcock was born in the Midwest in 1866 and moved to the Palouse region as a young man in the early 1890's. He was a professional educator, working at several rural schools throughout the area before becoming superintendent of Whitman County Schools in 1924. Babcock served in that capacity for eleven years, retiring in 1935.

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Scope and Content

This collection consists of a single item, "Two Worlds: A Reminiscence and Autobiography" (typescript, approximately 455 pages) by Lyman Trumbull Babcock about his life from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. Babcock's recollections include his boyhood, education, move to the Pacific Northwest and career as an educator. The collection includes additional notes made by Babcock's daughter and grandson.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2013

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.

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Names and Subjects

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