Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Florida Virginia Hill
James Papers
1909-1950
Cage
41
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- James, Florida Virginia Hill
- Title
- Florida Virginia Hill James Papers
- ID
- Cage 41
- Date [inclusive]
- 1909-1950
- Extent
- 4 containers., 2 linear feet of shelf space., 820 items.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Correspondence, diaries, photographs and other papers of a student at the University of Oregon and the University of Southern California, 1918-1922; school teacher, 1923-1930; and rural housewife in Whitman County. Included are correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and legal and financial papers of other members of the Hill and James families.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 41, Florida Virginia Hill James Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Florida Hill, born in 1896, the daughter of a Palouse, Washington wheat farmer, lived in eastern Washington until 1917 when she and her widowed mother moved to Eugene, Oregon, where Florida enrolled as a student at the University of Oregon. In 1920 both moved to Los Angeles where Florida finished her college work at the University of Southern California and taught in the public schools of Pomona, California. About a year after her marriage to Arthur James (1929) she returned to the Palouse Country.
Scope and Content
The papers consist primarily of Florida's intermittent diaries and correspondence from friends and family, which includes her letters to her sister Bess. In addition, photographs of the Hill and James families; memorabilia of the Hill Family; papers of Arthur James concerning his wartime experiences and employment as a railroad brakeman and conductor; correspondence of Marylin James, and photographs of Colfax and Palouse scenes, are included in the collection.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Revision Description
A further acquisition was added to this collection, and this finding aid was adjusted accordingly. 1975
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Acquisition Information
The papers were assembled by Florida's son, Glen James, b. 1937, who donated the material to the Washington State University Library in 1960. A further donation of Arthur J. James' papers was added to this collection in August, 1975.
Digital Archival Object
Trainmen's Schedule
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- University of Oregon--Students--Diaries
- University of Southern California--Students -- Diaries
Family Name(s)
- Hill family
- James family
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- James, Florida Virginia Hill --Archives
Donor(s) :
- James, Glen. waps
Subject(s)
- Country life -- Washington (State)--Whitman County--History--Sources
- Home and Family
- Photographs
- Transportation
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
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Correspondence 1909-1950 350 items. |
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Series 1: Diaries 9 items. |
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Colfax 1912 |
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Eugene 1918 |
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Los Angeles 1920 1925 |
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Palouse 1935 |
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fragments 1930 |
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Memoranda and address books. 5 items. |
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Child's autograph book 1 item. |
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Culver City, California, real estate papers 1925-1940 30 items. |
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Programs and announcements, commencements and weddings 1911-1935 20 items. |
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Series 2: Diaries (donated in 1974) |
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Unknown rancher 1889-1890 |
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Besse Hill, Colfax 1912 |
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Florida Hill, Eugene 1919 |
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Genealogy, deeds and abstracts, grade cards, bank statements, ration books and other memorabilia of the Hill and James families 1911-1945 35 items. |
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Employment and union papers, insurance policies, service records and other papers of Arthur James 1912-1922 50 items. |
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Correspondence of Marylin James 1946-1947 50 items. |
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Sketch scripts, poetry and essays by Florida James undated 10 items. |
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Series 3: Photographs 250 items. |
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Members of the Hill and James families (some identified) |
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The Palouse farm and the Colfax area |
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The Los Angeles home |
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World War I servicemen's snapshots of Arthur James |
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Hop picking crew 1915 |
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A Ku Klux Klan rally near Colfax 1925 |
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Series 4: James, Arthur J. (Addition of 21 August 1975) |
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Papers 1925-1956 120 items. |
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Receipt book and miscellaneous invoices, receipts and other papers. |
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