Guide to the Lysle Mason Buck and Lora Mae (Green) Buck Papers 1906-1991
Cage 813

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Buck, Lysle Mason
Title
Lysle Mason Buck and Lora Mae (Green) Buck Papers
ID
Cage 813
Date [inclusive]
1906-1991
Extent
2.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 4 Boxes
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
This collection contains early 1900s photos of Washington State College and Pullman, along with WSC miscellaneous material belonging to WSC alumni Lysle Mason Buck and his future wife Lora Mae Green; also included are family histories and other material from their ancestors and descendants.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Lysle Mason Buck and Lora Mae (Green) Buck Papers, 1906-1991 (Cage 813)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Lysle Mason Buck was born October 4, 1887 in Maine. Always referred to as "Paddy", Lysle Buck graduated from Washington State College (later Washington State University) in 1911. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and was active in sports at WSC. He was captain of the baseball team, played on the basketball team, and while playing on the football team became famous for being on the receiving end of a 55 yard pass for a touchdown on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1910, against Whitman College at Walla Walla. It was the first pass for a touchdown in WSC history. After graduating, he worked for the Pacific Telephone Company as a civil engineer for his entire career. He died October 31, 1950 at Grants Pass, Oregon and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Lora Mae Green was born September 12, 1886 in Johnson, Washington Territory. She was a charter member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at WSC. After graduation in 1909, she worked as an assistant librarian at WSC until 1916. She and Lysle Buck were married August 30, 1916, in Pullman, Washington. She died January 31, 1981, and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California. Their daughter, Marjorie Louise Buck, was born October 4, 1917 and died April 22, 1988. She also attended WSC starting in 1936 and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.

Lora Green's mother, Belle Lizabeth (Shirley) Green, was born November 4, 1865 in Monmouth, Oregon Territory. She moved the family farm in Johnson, Washington to Pullman, Washington after her husband, Noah W. Green, died at the age of 39. She ran her home as a boarding house for WSC students for years as a way to support her four children. She died April 11, 1954, in Glendale, California. She authored "The Wagon Train of 1852," the story of her mother's journey from Illinois to Oregon and later family history in eastern Washington.

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Biography/History

A note about the expression “insane asylum”: Publicly funded psychiatric hospitals, then known as insane or lunatic asylums, emerged in the 19th century as part of a trend toward institutionalization of people with mental illnesses. Originally designed by reformers to provide a retreat from common society, asylums often perpetrated abuses against marginalized members of society. In addition, it merits noting that terms like “insane” and “crazy” have a problematic history in that they have often been used to stigmatize any person considered “unacceptable” to powerful members of society. For instance, asylums have at times been used to confine not only people with mental illnesses but also elderly individuals, assertive women, and conscientious objectors. These words often have the effect of excluding particular groups while perpetuating stereotypes about mental illness.

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Scope and Content

This collection consists primarily of photos, memorabilia and other items from Lysle Mason Buck and Lora Mae (Green) Buck's time at Washington State College in the early 1900s. Scrapbooks, dance programs, photos, post cards, sorority/fraternity material and Lysle Buck's thesis are included. The collection also includes photos and college miscellany from their daughter, Marjorie Louise Buck, when she attended WSC in the late 1930s.

Lora Mae (Green) Buck's mother, Belle Lizabeth (Shirley) Green, wrote an account of her mother's journey in a covered wagon from Illinois to Oregon entitled "The Wagon Train of 1852," and a typewritten copy and handwritten notes are included. Other family material such as geneological records, a ledger containing newspaper clippings and other items compiled by Moscow, Idaho lawyer Albert J. Green (uncle to Lora Mae Green) are part of the collection.

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Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series: Series 1: Lysle Mason Buck and Lora Mae (Green) Buck WSC Photos and Miscellaneous Items, circa 1906-1916; Series 2: Buck and Green Family Miscellaneous Items, 1915-1991

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2022

https://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 may apply.

Acquisition Information

This material was donated to the WSU Libraries by Jim and Maryly Dahlquist in 1991.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Doug Lambeth in 2015.

In 2022, in response to evolving standards regarding the language used to describe individuals and communities with disabilities, Talea Anderson added a Historical Note to this finding aid.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University -- History -- Sources
  • Washington State University -- Students -- History -- Sources

Family Name(s)

  • Buck family -- Archives
  • Green family -- Archives
  • Buck family
  • Green family

Geographic Name(s)

  • Pullman (Wash.) -- History -- Sources

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Buck, Lysle Mason, 1887-1950 -- Archives
  • Buck, Lora Mae, 1886-1981 -- Archives
  • Buck, Lora Mae, 1886-1981
Creator(s) :
  • Buck, Lora Mae, 1886-1981

Subject(s)

  • Colleges and Universities
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

Series 1: Lysle Mason Buck and Lora Mae (Green) Buck WSC Photos and Miscellaneous Items circa 1906-1916 
box folder

WSC Photographs circa 1906 

 1 1

Lysle Mason Buck, WSC Sports and Campus Photos 1909-1911 

 1 2

Alpha Tau Omega Leather-Bound Fraternity Book with Photos 1911 

 1 3

Lysle Mason Buck Photos, WSC Sports Teams circa 1909-1912 

 1 4

Lysle Mason Buck, WSC Dance Programs 1910-1916 

 1 5

"Proposed Gravity Water System for the State Insane Farm Near Sedro-Wooley, Wash.," Thesis by Lysle Mason Buck 1911 

 1 6

Lysle Mason Buck Team Photographs 1911 

 1 7

Lora Mae (Green) Buck Photo circa 1909 

 1 8
box

Lysle Mason Buck Photo Album circa 1909 

 1

Class of 1909 Golden Grad Memento Book 1959 

 4

WSC Scrapbook circa 1910 

 4

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Series 2: Buck and Green Family Miscellaneous Items 1915-1991 
box folder

Assorted Newspaper Clippings, WSC and Pullman History 1915-1974 

 2 9

Marjorie Louise (Buck) Ehresman WSC Memorabilia 1936-1938 

 2 10

Green Family Genealogy Records undated 

 2 11

"The Wagon Train of 1852," Written by Belle L. (Shirley) Green, Manuscript and Notes 1941 

 2 12

Dahlquist Family History 1991 

 2 13
box

Veterans Medal for Ezekiel A. Shirley (Lora Mae (Green) Buck's Grandfather) for service in the Mexican-American War, 1846 undated 

 2

Ledger Book compiled by Albert J. Green, including newspaper clippings circa 1890s 

 3

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