Guide to the Wilson Family Photographs 1895-1928
PC 9

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Wilson, George.
Title
Wilson Family Photographs
ID
PC 9
Date [inclusive]
1895-1928
Extent
.5 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
The George Wilson family farmed near Colton, Washington. This collection of photographs include scenes in and around Colton, Washington, Baseball teams with Leon Wilson, the flood of 1913 in Burke, Idaho, and Whitman College, and Squally John of the Nisqually tribe.

Preferred Citation

[Item description] Wilson Family Photographs, 1895-1928 (PC 9)

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

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Biography/History

The George Wilson family farmed near Colton, Washington. There were four sons: Leon, Robert, Byron and Lewis. Leon attended Whitman College in Walla Walla for two years around 1910. During the summer of 1911 he played baseball for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher. Neighboring farms near Colton included the Nathan Maynard and the M. A. Ferguson farms.

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Scope and Content

The Wilson family photographs include scenes in and around Colton, Washington, Baseball teams with Leon Wilson, the flood of 1913 in Burke, Idaho, and Whitman College, and Squally John of the Nisqually tribe. Most of the photographs are from between 1895 and 1913 with a few taken later.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

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.

Acquisition Information

The Wilson family photographs were donated to the Washington State University Library in November, 1976 by Claude Simpson of Pullman.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by David Smestad in March, 1978.

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Names and Subjects

Family Name(s)

  • Wilson Family.
  • Wilson Family.

Geographic Name(s)

  • Colton (Wash.) -- Photographs.
  • Walla Walla (Wash.) -- Photographs.

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Wilson, Leon.

Subject(s)

  • Universities and colleges -- Washington (State) -- Photographs.
  • Baseball -- Photographs.
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Sports and Recreation

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Detailed Description of Collection

box folder

Baseball teams (with Leon Wilson), including Whitman College, Johnson, Washington, and the Bishop’s Bar Boys.  7 items

1 1

Group class portraits with Leon Wilson  2 items

1 2

Informal group and individual photographs of family members.  9 items

1 3

Boyd Maynard.  3 items

1 4

The Bishop family and ranch on the Snake River.  5 items

1 5

Burke, Idaho, including the flood of 1913.  3 items

1 6

The M. A. Ferguson ranch harvest scenes.  3 items

1 7

Early street scenes of Colton, Washington.  2 items

1 8

Miscellaneous, including 1910 Whitman College scene, Jim Wiley of Colton and "Squally John" of the Nisqually tribe.  11 items

1 9