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Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book

 Collection
Identifier: WCMss-679

Scope and Contents

The Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book contains Zebulon Straight’s autograph book. The book includes autographs, Republican State Convention ribbons, as well as poems and praises of Straight. The entries date from 1885 to 1892.

Dates

  • Creation: 1885-1892

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Zebulon Kenyon Straight was born in Wayne, New York in 1840. He moved to Wisconsin in 1846, and then to Minnesota in 1861, where he became a jeweler and watchmaker. In 1870 he moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where he married Margaret Alexander in 1871 and had two children, Zeno and Maude. Straight was elected to the city council of Walla Walla three times, and was elected to the first Washington State Legislature in October, 1889. He died in November, 1908.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book contains Zebulon Straight’s autograph book. Straight was elected to the city council of Walla Walla three times, and was elected to the first Washington State Legislature in October, 1889.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.

Title
Guide to the Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book
Author
Owen Crabtree
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository

Contact:
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla WA 99362 United States
509-527-5922