Zaring Family Papers
Scope and Contents
The Zaring Family Photographs contains photographs of Whitman College, Washington and Oregon landscapes, portraits, as well as deeds, receipts, programs, a scrapbook, and a diary documenting the events of the Zaring family business.
Dates
- 1886-1992
Creator
- Zaring family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Alvin Zaring was born in 1838 in Indiana. He married Mercy Zaring, with whom he moved to Walla Walla, Washington, worked as a farmer, and had eight children, Mary, Eli, Ella, John, Martha, Emily, Joseph, and Ray. He died in November, 1929, several years after he married his second wife Lillian Zaring.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 flat file folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Zaring Family Photographs contains photographs taken by members of the Zaring family, dating from 1896 to 1992.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Sally Powers in October, 1994. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0551.
Creator
- Zaring family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Zaring Family Papers
- Author
- Owen Crabtree
- Date
- 2012
- 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