Washburn Family Papers, 1838-2016

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Summary

Creators:
Washburn, Winifred, 1917-2016
Abstract:
Papers consist of Washburn/Young family genealogical history. The collection includes letters, publications, writings, and photo albums.
Extent:
4 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Washburn Family Papers. "MSS 335" . Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers consist of Washburn/Young family genealogical history. The collection includes letters, publications, writings, and photo albums.

Biographical / historical:

Winifred Washburn was raised on a dairy farm in Oakland hills where her parents, Olivia Rudolph Young and George Demming, homesteaded. She graduated from the College of the Pacific in 1941 with a Bachelor's degree in Religious Education. Her career in special education spanned 25 years and included writing a major teaching manual on mainstreaming special-needs children back into the classroom. Her husband, Charles Harrison "Harry" Washburn was a chaplain in WWII, was a prisoner of war (POW), and later became an ordained minister. While in active duty, he commissioned the "Nun's Flag" so that a United States flag would be displayed over a cemetery in Hamlein, Germany on the first Memorial Day following the surrender in Europe in 1945. Through their 62 years of marriage, Winifred and Harrygb dedicated their lives to service and the importance of spreading religious educational values. She was also an accomplished poet and published numerous works. Winifred's mother, Olivia Young, was an award winning poet and published various works of her own, as well as a poetry manual published in collaboration with Winifred.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Washburn Family Papers. "MSS 335" . Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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