Washburn Family Papers, 1838-2016
Mia Watts
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
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Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Washburn Family Papers, 1838-2016
Collection number: "MSS 335"
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Mia Watts
- Date Completed:
- 2017
- Encoded by:
- Mia Watts
© 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Washburn Family Papers
Dates: 1838-2016
Collection number: "MSS 335"
Creator:
Washburn, Winifred,
1917-2016
Collection Size: 4 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Papers consist of Washburn/Young family
genealogical history. The collection includes letters, publications, writings,
and photo albums.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Biography / Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
Papers consist of Washburn/Young family genealogical history. The
collection includes letters, publications, writings, and photo albums.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Young, George Demming,
1889-1971
Young, Olivia Rudolph,
1894-1975
Young, William Morehead,
1923-2016
Young, George Demming Jr.,
1914-2000
Washburn, Charles Harrison,
1916-2002
World War, 1939-1945
Box 1: Washburn/Young Genealogical Information [including
information on Winnifred, Harry, Olivia, George D. Young, and others; travel
diaries from Scotland 1950-52]
Box 2: Photo Albums and Scrapbooks
Box 3: Correspondence—George D. Young to Olivia Young née
Rudolph, 1912-1914 [includes courtship letters] and Various Family,
1943
Box 4: Correspondence—Olivia Young to Winifred Washburn née
Young, 1938-1941
Box 5: Correspondence—Harry Washburn & Winifred
Washburn, 1940-1952 [includes time at UOP, time abroad, & Misc.
Correspondence]
Box 6: Writings & Publications
