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Byrd Weyler Kellogg papers, 1918-1941
SPC.00038  
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    Title: Byrd Weyler Kellogg papers
    Date (inclusive): 1918-1941
    Identification: SPC.00038
    Creator: Kellogg, Byrd Weyler
    Contributor: KSRO (Radio station : Santa Rosa, Calif.)
    Physical Description: 2 linear feet 2 boxes
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.
    Repository: Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
    Abstract: This collection contains Santa Rosa, Calif. radio station KSRO transcripts; "We the women" daily column; misc. newspaper clippings; screenplays; short stories; and poems, as well as personal effects such as membership cards, wallets, and a diary.
    Press Democrat column: Kellogg, Byrd Weyler. We the women

    Biography/Organization History

    Byrd Weyler Kellogg (Apr. 9, 1881-July 3, 1964) was a Sonoma County writer and editor of the society pages in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Her hometown newspaper, the Emporia (Kansas) Gazette, published her obituary on July 4, 1964:
    EMPORIAN'S SISTER DIES
    Miss Beulah Weyler, 601 Cottonwood St., has received news of the death Friday morning of her sister, Mrs. Charles Kellogg, Santa Rosa, Calif., the former Miss Byrd Weyler of Emporia. She died in Palo Alto, Calif., where her son, Lyman Beecher Kellogg lives. Mrs. Kellogg, who was born and reared in Emporia, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weyler. She was preceded in death by her husband, who was the son of the late Lyman B. Kellogg, first president of the Kansas Normal School, now Emporia State College, and by one brother, John Weyler. She is survived by her son four brothers, Vice Admiral George Weyler, Coronado, Calif.; Leo G. and W. W. Weyler, Topeka, and Lawrence Weyler, Belle Fourche, S. D., and two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Waring, Salina, and Miss Weyler. (source: Byrd Weyler Kellogg, retrieved from Find a Grave, Dec. 17, 2019

    Scope and Contents

    Radio program transcripts; "We the women" daily column; misc. newspaper clippings; screenplays; short stories; and poems, and miscellaneous personal effects.

    Arrangement of the collection

    Organized provisonally into two series:
    1. Radio transcripts
    2. Correspondence, misc. writings, and personal effects

    Access Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

    Personal Names

    Kellogg, Byrd Weyler.

    Corporate Names

    KSRO (Radio station : Santa Rosa, Calif.)

    Topical Terms

    Radio broadcasters--California--Santa Rosa
    Radio broadcasting--California--Santa Rosa--History
    Women radio writers--California--Santa Rosa

    Genre and Format Terms

    Poems
    Short stories
    Clippings (information artifacts)
    Screenplays
    Transcripts
    Newspaper columns
    Archival materials

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Conditions Governing Access:

    Access Information

    This collection is partially processed. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access; for contact info and current hours, see https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library

    Conditions of Use

    Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized work and can claim only physical ownership of the work (s) described in these records. However, these materials are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
    [Identification of item], Kellogg, Byrd Weyler. Byrd Weyler Kellogg papers, 1918-1941. SPC.00039, History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.
    Gift: Claire and Susan Kellogg, 2010