Guide to the Ruth Strange Papers
Sean Heyliger
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Ruth Strange Papers
Collection number: MS 35
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 06/25/2013
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ruth Strange papers
Dates: 1912-1990
Collection number: MS 35
Creator:
Strange, Ruth.
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Ruth Strange Papers include 13 photographs of friends and family of Ruth Strange. The collection includes two class photographs
of the Hawthorne School in Oakland, California taken in 1922 and 1924, and also a photograph of Captain Roger Romaine, a Tuskegee
Airman and member of the 99th Fighter Squadron during World War II. There is also manuscript on the genealogy of the Allen
family written by Ruth Strange in 1990.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Ruth Strange Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Ruth Strange papers, MS 35, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 06/25/2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Ruth Strange Papers include 13 photographs of friends and family of Ruth Strange. The collection includes two class photographs
of the Hawthorne School in Oakland, California taken in 1922 and 1924, and also a photograph of Captain Roger Romaine, a Tuskegee
Airman and member of the 99th Fighter Squadron during World War II. There is also manuscript on the genealogy of the Allen
family written by Ruth Strange in 1990.
Arrangement
Series I. Photographs
Series II. Family genealogy
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Oakland (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.
Hawthorne School (Oakland, Calif.).
Photographs
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes 13 photographs of Strange's friends, family, and Hawthorne School class photographs.
Arrangement
Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 1:2
Portrait of Edna Montjoy [001]
circa 1920s
Box 1:2
Portrait of Juanita LeBoeuf in nurse's uniform [002]
circa 1920s
Box 1:2
Lula Chapman Goodrich holding a broom [003]
circa 1950s
Box 1:2
Man in suit, caption: ‘Roger, July 1936’ [004]
1936
Box 1:2
Victoria Shorey and Leal LeBoeuf standing in their front yard, Los Angeles, California [005]
circa 1920s
Box 1:2
High jumper in San Jose College track uniform, caption: ‘1940 interclass 6’2’ [006]
1940
Box 1:2
Exterior of house [007]
undated
Box 1:2
Portrait of man sitting in a chair [008]
circa 1900s
Box 1:2
Two women and four children standing in front of house [009]
circa 1910s
Box 1:2
Hawthorne School class portrait, Oakland, California, pictured: ‘Bill Finley, Weldon Smith, Lavern Paulson, Loyola Cunningham,
Carol Rose, MacDonald, Robert Golding, Lorraine Cameron, Bob Peterson’ [010]
1924
Box 1:2
Hawthorne School class portrait, Oakland, California [011]
1922
Box 1:2
Peter Victor, Mack Legor, Robert Thomas, and Jose Warnie standing in courtyard, Minatitlán, Vera Cruz, Mexico [012]
1912
Box 1:2
Captain Roger Romaine sitting in cockpit, 99th Fighter Squadron [013]
circa 1940s
Family genealogy
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes a genealogy of the Allen family, "The quest for Allendom' written by Ruth Strange.
Box 1:3
The quest for Allendom
1990
