Betty Warren and Ruth Babcock photographs

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Betty Warren and Ruth Babcock photographs

Dates: circa 1920s-2000s

Collection Number: 2017-02

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 folder

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: Betty Warren (1916 September 17-2006 July 30) was a wilderness guide, activist, and practitioner of Zen Buddhism. Ruth (Rudy) Babcock (1915 May 31-2007 January 30) was an artist, musician, and government worker. Warren and Babcock were a couple for several years in the 1940s and/or 1950s. According to the collection donor, after Warren and Babcock broke up, “they decided to get together once a year and go off on a trip for ten days...Over their camping trips, they covered most of the trails in the Sierra mountain range.” The collection includes black-and-white and color snapshots documenting Warren and Babcock’s life in the San Francisco Bay Area, including numerous photos from their regular camping trips. Also included are an early childhood photo of Warren and several young adult photos of Babcock.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Betty Warren and Ruth Babcock photographs. Collection Number: 2017-02. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Karen Sjoholm, January 2017.

Scope and Content of Collection

Betty Warren (1916 September 17-2006 July 30) was a wilderness guide, activist, and practitioner of Zen Buddhism. Ruth (Rudy) Babcock (1915 May 31-2007 January 30) was an artist, musician, and government worker. Warren and Babcock were a couple for several years in the 1940s and/or 1950s. According to the collection donor, after Warren and Babcock broke up, “they decided to get together once a year and go off on a trip for ten days...Over their camping trips, they covered most of the trails in the Sierra mountain range.” The collection includes black-and-white and color snapshots documenting Warren and Babcock’s life in the San Francisco Bay Area, including numerous photos from their regular camping trips. Also included are an early childhood photo of Warren and several young adult photos of Babcock.