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William C. North and Domingo V. Ruiz papers, 1905-1944
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- North, William C., 1871-1930
- Title
- William C. North and Domingo V. Ruiz papers
- Dates
- 1905-1944 (inclusive)19051944
- Quantity
- 0.15 cubic feet, (3 folders in shared box; 2 oversize folders (19x25) in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 832
- Summary
- Newspaper clippings, photographs, and documents relating to William C. North and Domingo V. Ruiz. North lived in Portland, Oregon, and was a legislator and businessman. He and Ruiz met during the Spanish-American War, when North was serving in the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Regiment. Ruiz had been a member of the Spanish garrison, but following the surrender of Manila, Philippines, became friends with the men of the 2nd Oregon, and later became an American citizen.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
William C. North was born in 1871 in Tennessee, and came to Oregon at age 18. He served with the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Regiment in the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. In 1901, he married Eva Inez Scott; the couple had three sons and a daughter. North worked in the Multnomah County Assessor's Office and in the insurance industry in Portland, Oregon. He served as a colonel in the Oregon National Guard in World War I. North was active in Republican politics, serving in the Oregon State Legislature for the 1921, 1925, and 1927 sessions. He died suddenly while playing golf on August 31, 1930.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Domingo Vaquerigo Ruiz was born in Toledo, Spain, in 1871. He was soldier in the Spanish garrison in Manila, Philippines, when American forces attacked that city in 1898. Following the city's surrender, Ruiz befriended members of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Regiment, including William C. North, and later, during the Philippine-American War, he treated American soldiers who were suffering from malaria. The men of the 2nd Oregon subsequently allowed Ruiz to return with them to the United States. Ruiz later became an American citizen and lived in Sycamore, near Portland, Oregon. In 1936, he presented veterans of the 2nd Oregon with a Spanish flag he had taken down and hidden on his person during the battle of Manila. Ruiz died in December 1944.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, and documents relating to William C. North, a businessman and politician from Portland, Oregon; and Domingo V. Ruiz, a Spanish-American who was friends with North. The clippings include multiple obituaries for North, and a 1936 article about Ruiz presenting a Spanish flag he had smuggled out of Manila, Philippines, to veterans of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Regiment. Photographs in the collection show North golfing, North in the uniform of the Oregon National Guard, and North with other Oregon legislators. Other items of note are a 1926 certificate nominating North as the Republican representative for Oregon's 18th District, and an affidavit filed for Ruiz's application for American citizenship, for which North was a signatory.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
William C. North and Domingo V. Ruiz papers, Coll 832, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
Oversize 1 | Affidavit for Domingo V. Ruiz's application for United States citizenship | 1905 November 22 |
1 | Certificate nominating William C. North as Republican representative for Oregon's 18th District; photograph of North golfing | 1926 June 15; circa 1925 |
2 | Newspaper clippings about William C. North | 1906-1930 |
3 | Newspaper clippings about Domingo V. Ruiz | 1936-1944 |
Oversize 2 | Photographs: William C. North in Oregon National Guard uniform; William C. North and other Oregon legislators | circa 1918-1925 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislators--Oregon
- Spanish American War, 1898--Veterans--Oregon
Personal Names
- North, William C., 1871-1930
- Ruiz, Domingo V. (Domingo Vaquerigo), 1871-1944
Corporate Names
- United States. Army. Oregon Volunteers, 2nd
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (information artifacts)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Ruiz, Domingo V. (Domingo Vaquerigo), 1871-1944 (creator)