Louis Mathis Ringer Papers

Louis Mathis Ringer Papers, 1886-1891

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Ringer, Louis Mathis
Title: Louis Mathis Ringer Papers
Dates: 1886-1891 (inclusive)
18861891
Quantity: 1.75 linear feet of shelf space, (2 boxes)
Collection Number: Cage 265 (collection)
Summary: Bound letterbook for Sibson, Quackenbush, and Company; ledger of the Pullman Mercantile Company; clipping about L.M. Ringer.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Louis Mathis Ringer was a wheat buying agent at Almota, Washington, for Sibson, Quackenbush and Company, located in Portland, Oregon. He was also an owner, with his brother, John T. Ringer, of the Pullman Mercantile Company, 1890-1893.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of a bound letterbook for Sibson, Quackenbush, 1886-1887; a ledger of the Pullman Mercantile Company, 1890-1891; and a clipping about L.M. Ringer, Spokesman-Review, May 3, 1908.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Louis Mathis Ringer Papers, 1886-1891

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the WSU Libraries by L. Hamilton in 1931.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Merchants -- Washington (State) -- Almota
Ringer, John T.
Wheat -- Washington (State) -- Marketing

Personal Names

Ringer, Louis Mathis (creator)

Corporate Names

Pullman Mercantile Company
Sibsen, Quackenbush and Company

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