Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book, 1885-1892
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Straight, Zebulon K.
- Title
- Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book
- Dates
- 1885-1892 (inclusive)18851892
- Quantity
- 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.679
- Summary
- The Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book contains Zebulon Straight's autograph book. Straight was elected to the city council of Walla Walla three times, and was elected to the first Washington State Legislature in October, 1889.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Zebulon Kenyon Straight was born in Wayne, New York in 1840. He moved to Wisconsin in 1846, and then to Minnesota in 1861, where he became a jeweler and watchmaker. In 1870 he moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where he married Margaret Alexander in 1871 and had two children, Zeno and Maude. Straight was elected to the city council of Walla Walla three times, and was elected to the first Washington State Legislature in October, 1889. He died in November, 1908.
Content Description
The Zebulon K. Straight Autograph Book contains Zebulon Straight's autograph book. The book includes autographs, Republican State Convention ribbons, as well as poems and praises of Straight. The entries date from 1885 to 1892.
Administrative Information
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