Bonnie Ethel Taylor Wilhelm photographs

Bonnie Ethel Taylor Wilhelm photographs, 1907

Overview of the Collection

Title: Bonnie Ethel Taylor Wilhelm photographs
Dates: 1907
19071907
Quantity: .01 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number: SPC-022-0981
Summary: The Bonnie Ethel Taylor Wilhelm photographs consist of two photographs from Wilhelm's years as a student at Cheney State Normal School in the early 20th century and a brief biography about Wilhelm by her granddaughter.
Repository: Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Bonnie Ethel Taylor Wilhelm photographs consist of a portrait and a group photograph of the Fools Cannot Belong club from the 1907-1908 school year. Wilhelm belonged to the club as junior at the Cheney State Normal School that year and is seated in the center. The photographs were taken by the Charles Libby Studio and A.A. Ames Studio respectively.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Bonnie Ethel Taylor was born on June 1, 1890 in Harrington, Washington to Susan Ellen Peake and John Stephens Taylor. She attended Cheney State Normal School starting in 1904 where she was a member of the debate team and junior class basketball team. She graduated with an advanced diploma in 1908 and earned her lifetime teaching certificate in 1910. Taylor moved to Juneau, Alaska where she met her husband Victor Hugo Wilhelm, a mining and petroleum engineer. The two were married in Spokane, Washington on January 20, 1914. The Wilhelms settled in Glendale, California. Bonnie Wilhelm died in San Diego, California in 1961.

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Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University (EWU). For more information, visit the EWU Archives and Special Collections website (see link in "Repository" information near top of this page).

Preferred Citation

[Item description]; Bonnie Ethel Taylor Wilhelm photographs, SPC 022-0981; Archives and Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

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Arrangement

Arranged at the collection level.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections by Susan Floyd in 2022.

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