The images appear to originate with Lottie E. Jellum (1882-1955). Lottie's immediate family consisted of parents Elluf and Mary, brothers Herbert Jellum (d. 1898), Oliver George Jellum (1880-1941), and Stenton Peter Jellum (1889-1909), and sisters Bertha 'Bertie' Georginne Jellum (1875-1949), Ella Marie Jellum (Joiner) (1877-1948), and Lillian Winifred Jellum (Rawlings) (1892-1971). Several siblings are represented in the postcards; Oliver, Stenton, and Lottie all attended WSC. She had a long career as a school teacher. We can track her at Wenatchee HS, Aberdeen HS, Missoula HS, and Lewis and Clark (Spokane) HS, before settling down at Robert Gray junior high school in Tacoma for the latter half of her career.
Twenty two postcard prints of the State College of Washington campus student life from 1908-1911. Many postcards were mailed, most to the Jellum family of Ellensburg, WA, or of Couer d'Alene, ID. Most appear to be from (or to) Lottie Jellum, who graduated WSC in 1909. Several images are of Alpha Theta Sigma, of which Lottie was a member. One is from Orilla Miner, a WSC instructor in photography.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Images are unordered; many identified or dated, either by captions or by postmarks and written text on the back.
This collection is open and available for research use.
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Preliminary Guide to the Jellum Family Postcards of the State College of Washington, 1908-1911 (UPC2010-04)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Donated by Lisa King of Snoqualmie, WA, on July 2, 2010.
At the time of donation, we were told that more materials would be coming in, but enough time has passed that this seems unlikely.
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