UAKMs81.xml Guide to the Ballou Family Papers 1871-1934 Ballou Family Papers Finding aid prepared by Hugh W. Johnson Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Washington State Women's History Consortium. Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture © 1989
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Ms 81 Ballou Family Ballou Family Papers 1871-1934 6 linear feet 6 boxes Born March 27, 1862 in Illinois, Miss Myra Ballou never married. Apparently she remained at the family farm near Milton, Oregon with her parents. This collection consists primarily of letters written to Myra Ballou from members of her large and extended family, and letters written by Myra Ballou to family members and friends. English Biographical Note

Born March 27, 1862 in Illinois, Miss Myra Ballou never married. Apparently she remained at the family farm near Milton, Oregon with her parents. The other siblings left.

Family relationships among the siblings are as follows:

Children Lillian, born in Lisle, IL, August 20, 1860 Myra, born in Lisle, IL, March 27, 1862 Grant Alby, born in Lisle, IL, March 16, 1864 Clarence O., born in Lisle, IL, January 18, 1866 Edna Mabel, born in Lisle, IL, December 9, 1869, died June 18, 1873 Henry Euberto, born in Lisle, IL, August 22, 1871 Bertha Amelia, born in Santa Rosa, CA, April 18, 1874 Florence Perditon, born in Milton, OR, October 22, 1880

The family home in Umatilla County, Oregon was known as "Brookside." It was a home very dear to the children.

Orlando R. Ballou, Myra's father, was engaged in farming, dairying and fruit raising. He was said to have rendered valuable service to the Union during the Civil War.

Not much is written about Myra except that she came to Spokane with her father to bring fruit to the Fair.

Florence Ballou married David Brown in 1903. He died in 1951.

Their children: Helen McMillen (of Denver and Milton-Freewater, OR)Sylvia Goodrich (of Spokane, WA, Mrs. Warren Goodrich)Gordon Brown (of Olympia)

This collection consists primarily of letters written to Myra Ballou from members of her large and extended family, and letters written by Myra Ballou to family members and friends.

Letters are arranged by name of Ballou family member, then chronologically.

Collection is not restricted.

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Ballou Family Papers (Ms 81), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

Donated by David McInnis, June 21, 1989, (Accession # L89-160).

Adlin Ballou. The Ballous in America. Providence, RI: Proprietary Publishers (E. L. Freeman and Son), 1888.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Genealogy Records, Vol. I, Jan. 31, 1960, p. 81.

Edith Smith Papers (Ms 121)

Ms 121, Brown/Ballou Family Papers (Ms 129)

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.

Ballou, Myra Ballou family--Archives Ballou-Lattimer Drug Store Brookside Farm (Umatilla County, Or.) Genealogical correspondence--Washington (State)--Spokane Women--Suffrage Women Washington (State) Oregon Letters Correspondence Manuscript collections Ballou, Myra Ballou, Elizabeth Boyd Ballou, Henry Ballou, Lillian Blalock Ballou, Marie Ballou, May Ballou, Orlando R. Ballou, Rose Blalock, Bertha Blalock, Dr. Y.G. Blalock, Phoebe Boyd, J.S. Brown, David Brown, Florence Ballou Brown, Gordon Church, Bertha Ballou Fenn, "Aunt Jane" McInnis, Sylvia Ballou Family Brown Family Ballou-Lattimer Drug Store Suffrage Women--Organizations Indians "Brookside" Farm

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

1/1 Introduction and Inventory 1/2 Biography and Genealogy 1/3 Newspaper Clippings 1915-1927 1/4 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1887-1915 1/5 Miscellaneous: Orlando R. Ballou Family Elizabeth Boyd Ballou 1/6 Articles of Agreement re Ballou Farm February 24, 1912 1/7 Letters Received undated 1/8 Letters Received 1883-1889 1/9 Letters Received 1894-1909 1/10 Letters Received 1910-1914 1/11 Letters Received 1915-1917 1/12 Letters Received 1918-1923 1/13 Letters Received 1918-1920 1/14 Letters Received 1921-1923 1/15 Letters Received 1924-1927 1/16 Letters Received 1928-1935 1/17 Letters Received 1936-1937 1/18 Miscellaneous Invitations and Cards 1/19 Harry Ballou: Letters Received 1916-1918 ½0 Letter to Harry Ballou from Agricultural Agent of Oregon Apr., 1918 ½1 Lillian Blalock Ballou: Letters Received 1901-1920 ½2 Marie Ballou: Letter Received from Mabel Anderson Apr. 17, 1904 ½3 May Ballou: Letter Received undated Myra Ballou ½4 Bills and Invoices ½5 Diary 1904-1956

also includes random entries

 ½6 Diary 1913

Suffrage: Nov. 7, 1913, "voted for the first time"

 ½7 Diary 1917 ½8 Diary 1920-1926 2/1 Diary 1928 2/2 Ephemera 2/3 Ephemera 2/4 Ephemera 2/5 Ephemera 2/6 Ephemera 2/7 Ephemera 2/8 Expense Ledger 1896 2/9 Forestry Information and Letters 1910-1911 2/10 Greeting Cards 2/11 Guest Book 1916-1921 2/12 Guest Book 1921-1928 2/13 Invitations and Announcements Letters Received 2/14 "Evelyn ______" undated 2/15 A - Brown undated 2/16 Blalock - Gilliam undated 2/17 Hattie - Shelton undated 2/18 Sister Irene 1871 2/19 Hudgin - "Mother" 1886 2/20 Ballou - Cox 1887 2/21 Cox - Nettie 1888 2/22 Pettibone Co. - Sang 1892 2/23 H.S.B. - Smith 1893 2/24 A - Ballou 1894 2/25 Buehl - Simpson Brothers 1894 2/26 Anderson - Women's Century Club 1895 3/1 A - Ballou 1896 3/2 Boyd - Watkins 1896 3/3 A - California Women's Hospital 1897 3/4 Bertha Church 1897 3/5 Good Samaritan Hospital - White House 1897 3/6 A - Ballou 1898 3/7 Beehive Rebekah Lodge - Watkins 1898 3/8 A - Ballou 1899 3/9 Blalock - Kiesling 1899 3/10 Lowman and Hanford - Wade 1899 3/11 J.M.B. 1900 3/12 Bingham - King's County State Supreme Court 1900 3/13 Marlborough Corset Co. - Watson 1900 3/14 "---" - Ballou 1901 3/15 Blalock - Washington State Superior Court 1901 3/16 Anderson - Walker 1902 3/17 Clarence Ballou 1902 3/18 "---" - Brown 1903 3/19 Church - Whipple 1903 3/20 "---" - Boyd 1904 3/21 Florence Ballou Brown 1904 3/22 Catherine - Foster 1904 3/23 Goddard - Winans 1904 4/1 "---" - Boyd 1905 4/2 Florence Ballou Brown 1905 4/3 Church - Voorhees 1905 4/4 Smith Withycombe 1905 4/5 Angle Manufacturing Co. - Brown 1906 4/6 Florence Ballou Brown 1906 4/7 C - Waldo 1906 4/8 J.M.B. - Ballou 1907 4/9 " Birdie" - Bingham 1907 4/10 Florence Ballou Brown 1907 4/11 Church - Gilliam 1907 4/12 Hanson - Waldo 1907 4/13 "___" - Ballou 1908 4/14 Beatty - Brausnub(?) 1908 4/15 Florence Ballou Brown 1908 4/16 Butterick - Holmes 1908 4/17 Honeyman - Walla Walla County Fair Association 1908 4/18 "___" - Brody 1909 4/19 Florence Ballou Brown 1909 4/20 Catt - Isaacs 1909 4/21 Lucy - Wilson 1909 4/22 A - Boyd 1910 4/23 Florence Ballou Brown 1910 4/24 Burnette - Hooker 1910 4/25 Isaacs - Young 1910 4/26 American Forestry Association - Brooks 1911 4/27 Florence Ballou Brown 1911 4/28 Buehl - Watkins 1911 4/29 "___" - Billie Brown 1912 5/1 Florence Ballou Brown 1912 5/2 "The Craftsman" - "Women's Exchange" 1912 5/3 American Association for Labor Legislation - Ballou 1913 5/4 Florence Ballou Brown 1913 5/5 Helen Brown - Vina 1913 5/6 Anna - Ballou 1914 5/7 Florence Ballou Brown 1914 5/8 Church - Whitman College 1914 5/9 "___" - Boyd 1915 5/10 Florence Ballou Brown 1915 5/11 Buckley - White 1915 5/12 "___" - Blalock 1916 5/13 Florence Ballou Brown 1916 5/14 S. Blalock - Washington Federation of Women's Clubs 1916 5/15 "___" - Boyd 1917 5/16 Florence Ballou Brown 1917 5/17 Sylvia Brown - Whitman College Alumni Association 1917 5/18 "___" - Boyd 1918 5/19 Florence Ballou Brown 1918 5/20 Helen Brown - "Twice-a-Week-Spokane" 1918 5/21 Ballou - Brode 1919 5/22 Florence Ballou Brown 1919 5/23 Church - Wiells(?) 1919 5/24 Ahrens - Blalock 1920 5/25 Florence Ballou Brown 1920 5/26 Burke - Y.W.C.A. 1920 5/27 "___" - Turner 1921 5/28 Anderson - Meany 1922 5/29 Florence Ballou Brown 1923 5/30 Gordon Brown - L.H. Sturgis 1923 6/1 Alitia - Ballou 1924 6/2 Florence Ballou Brown 1924 6/3 Church - Whitman College 1924 6/4 Anderson - Vaughn 1925 6/5 Ballou - Ramsey 1926 6/6 Anderson - Y.W.C.A. 1927 6/7 Ballou - Billie Brown 1928 6/8 Florence Ballou Brown 1928 6/9 Helen Brown - Tormey 1928 6/10 Boyd - Sturgis 1929 6/11 Grant Ballou - State Line Telephone Company 1930 6/12 Anderson - Walla Walla Archaeological Association 1931 6/13 "___" - Whitman College 1932 6/14 Brown - Kern 1933 6/15 Ballou - Wright 1934 6/16 Elizabeth Ballou undated Letters to Others 6/17 Others undated 6/18 Others 1887 6/19 Others 1890-1898 6/20 Others 1900-1935 6/21 Unidentified Recipients and Senders 6/22 "Little Blue Books", Nos. 4, 60, 150, 221, 563 March 15, 1926 6/23 "Little Blue Books", Nos. 289, 718 April 9, 1925 6/24 Misc. Cards, Notices of Meetings, Receipts, Tickets 6/25 Miscellaneous Notes 6/26 Picture Post Card: Ballou-Latimer Drug Store and Float (Boise, ID) 1915 6/27 Picture Post Cards with Correspondence 6/28 Picture Post Card: Pioneer Picnic, Fairfield, MT 1916 6/29 Poetry 6/30 Register of Letters Received and Sent 1878 6/31 Stock Certificates, Seattle Savings Bank July 1, 1891 Orlando R. Ballou 6/32 Business Correspondence 1896-1910 6/33 Financial Record Book - Farm 1885-1887 6/34 Letters Received 1895-1909 6/35 Letters from Family 1903-1908 6/36 Letters from Libbie (Elizabeth Boyd Ballou) 1899-1908 6/37 Letter from Washington World's Fair Commission January 7, 1892 - May 14, 1893 6/38 Letters to Children 1888 6/39 Notebook and Miscellaneous Information 6/40 Rose Ballou: Letters from Grant Ballou June 21, 1914 6/41 Photograph: Ballou-Lattimer Drug Store 6/41 Death Notice for James B. Lattimer July 4, 1912 6/42 Bertha [Blalock?]: Letters from Florence Ballou December 3, 1915 Lillian Ballou Blalock 6/43 Letters Received undated 6/44 Letters Received 1923-1935 6/45 Dr. Y. G. Blalock: Letter Received January 15, 1903 6/46 Phoebe Blalock: Letters Received 1918-1920 6/47 J.S. Boyd: Letters Received 1905 1909 6/48 Letters Received by " Brookland Friends" 1916-1919 undated 6/49 David Brown: Outgoing Letters 6/50 Florence Ballou Letter to " Fairy Godmother" undated Florence Ballou Brown 6/51 Letters Received 1919-1924 6/51 Letters Received undated 6/52 Photographs August 6, 1916 6/53 Photograph, Unidentified 6/54 Gordon Brown: Letters Received 1932-1934 6/54 Gordon Brown: Letters Received undated 6/55 Bertha Ballou Church: Letters Received 1897 6/56 Olive Farwell: Letters Received undated 6/57 "Aunt Jane" [Fenn?]: Letter Received April 21, 1894 6/58 Mrs. W. Goddard: Letter Received from Nettie Morrison August 24, 1918 6/59 Elizabeth Hess: Will March 25, 1900 6/60 Letters Received by "Home Folks" 1894-1928 6/61 Idaho Industrial Institute 6/62 Sylvia McInnis: Letters Received 6/63 Poems: "Skananiakh" by Margaret Pratt 1927 6/64 Miscellaneous Poetry 6/65 Letter Received by Miss Watkins from E. F. Rue November 26, 1895