AHJ_ah10378 Inventory of the Ruth H. Loomis papers, 1925-1989 Loomis (Ruth H.) papers Processed by Ronda Frazier The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
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University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort February 2006 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Loomis, Ruth H. Ruth H. Loomis papers 1925-1989 10378 .20 cubic ft. (1 envelope, 1 oversized folder) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles, reprints of photographs, and an oral history interview of this lifetime Cheyenne, Wyoming resident who served as an administrative assistant to Nellie Tayloe Ross, and an original poster for Ross’s campaign for re-election as governor of Wyoming. Biography of Ruth H. Loomis

Ruth Harrington Loomis was born and raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was a 1922 graduate of Smith College in Massachusetts. She served as an administrative assistant to Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor in the United States, throughout her term as governor. Loomis also served as Ross’s personal secretary during the 1928 presidential campaign and as her colleague at National Democratic Headquarters. Following a brief tenure as state librarian, she married John U. Loomis, special legal representative for the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming, in 1934, and had two children Frederick and Ann.

 Scope and Content

The Ruth H. Loomis papers contain photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles, an oral history interview, reprints of photographs of Loomis’s family with Nellie Tayloe Ross, Loomis, Anna Harrington (Loomis’s mother), and Joseph O’Mahoney, and an original campaign poster from Ross’s run for re-election as governor of Wyoming.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

Donor maintains copyrights in the donated materials. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by Ruth H. Loomis at the date of processing. For additional information about Nellie Tayloe Ross at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, see:

Nellie Tayloe Ross papers, Collection Number 00948 Acquisition Information

Ann Loomis Jesse donated her mother’s papers to the American Heritage Center in 1995 and 2001.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Ronda Frazier in December 2005.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Folder Number, Ruth H. Loomis papers, 1925-1989, Collection Number 10378, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Ross, Nellie Tayloe, 1880-1977. Wyoming--History--1919-1945. Wyoming--History--1946- Oral histories. Oral Histories Politics, Government, and Law Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Wyoming 1 Newspaper and Magazine Articles about Ruth Harrington Loomis, 1976-1989

Attending Nellie Tayloe Ross’s 100th Birthday Celebration (1976-1977), Accepting Certificate from Governor Mike Sullivan Renaming the OSHA Building in Cheyenne to the Ross Building (1988), and Obituary (1989)

 1 Oral History Interview with Ruth Loomis, May 22, 1979

Interviewed by David Cookson, UW History Department

 Recording and Reproduction Characteristics

Interview: audio cassette tapes.

 Photographs: 1 Anna Johnson Harrington, Mother of Ruth Loomis and Friend of Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1925 1 Joseph O’Mahoney, circa 1945

“To Ruth and John Loomis Whose Unfailing Friendship is Deeply Appreciated, Christmas, 1945”

 1 Ruth H. Loomis, 1925-1926 1 Ruth H. Loomis (Age 75), 1975 1 Ruth, John, and Ann Loomis with Nellie Tayloe Ross at Loomis Summer House, 1941 2 Poster, 1926

Matted Campaign Poster for Nellie Tayloe Ross’s bid for Re-election