Reba J. Hurn Diaries, 1907-1908
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hurn, Reba J., 1881-1967
- Title
- Reba J. Hurn Diaries
- Dates
- 1907-1908 (inclusive)19071908
- Quantity
- 2 volumes
- Collection Number
- MsSC 223
- Summary
- Diaries relating to Hurn's daily activities, her teaching career in Spokane, studies at University of Heidelberg, and work with Nathan Straus, New York City philanthropist, in milk depots he established for the distribution of pasteurized milk for prevention of disease among babies and children in 1908.
- Repository
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Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is not restricted.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
Reba Hurn came to Spokane in 1906. She graduated from the University of Washington Law School and joined her father in his law practice in Spokane in 1913. Miss Hurn was elected to the State Senate in 1922, the first woman to have filled that position in the State of Washington. She served two terms, during which she was chairman of the Public Morals and State Library committees. While in the legislature Hurn worked for reform in the treatment of female prisoners in the state correctional institutions. Hurn continued to practice law in Spokane until her retirement in 1946.
Content Description
The collection consists of two diaries, 1907-1908. They contain lengthy entries detailing Hurn’s daily activities, including books read and people met. Included is detailed coverage of her teaching career in Spokane (which she found boring), 1907; her studies at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, 1907-1908; and her activities working for Nathan Straus, the New York philanthropist, in milk depots he established for the distribution of pasteurized milk for the prevention of disease among babies and children, 1908.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Typed transcription of both diaries located with the collection.
Restrictions on Use
Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher
Preferred Citation
Reba J. Hurn Diaries (MsSC 223), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mrs. Lee Bowers, 1986 (Accession #L86-1308).
Processing Note
Processed to the item level.
Bibliography
Arksey, Laura. "Dutiful Daughter to Independent Woman: The Diaries of Reba Hurn, 1907-1908." Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 95(4) (Fall 2004): 182-193.
Arksey, Laura. "A Lady in the Senate." Columbia, 19(3) (Fall 2005): 34-41.
Fuller, George W. Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest: A History.Vol. 4, Who's Who. Spokane: H.G. Linderman, 1928.
Hinsch, Kathryn. "Political Pioneer: A Woman Senator." Landmarks, Summer 1982: 14-15.
Related Materials
Reba Hurn Research Collection (RESC 471).
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Description: Biography and InventoryContainer: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: DiaryDates: 1907Container: Box/Folder 2/3
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Description: DiaryDates: 1908Container: Box/Folder 3/3
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Child welfare--United States
- Infants--Nutrition
- Infants--United States
- Milk depots
- Milk--Pasteurization
- Philanthropists--New York (State)--New York
- Teaching
- Universities and colleges--Germany
Personal Names
- Hurn, Reba J., 1881-1967--Archives
- Straus, Nathan, 1848-1931
Corporate Names
- Universität Heidelberg--Students
Geographical Names
- Germany--Education--Universities and colleges
- Heidelberg (Germany)--Education--Universities and colleges
- New York (N.Y.)--Charitable and social work
- Spokane (Wash.)--Education--Teachers
- Washington (State)--Education--Teachers
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
Occupations
- American students--Germany
- College students--Germany
- Teachers--Washington (State)
- Women college students--Germany
- Women teachers--Washington (State)
