Oliver Preston Ricketts, born October 27, 1879, and his wife Ellen (Clark) Ricketts, born August 3, 1883, were longtime residents of Pullman. The couple had four children: Mrs. Auril Brown, Bernard, Evelyn (d.1925), and Vernon. Ellen graduated from Washington State University in 1933, and was subsequently engaged in social work with the King County Welfare Department. Oliver was a Post Office mail carrier for twenty-seven years.
After retirement, the Ricketts managed their Pullman apartment building and Ellen pursued her interest in family and pioneer history. Ellen passed away in her eighty-fifth year on September 23, 1968 and Mr. Ricketts followed on October 5, 1971 at the age of ninety-one years.
The Oliver and Ellen Ricketts collection, dated 1923 through 1973, comprises seven series. Series one is the estate papers of Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts. Washington State University honorary society certificates and academic transcripts for Ellen Ricketts and her daughter, Auril Ricketts, in addition to Ellen's social work professional papers, complete series two. The third series includes correspondence generated by family members and friends. The Ricketts' personal financial records comprise series four while income tax data and Whitman County tax statements make up series five. Series six consists of maps, real estate agreements, assessment notices, and correspondence related to a lot in Juanita Crest division in Seattle owned by the Ricketts. The final, seventh, series contains miscellaneous papers and a commonplace book.
Papers are ordered chronologically within each series.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
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Oliver and Ellen Ricketts Papers, 1923-1973 (Cage 354)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The Oliver and Ellen Ricketts papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Mrs. Bernard Ricketts in October 1977.
Bernard G. Ricketts Papers, 1938-1975
William Clark Family Papers, 1740-1926
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