UUM_Ms0687.xml Inventory of the Everett Ruess family papers Ruess (Everett) family papers Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Rogers. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2006 (last modified: 2022)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-29. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Everett Ruess family papers Ruess, Everett, 1914-1934 MS 0687 51.5 linear feet 91 boxes 1894-2005 The Everett Ruess family papers (1894-2005) is a collection containing diaries, correspondence, postcards, school work and original writings, and other documents related to Everett Ruess and his family. Everett Ruess was an artist and writer who explored the deserts of the southwest, invariably alone. He was known for cutting linoleum prints of nature and associated with Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange. Click here to view the digitized diaries from the collection. English Spanish; Castilian Chinese

Everett Ruess was an artist and writer who explored the deserts of the southwest, invariably alone. He was known for cutting linoleum prints of nature and associated with Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange. At the age of 20, he went into the Utah desert with two burros and never returned.

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Donated by Waldo Ruess (boxes 1-79) in 2004.

Donated by Michelle Ruess (boxes 80-96) in 2005.

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

The Everett Ruess family papers is a collection containing diaries, correspondence, postcards, school work and original writings, and other documents related to Everett Ruess and his family.

Click here to view digitized materials from the collection or visit ArchivesSpace for a container level list of digitized materials.

Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2005.

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See also the Everett Ruess Family photograph collection (P1194) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

 Ruess, Everett, 1914-1934--Archives Ruess family Poets, American--20th century--Biography Explorers--Southwest, New--Biography Artists--Southwest, New--Biography Diaries Everett Ruess, Personal Materials 1919-1934

This box contains diaries, correspondence, school work, and original writings.

 Diaries 1919-1928 1 1

This folder contains fragments of Everett's diaries. The first is dated 1919-1923, the second, 1928, and one is undated. Click here to view the digitized diaries from the collection.

 Correspondence 1926-1927 1930 1 2

This folder contains correspondence from Everett to his family.

 Postcards 1926-1927 1 3

These are postcards from Everett to his family.

 Correspondence 1931 1 4

Everett to his family; some of this correspondence uses his alias "Lan Rameau."

 Correspondence 1931-1933 1 5-7

This folder contains correspondence from Everett to his immediate family.

 Correspondence 1921-1934 1 8-9

These folder contain correspondence from Everett to Christopher Ruess, his father.

 Correspondence 1927-1934 1 10

This folder contains correspondence from Everett to his mother, Stella Knight Ruess.

 Correspondence 1922-1934 1 11

This folder contains correspondence from Everett to his brother, Waldo Ruess.

 Correspondence 1921-1933 1 12

From Everett to his extended family.

 Correspondence 1928-1934 1 13

From Everett to Bill Jacobs.

 Correspondence 1920-1922 1929-1934 1 14-17

This correspondence is from Everett to various others.

 Correspondence Fragments, Notes, and Ephemera 1 18 Correspondence 1923-1934 1 19-20

This is miscellaneous correspondence to Everett.

 Names and Addresses 1 21

These are the names and addresses from friends of Everett.

 Transcripts of Everett's correspondence 1 22

These typed transcripts were most probably done by Everett's mother, Stella Knight Ruess.

 Everett Ruess, School Work and Original Writings 1923-1933

This folder contains poetry, short stories and essays, and a wilderness journal.

 School Work 1928-1931 2 1

Also contains a health certificate from 1928.

 Summer and High School Documents 1926 1932 2 2 Geology Course Work 1933 2 3 Philosophy Course Work 1933 2 4 Short Stories and Essays 1923-1927 2 5-9 Short Stories 2 10-11 Poetry and Writings 2 12-16 Wilderness Journal 2 17

Most probably, these pages were typed by Stella Knight Ruess.

 Manuscripts and Transcripts 1919-1937

The transcripts in this box are most probably typed by Everett's mother, Stella Knight Ruess.

Box 3: No reproductions.

 Kewane Alan, "Vacation Song" 1919 3 1

This is an illustrated book written in 1919, by Kewane Alan starring the Ruess family. It follows their adventures as they vacation in the forest, in London, and in New York.

 "All Boy, Age 11, Secret Diary" 1925 3 2

This is the transcript of a diary Everett wrote at age eleven. The title "All Boy, Age 11, Secret Diary" is his.

 Youth Is for Adventure 1937 3 3-6

These transcripts are from the book , an homage of Everett's life published by his family in 1937.

 Poems, Essays and Correspondence Transcripts 3 7-8 Everett Ruess, Journal Transcripts 1933 4

These transcripts were typed by Everett's mother, Stella Knight Ruess.

 The Search for Everett 1935-1985 Utah Trips 1935 1948 5 1

These trips were part of the Ruess family's attempts to discover the whereabouts of their son.

 Correspondence 1935-1960 5 2

This folder includes Everett's dental records.

 Search Correspondence 1935 1939 5 3-5

Folder 5 contains correspondence to and from Christopher Ruess from Neal Johnson, the guide the Ruess family hired to find Everett.

 Search Correspondence 1935-1953 5 6

The search correspondence in this folder contains appeals and two signed letters from J. Edgar Hoover concerning FBI involvement in the case.

 Search Correspondence 1952-1985 5 7

Includes a letter from Barry Goldwater.

 Psychics and Sightings Correspondence 1937-1951 5 8 Correspondence 1936-1951 5 9

Condolences and inquiries to the Ruess family about Everett.

 Articles Correspondence 1936-1963 5 10 Deseret Magazine Documents 1937-1960 5 11-12

Concerning the articles published in the magazine about Everett.

 Hugh Lacy Articles 5 13-14

Contains "The Search for Everett," "Nocturne of the Sands," and "To the Sunlit Cliffs."

 Poems and Sonnets 5 15

Written for Everett, after his disappearance.

 Celebrating Everett 1925-1999 Correspondence and Book Reviews 1933-1951 6 1

To Waldo Ruess, about Everett's writings.

 Correspondence 1953-1991 6 2

To Waldo Ruess concerning various articles about Everett.

 Wonderland Expeditions Newsletter and Correspondence 1963-1983 6 3

Between Waldo Ruess and Ken Sleight.

 Correspondence 1925-1985 6 4

Between Waldo and Stephan Fisher.

 Correspondence 1985-1988 6 5

Between Waldo and Diane Orr.

 Prospective Movie Documents 1984-1990 6 6 Correspondence 1985-1994 6 7

Between Waldo and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.

 Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Blockprints Documents 1988-1999 6 8 Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Newsletters 1985-1993 6 9 Articles about, and Celebrations for, Everett 1945-1984 6 10 Book Documents 1985 6 11 Articles 6 12 Vagabond Days Celebration in Kanab, a Movie and a Thesis 1965-1989 Correspondence 1965-1989 7 1

This folder contains material pertaining to the Vagabond Days Celebration in Kanab, Utah, and correspondence about the attempts to film Everett's life.

 Published Material 1984-1987 7 2

This folder contains articles about Everett.

 Judy L. Perkins, "John Van Dyke and Everett Ruess: A Comparison with Spirit of Place Tradition" 1988 7 3 Christopher Ruess, Personal Papers 1877-1954 "Important Events in History" Composition Book 1877 8 1 School Correspondence and Documents 1897 8 2 University Documents 1897-1948 8 3 Class Work and Certificates 1901-1954 8 4 Living Expenses 1905-1937 8 5 Class Papers 1946 8 6 "The Strangers Child, and Other Poems" 8 7

By Christopher Ruess.

 "The Ashes of Life" 8 8

By Christopher Ruess.

 Poetry 1934 8 9-10

By Christopher Ruess.

 Published Articles 1906-1943 8 11-12 William and Katherine Ruess Documents 1897-1934 8 13 Christopher Ruess, Unitarian Church Documents 1885-1955 Certificates 1885-1948 9 1 Unitarian Church Documents 1946-1955 9 2-3 Sermons and Addresses 1933-1950 9 4 Sermons 1904-1905 1915-1917 9 5-6 Sermons and Essays 1916-1953 9 7

California Department of Probation booklets are included.

 Tests, Certificates and Surveys 1945 9 8 Speech Notes 9 9 Notes and Quotations 1943 9 10 Notes, Outlines, and Undated Documents 9 11 Christopher Ruess, Probabtion Department Documents 1913-1953 "The Better Way, Talks with Christopher Ruess" 1913 10 1 Probation Department Documents 1913-1953 10 2-3 Children's Court Documents 1928-1942 10 4 Pamphlets 10 5 "Life Anew" 1935 1940 10 6 Christopher Ruess, The American Institute of Family Relations Documents 1941-1954 Essays and Documents 1941-1951 11 1 "Treatment of the Aged Among American Indians" 1945 11 2 "Life Lessons" 1949 11 3-4 Original Manuscripts 11 5 The American Institute of Family Relations Documents 1950-1952 11 6 Recipes for Health 1943 11 7 Tests and Charts 1948 11 8 Dr. Lillien J. Martin Articles 1942-1944 11 9 Contents and Quotes 11 10 Autobiography 11 11 Memorial Documents 1954 11 12 The American Institute of Family Relations 1899-1957 Paul and Betty Popenoe 1936-1949 12 1 Frederick W. Roman Documents 1942-1944 12 2 Rae Roberts Documents 1945-1954 12 3 Bertha Brady Documents 1940-1947 12 4 Albert Schweitzer Articles 1947-1957 12 5 Receipts and Ephemera 1899-1902 12 6 Articles and Magazines of Interest to Christoper Ruess 1926-1949 12 7 Booklets of Interest to Christopher Ruess 12 8 Copyright Documents 1931-1948 12 9 Chrisopher Ruess, Correspondence 1895-1954 Correspondence 1897-1953 13 1-2

From various peoples to Christopher Ruess.

 Postcards and Notes 1915-1954 13 3

To Christopher Ruess from others.

 Correspondence 1898-1944 13 4

From Christopher Ruess to various others.

 Correspondence 1895-1924 13 5

From Christopher Ruess to his grandmother and parents.

 Correspondence 1917 13 6

Christopher to Stella Knight Ruess.

 Postcards and Cards 1912-1948 13 7

From Christopher to Stella.

 Correspondence and Church Documents 1903-1952 13 8 Edward Howard Griggs Documents 1935-1941 13 9 Letters of Recommendation 1928-1949 13 10

Written to benefit Christopher Ruess.

 Endorsement Correspondence 1917-1923 13 11

With brochures.

 Correspondence 1924-1928 13 12

Christopher Ruess to his son Everett, and also one to his sons Waldo and Everett.

 Correspondence 1905-1945 13 13

To Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Postcards 1918-1950 13 14

To Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Articles and Notes 1947 13 15

Contains the script to "When I Go, I Leave No Trace," a radio show Christopher and Stella were involved in after Everett's disappearance.

 Radio Show Interview 1950 13 16

An interview with Christopher Ruess.

 Sunset Hall Documents 1953 13 17 Retirement Documents and Correspondence 1949-1952 13 18 Newspaper Clippings 13 19 Stella Knight Ruess Documents 1894-1964 School Records 1894-1939 14 1-2 Astrological Charts and Documents 1900 14 3-4 Fingerprint Clerk Documents 1943 14 5 Insurance Policies 1937-1964 14 6-8 Will and Bank Documents 1964 14 9 Guest Book 1935 14 10 Notes 14 11 Original Writings 1897-1948 "An Ideal Husband" 15 1 "Fifty Golden Aprils with Christopher Ruess" 15 2

This folder contains two versions of the manuscript. The first manuscript is titled "Fifty Golden Years with Christopher Ruess."

 "Log of the Pilgrimage in Search of Everett" 1935 15 3

This log is the record of the first trip Christopher and Stella took to Utah, in an attempt to find Everett.

 "Pilgrimage in Utah" 1948 15 4

These are the drafts and notes a manuscript Stella wrote about Christopher and Stella's trip to Utah.

 "In Search of an Inscription" 15 5

The inscription refered to in the title is the "Nemo" moniker carved in rock in Southern Utah by Everett.

 Essays, Poetry, Class Lists, and Correspondence 1897-1924 15 6-7 "Mountain Psalm" 1933 15 8 Philosophical Writings 15 9 "Gleanings" 15 10

Poetry collected by Stella and pasted in a volume.

 Essays and Notes 1939 15 11 Poetry 15 12-14 Poetry and Campfire Girls Documents 1903-1949 Poems, a Diary, and Essays 1903-1949 16 1-7

These folders contains poetry written and collected by Stella Knight Ruess.

 Short Stories and Essays 16 8-9 Campfire Girls Documents and Correspondence 1927-1940 16 10-12 Bookplate Association Correspondence 1921-1937 16 13 Los Angeles City College Radio Productions Script 1941 16 14 The "Much Ado a bout Shakespeare" Club Notes 16 15 Play Notes 16 16 Original Art and Manuscripts 1931-1978 The Fine Art of Lettering 17 1 Los Angeles in BlockPrint 17 2-3

These folders contain the original book and loose pages.

 California Trees Documents 17 4 Tree Clippings Examples 17 5 In the Red Flame 1931 17 6 Block Print Originals and Examples 17 7-11 Original Art 17 12-13 Watercolors 17 14

Original watercolors by Stella.

 Memorial Books 1944 1978 17 15 Art Studies and Drawings 1899-1921

Other examples of Stella's original art can be found in oversize box ***

 Orignal Art 1899 18 1-3

Pencil studies.

 Pencil and Color Studies 18 4-5 Figure Studies 18 6 Nature Studies 18 7 Drawing Notebook 18 8 Line Drawings 18 9-13

Many of the drawings in these folders are initial studies for block prints.

 Drawings for Paper Sloyd 18 14

These notebooks are a series of exercises.

 Templates 18 15

These templates are studies for a large tableau project.

 Chinese Paper art 18 16 Hand-Made Scrapbooks 1921 18 17 Correspondence 1896-1955 Correspondence 1896-1953 19 1

This folder contains love letters and cards between Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Handmade Cards 1904-1931 19 2

From Stella to Christopher.

 Correspondence 1920-1933 1948 19 3

This is correspondence and poetry to and from Edwin Markham and Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Correspondence 1932-1936 19 4

This correspondence is from the Eleanor Reynolds family to the Ruess family.

 Correspondence 1915-1955 19 5-10

This correspondence is to Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Unidentified Cards and Notices 19 11

None of these documents contain the information to whom it was addressed or from.

 Correspondence 1895-1963 Correspondence 1916-1930 20 1

From Stella to her parents.

 Correspondence 1940-1954 20 2

From Stella to Waldo.

 Correspondence 1932-1945 20 3

From Stella to Christopher.

 Correspondence 1895-1923 20 4

From Irving and Hazel Knight to Stella.

 Correspondence 1900-1963 20 5-6

From various others to Stella.

 Correspondence 1931-1959 20 7

From Stella to others.

 Rabindranath Tagore Documents 1916-1948 20 8

The famous Indian Poet who had a long literary relationship with Stella.

 Correspondence 1924-1952 20 9

Contains awards information.

 Correspondence and Poetry 1944 20 10

From Jean Baker to Stella.

 Postcards 1935-1963 20 11

From Stella to others.

 Postcards 1906-1958 20 12

Others to Stella.

 Emerson Knight Postcards 1914-1957 20 13 Non-Addressed Cards 20 14 Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess Memorial Documents 1954-1965 Correspondence 1954-1955 21 1

Concerning Christopher Ruess's death.

 Correspondence 1954 21 2

Condolences to Stella.

 Stella Knight Ruess Memorial Documents 1964-1965 21 3 Sheet Music and Printed Art Examples 1897-1957 Masters in Music 22 1 Sheet Music and Appreciation Notebook 1957 22 2-3 Songbooks and Scores 22 4 Art and Sculpture Documents 22 5-7 Brochures and Notices 22 8 Magazines and Articles of Interest to Stella Knight Ruess 1897-1954 22 9-10 Printed Art Examples 1917

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Idea Notebooks. 23 1 Ideas Envelopes 1917 23 2

Stella Knight Ruess collected bits of paper, printed materials, and other things that caught her artistic fancy, and then kept them in envelopes. This folder contains several of those envelopes, left in their orignal state, in order to give an idea of the workings of the artist's mind.

 Booklets of Interest to Stella Knight Ruess. 23 3 Brochures and Printed Art Examples. 23 4-6 Printed Art Examples 24

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Correspondence Correspondence 1913-1942 25

This box contains correspondence from Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess to their son, Waldo Ruess. The correspondence from 1935 to 1939 is especially concerned with the search for Everett, and many of those passages have been marked by Waldo Ruess. There is also a family tradition of keeping a diary and mailing it along with the correspondence.

 Correspondence 1943-1953 26

This box also contains correspondence between Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess and their son, Waldo Ruess.

 Correspondence 1922-1936 27

Correspondence from Stella Knight Ruess to Waldo.

 Waldo Ruess Documents 1918-1934 School Certificates 1920, 1925 28 1 Composition Book 1918 28 2 School Papers 1919-1929 28 3-8 Correspondence 1925-1928 28 9

Antioch College correspondence.

 College Essays 1951 28 10 Correspondence 1933-1934 28 11

This folder contains correspondence to and from Waldo Ruess during his stay at the Berdoo Camp in California.

 Correspondence and Dreams 1937-1983 Correspondence 1937 29 1

Waldo and H. L. Mencken

 Correspondence 1937-1983 29 2

Between Waldo and Wallace Stegner.

 Correspondence 1970 29 3

Edward Abbey to Waldo.

 Correspondence 1952-1954 29 4

About Christopher Ruess.

 Correspondence 1956-1975 29 5

Miscellaneous to Waldo and Stella.

 Dream Records 29 6 Diaries Diaries 1923 1925 1927 1931 1934-1935 30

This folder contains partial diaries.

 Diaries 1930 1936-1939 31

This folder contains typewritten diary pages. The Ruess family had a tradition of daily excerpt writing, which was included in correspondence. Folder six also contains Waldo's last letter to Everett, written after Everett's disappearance.

 China Diaries 1940-1941 32 1-3 Diaries 1942-1943 32 4-7 Diary 1944-1945 32 8

"The Magic Carpet over Europe."

 Diaries 1947-1948 32 9-10 Diaries 1951 1954 33 1-3 Diary 1956-1957 33 4

"World Trip: California to Mallorca"

 Correspondence Correspondence 1923-1929 1933-1936 1938-1942 1944 1945 34

This box contains correspondence from Waldo to his parents, Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Correspondence 1946-1954 35 1-9

These folders contain correspondence between Waldo and his parents, Christopher and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Correspondence 1954-1955 35 10

This folder contains correspondence from Waldo to Stella.

 Correspondence 1918-1927 35 11

To and from Waldo and his extended family.

 Correspondence Undated 35 12 Business and Employment Correspondence 1930-1984 Correspondence 1930-1961 36 1

Includes employment references and tests.

 Employment and Personal History 1937-1984 36 2 E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company Correspondence 1936-1938 36 3 Business Correspondence 1938-1955 36 4-5 Foreign Service Correspondence 1942-1945 36 6 Import Export Correspondence 1943-1947 36 7 Trade Winds Company Correspondence 1946-1947 36 8 Water Project Documents 1935-1936 36 9 Foreign Service Documents and Correspondence 1930-1970 China Diary and Documents 1936 37 1 Correspondence 1936 37 2

To and from Waldo while in China.

 Correspondence 1940-1941 37 3

From Al Li to Waldo.

 Chinese Journal and Directory 1935 37 4 Mt. Omei Guidebook 37 5 "Information for American Officials going to China" 37 6 China Documents 1953 37 7 Chinese Vocabulary Cards 37 8

Please pick up this folder with both hands, one on either side of the top.

 Wendell Phillips Documents 1957-1970 37 9 South Seas Trip Documents 1953 37 10 Ship Lists and Itineraries 1930 37 11 Foreign Service and Russian Incident Documents 1945-1947 Foreign Service Documents 38 1

These documents are in Russian.

 Russian Service Documents 1945 38 2 Foreign Service "Incident" Documents and Correspondence 1946-1961 38 3

Waldo Ruess was involved in an incident in 1946, which compromised his standing in the Foreign Service in Russia, at the beginning of the Cold War.

 Russian Trip and Incident Documents 38 4-5 Correspondence 1946-1947 38 6

About the incident.

 Correspondence and Articles 1946-1984 Correspondence 1948-1984 39 1

Between Waldo and Paul Wilhelm.

 Correspondence 1982 39 2

From Waldo to Mrs. Craig.

 Correspondence 1958-1982 39 3

Between Waldo and Larry Kelner.

 Correspondence 1983 39 4

Between Waldo and Lee Silliman.

 Correspondence 1953-1963 39 5

Written in Spanish.

 Articles and Letters 1951-1984 39 6

By and about Waldo.

 Correspondence 39 7-10

This correspondence is undated or partial.

 Claims for Reimbursement 1946-1964 39 11 John Hammond Hays Biography 39 12 Postcards and Telegrams 1909-1980 Postcards to Family 1923-1927 40 1-2 Postcards from Waldo to Family 1927-1930 40 3

Includes a postcard to Everett.

 Postcards from Others to Waldo 1909-1980 40 4-5 Telegrams to Waldo 40 6 Correspondence and Articles After the Fact 1941-1998 Correspondence 1959-1988 41 1

About Everett, and written to both Waldo and Stella Knight Ruess.

 Neeta Marquis Correspondence and "Nemo" Material 1941 41 2 Correspondence 1963-1998 41 3

Mostly about Everett.

 Correspondence 1982-1988 41 4

Between Waldo and Tom Wright.

 Correspondence 1983-1988 41 5

Between Waldo and Ken Sanders.

 Correspondence 1984 41 6

Between Waldo and Jim Ure.

 Correspondence 1984-1989 41 7

To Waldo, concerning various articles about Everett.

 Utah State Historical Society Correspondence 1988-1994 41 8 Utah State Historical Society Forms and Inventory 41 9 Correspondence 1990-1998 41 10

Gibb Smith to Waldo Ruess.

 Book Jackets 41 11 Magazine Articles 1941-1954 41 12

These articles mention Everett.

 Columns, Speeches, and Letters to the Editor 1938-1988 "People are Interesting" Column 1949-1950 42 1-3 "Interesting People" Column 1950 42 4-5 Speeches and Notes 1946-1962 42 6-7 Letters to the Editor 1938-1988 42 8-9 Correspondence Correspondence 1924-1948 43

This folder contains correspondence to Waldo Ruess.

 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1948-1949 44 1 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1950-1951 44 2 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1952-1954 44 3 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess undated 44 4 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1946-1947 44 5 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1940-1945 44 6 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1950-1987 44 7 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1951-1959 44 8 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1954-1963 44 9 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1955-1959 44 10 Correspondence to Waldo Ruess 1970-1998 44 11 Job Applications and Travel Documents 1903-1983 Job Applications and Documents 1924-1956, 1938-1966 45 1 Tahiti Correspondence 1952 45 2 Adventurers Club Correspondence 1956 45 3 "The Great Safari" Adventurers Club Newsletter 1951 45 4 Adventurers Club Documents 1955-1956 45 5 Explorers Club Correspondence and Documents 1953-1983 45 6 Correspondence 1935-1943 45 7

To and from Waldo, during his stay in China.

 Chinese Hieroglyphs and Notes 45 8 China Manuscript 45 9 Quotations and Essays 45 10-11 Notes, Receipts and Articles 1924-1956 Magazines and Articles of Interest to Waldo Ruess 1924-1956 46 1 Wu-Han Telephone Directory 1936 46 2 Cruise Brochures 46 3 Brochures and Notices 46 4 Notes 46 5-7 Lists, Indexes and Notes 46 8 Receipts and Notes 46 9 Receipts 1935-1948 46 10 Articles 46 11 Knight Family Documents and Correspondence 1903-1957 Correspondence 1904-1942 47 1

Between Stella and Alfred Knight.

 Correspondence 1903-1957 47 2

Alfred and Peggy Knight to Waldo Ruess.

 Correspondence 1952-1956 47 3

Waldo to Alfred and Peggy Knight.

 Business Correspondence 1926-1954 47 4

Alfred Knight.

 Correspondence 1926 47 5

Alfred Knight, concerning a memorial tree for William Knight.

 Auction Sale of Shakespeare's First Folio 1941 47 6 Correspondence 1923 47 7

Family members to Waldo.

 Family Correspondence 1925 47 8 William Knight Documents 1918-1923 47 9 Newsclippings and Maps Maps 48 1-2 Newsclippings 48 3 Ruess Family Diaries 1904-1927 Diaries 1904-1927 49

These are itinerary diaries from Christopher, Stella Knight and Waldo Ruess.

 Diaries 1900-1951 50

These are itinerary diaries from Christopher, Stella Knight, and Waldo Ruess.

 General Materials and Art Bookplates 51

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Original Art 52

Everett Ruess.

 Original Art 53

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Scrapbooks and Sheet Music 54 Magazines 55

Waldo Ruess.

 Block Print Templates Block Print Templates 56 Block Print Templates 57

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 58

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 59

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 60

Stella Kngiht Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 61

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 62

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 63

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 64

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 65

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 66

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 67

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 68

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 69

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Block Print Templates 70

Stella Knight Ruess.

 General Materials and Painting by Everett Painting by Everett 71 Painting by Everett 72 Painting by Everett 73 Painting by Everett 74 The Legacy of Everett Ruess 1927-2004 Writings about Everett 1927-1941 75 1 Correspondence 1962-1983 75 2

To Waldo, concerning Everett's legacy.

 Everett Ruess in Print and Film 1982-2004 75 3 Calendars and Magazines 1982 75 4 Correspondence and General Materials 1920-2001 Correspondence 1933-1957 76 1-3

From Waldo to his family.

 Correspondence 1932-1954 76 4

Between Waldo and Charles Boynton.

 Correspondence 1920-2001 76 5-7

From various others to Waldo Ruess.

 Correspondence 1937-1982 76 8-10

Business correspondence from Waldo Ruess to others.

 Biographical Material and Notes 76 11-12 Notes and Printed Material 1934-1951 77

Contains some of Waldo Ruess's columns and notes.

 Correspondence and Legal Documents 1896-1964 Correspondence 1896-1593 78 1 Poems in Trees Correspondence 1930-1933 78 2 Correspondence 1932-1956 78 3

Includes correspondence concerning .

 Correspondence 1956-1957 78 4

From Stella to Waldo.

 Maturity and Happiness Articles 78 5

Christopher Ruess.

 Aging Gracefully Documents 1948 78 6 Legal Documents 1939-1996 78 7-9 Copyright Applications and Correspondence 1929 78 10 Notes and Receipts 78 11-12 Correspondence 1891-1984 Correspondence 1891-1984 79

From various others to Stella Knight Ruess.

 Diaries and Notebooks 1907-1956 High School Autograph Book 1907 80 1 Diaries and Notebooks 80 2-4 Mexico Trip Documents 1956 80 5 Notes 80 6 Printed Material 80 7 Guestbooks, Poetry, and Notebooks 1927-1951 Guestbooks 1915-1951 81

Stella Knight Ruess developed the practice of having guests from parties or weekend soiries sign handmade guestbooks describing their experiences.

 Guestbooks 1947, 1950-1951 82 1-2 Poetry 1934 82 3 Poetry Notebooks 1927-1948 82 4-5

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Poetry Notebooks 1945-1962 83 General Materials Original Writing and Art 84

Stella Knight Ruess.

 Art Clippings 85 Art Clippings 86 Block Print Examples 87 Block Print Examples 88

Also contains several day books.

 Original Art 89 "The Record Book of Kewane Alan of the Canwita Campfire" 90

This box also contains a scrapbook of tree pictures.

 News Clippings 91