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Willamette University

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ralph W. Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA016
Overview This collection contains materials that relate to Ralph W. Barnes’ fourteen year career as a foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. Barnes reported in Europe from 1926 to 1940, and was stationed in Benito Mussolini’s Italy, Joseph Stalin’s Russia, and Adolf Hitler’s Germany. The collection includes items related to Barnes’ career as well as his personal life. Correspondence, journals, and scrapbooks created by his wife, Esther Barnes are also included. The majority of Barnes’...
Dates: 1917-1983; Majority of material found within 1926-1940

Byars family papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA102
Overview

The Byars family papers consist of legal and financial documents, correspondence, photographs, and Willamette University memorabilia documenting the lives of several generations from approximately 1866 to 1990.

Dates: 1866-1990; Majority of material found within 1875-1923