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Byrd Weyler Kellogg papers, 1918-1941

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-00038

Scope and Contents

Radio program transcripts; "We the women" daily column; misc. newspaper clippings; screenplays; short stories; and poems, and miscellaneous personal effects.

Arrangement of the collection Organized provisonally into two series:

  • Radio transcripts
  • Correspondence, misc. writings, and personal effects
  • Dates

    • Creation: 1918-1941

    Language of Materials

    Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access:

    This collection is partially processed. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access; for contact info and current hours, see link

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is partially processed. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access; for contact info and current hours, see link

    Conditions Governing Use

    Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized work and can claim only physical ownership of the work (s) described in these records. However, these materials are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at link

    Biographical / Historical

    Byrd Weyler Kellogg (Apr. 9, 1881-July 3, 1964) was a Sonoma County writer and editor of the society pages in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Her hometown newspaper, the Emporia (Kansas) Gazette, published her obituary on July 4, 1964:

    EMPORIAN'S SISTER DIES

    Miss Beulah Weyler, 601 Cottonwood St., has received news of the death Friday morning of her sister, Mrs. Charles Kellogg, Santa Rosa, Calif., the former Miss Byrd Weyler of Emporia. She died in Palo Alto, Calif., where her son, Lyman Beecher Kellogg lives. Mrs. Kellogg, who was born and reared in Emporia, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weyler. She was preceded in death by her husband, who was the son of the late Lyman B. Kellogg, first president of the Kansas Normal School, now Emporia State College, and by one brother, John Weyler. She is survived by her son four brothers, Vice Admiral George Weyler, Coronado, Calif.; Leo G. and W. W. Weyler, Topeka, and Lawrence Weyler, Belle Fourche, S. D., and two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Waring, Salina, and Miss Weyler. (source: link, retrieved from Find a Grave, Dec. 17, 2019

    Extent

    2 linear feet (2 boxes)

    Abstract

    This collection contains Santa Rosa, Calif. radio station KSRO transcripts; "We the women" daily column; misc. newspaper clippings; screenplays; short stories; and poems, as well as personal effects such as membership cards, wallets, and a diary.

    Arrangement of the collection

    Organized provisonally into two series:

    1. Radio transcripts
    2. Correspondence, misc. writings, and personal effects

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift: Claire and Susan Kellogg, 2010

    Title
    Byrd Weyler Kellogg papers, 1918-1941
    Author
    Processed by Sonoma County Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Geoffrey Skinner.
    Date
    Published Dec. 20, 2019
    Description rules
    Describing Archives: A Content Standard
    Language of description
    English
    Script of description
    Latin
    Language of description note
    Finding aid written in:English

    Repository Details

    Part of the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library Repository

    Contact:
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    Santa Rosa CA 95404 United States
    (707) 308-3212