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Finding Aid for the Finding Aid for
Ruth V. Hewlett and Theodosia Stickney Papers,
1900-1998
MS 85
State University of New York at
Buffalo. University Archives
420 Capen HallBuffalo, New York 14260United StatesPhone: 716-645-2916 Fax: 716-645-3714Email:
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Title: Ruth V. Hewlett and
Theodosia Stickney Papers,
1900-1998
Extent: 6
manuscript boxes (2.5
linear feet)
Repository:
State University of New York at Buffalo. University
Archives
Abstract: Photograph albums of Ruth
V. Hewlett and Theodosia Stickney [née Hewlett], graduates and lifelong donors
of the University at Buffalo. Also includes photograph albums belonging to
their older sister, Josephine Hewlett, an alumni of the School of Social Work
at the University at Buffalo.
Preferred Citation
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 85, Ruth V. Hewlett
and Theodosia Stickney Papers, 1900-1998, University Archives, The State
University of New York at Buffalo.
See the Archives'
preferred citations instructions for
additional information.
Acquisition Information
Collection transferred from University Development in February of
2000. University Development received it in 1998, after the death of Ruth V.
Hewlett.
Terms of Access
The Ruth V. Hewlett and Theodosia Stickney Papers, 1900-1998 are
open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors,
or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written
permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before
publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be
copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise
specified.
Processing Information
Processed by Erin Verhoef, April 2006
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Josephine W. Hewlett, Theodosia C. Stickney and Ruth V. Hewlett, born
and raised in Buffalo, were all students at the State University of New York at
Buffalo. The eldest, Josephine, was born in 1900, followed by Theodosia in 1903
and Ruth in 1906. The sisters traveled extensively throughout their lives, as
the importance of leisure was instilled in them at a young age. The family took
frequent trips to Atlantic City and also spent a lot of time at local resorts
like Point Abino. Their appreciation for nature, history and ethnography is
evident in the photo documentation of their travels.
Josephine (also known as Joey or Jo) was a graduate of the UB School
of Social Work. She later worked as a case supervisor for the Erie County
Department of Social Welfare. After her death in October, 1944, Theodosia and
Ruth donated $300.00 towards the "Josephine W. Hewlett Memorial Fund," which
was used to help build the library for the School of Social Work. Theodosia and
Ruth remained close to the university, becoming lifelong donors.
Theodosia (commonly known as Teddy) completed her undergraduate work
at the Connecticut College in New Haven, Connecticut. After which, she moved
back to Buffalo and earned her Masters degree in Psychology from UB in 1928.
She then took a position as dean of students at Erie County Technical
Institute, while teaching sociology, psychology, and industrial and labor
relations. Later in her career, she accepted a position with the New York State
Department of Labor, where she set up one of five junior placement programs in
the state. She and her husband, Richard Stickney, retired and moved to
Wilmington, NC in 1965. Richard died in 1982 and Theodosia died in 1997.
Ruth (also known as Ruthie or Ri) earned her undergraduate degree in
Library Science from UB in 1928. She went on to earn her MA in Library Science
from University of Michigan. She was the arts and music librarian at Syracuse
University and then at Tufts University until her retirement in 1971. Upon
retirement, she moved next door to Theodosia in Wilmington, NC, where she died
in 1998.
In 1992, the two sisters jointly bequeathed a portion of their estates
to the UB Foundation to establish the Hewlett Family Enrichment Fund. The fund
was to benefit the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences; the School of Social Work, and the Humanities Institute.
An additional bequest of $3,000 in memory of Ruth was designated for the School
of Information and Library Studies.
The collection is comprised of photo albums, loose photos and slides
documenting the recreation and travel of the three sisters between the years
1900-1998. Their interests in sailing, travel, archeology and music are
represented through the collection of pictures. Also included, are pictures
from the girls' summer camp that they went to during the 1920's and 1930's.
Travel journal entries of boating trips are compiled in Series I, which relate
to slides in Series III.
Each album page was numbered. If any photo fell loose while numbering
it was recorded by the number of the page. All other loose photographs were
housed in separate folders. All albums that could be disbound were disbound.
One oversized album, "Josephine: 'The famous hitch to Buffalo,'" (#2.3) was
photocopied and the originals shelved separately.
Photo albums are named according to information from the original
cover or information from the first page of the album. If possible, owner or
creator of album is noted.
This collection is arranged in three series:
I. Loose photographs,
II. Photograph albums,
III.Slides.
Arranged according to format: photo albums, slides, other
documentation, and then arranged in rough chronological order.
|
| Box-folder |
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Contents |
|
| 1.1 |
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Early family photos, undated
|
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| 1.3 |
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Souvenir photos,
1968, undated
|
|
| 1.4 |
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Camp photos,
circa 1910-1925; includes photocopies of two
oversized group photos
|
|
| 1.5 |
|
Ruth's education,
1920-1939,
undated; includes high school transcripts, Buffalo Seminary
commencement program, 1925, paper for a library science course, 1939, and
diplomas
|
|
| 1.6 |
|
Souvenir photo books,
1946,
1951, undated
|
|
| 1.7 |
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Travel journals,
1959,
1964;
includes Erie Canal Tour, 1959 and "Totem" (Richard and Theodosia's boat)
cruise to Florida and North Carolina, 1964
|
|
| 1.8 |
|
Maternal family history,
1964,
undated; includes
Wheeler family of
Interlaken, New York
|
|
| 1.9-1.10 |
|
Loose photos,
circa 1920-1997, undated
|
|
| Box-folder |
|
Contents |
|
| 2.1 |
|
Josephine: "My first pictures" (early childhood),
1916;
includes family photos in Delaware Park (Buffalo), Detroit, Ann Arbor and
Atlantic City
|
|
| 2.2 |
|
Josephine: "California pictures,"
1918;
includes family travel photos from Grand Canyon, California, and Letchworth
State Park
|
|
| 2.3 |
|
Josephine: "The famous hitch to Buffalo," (photocopies)
circa 1915-1920
|
|
| 2.4 |
|
Ruth: summer camp,
1918
|
|
| 2.5-2.7 |
|
"Vermont Trip '28,"
1919,
1928-1930; includes photos from Vermont,
Yellowstone National Park, and Letchworth State Park
|
|
| 2.8 |
|
Ruth: "Ruth V. Hewlett September 1922,"
1922;
includes summer camp, family travel photos of Portland (Oregon),
Atlantic City, and the Thousand Islands
|
|
| 3.1 |
|
Theodosia: European travel,
circa 1927
|
|
| 3.2 |
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"Visiting Harold Quantin at Fire Island,"
circa 1929; includes photos of friends and nature
at Fire Island and Point Abino
|
|
| 3.3-3.6 |
|
Ruth: Tucson, Arizona,
1934-1937; includes travel photos of southwestern
U.S., Hopi Indians, archeological work with Dr. Byron Cummings in New Mexico,
summer 1935
|
|
| 3.7-4.1 |
|
Theodosia: Tucson, Arizona,
circa 1934-1937; includes travel photos of
southwestern U.S., Mexico, Canada, Oregon, California, and
Virginia
|
| |
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[Includes some duplicate photos of 3.3-3.6]
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| |
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[4 folders]
|
|
| 4.2-4.3 |
|
Ruth: Syracuse,
1949;
includes family, trip to the Poconos, three attendees at the American Library
Association
|
|
| 4.4 |
|
Ruth: "Doll's potpourri of pleasure,"
1936-1962; includes an assortment of personal
family photographs
|
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| 4.5 |
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European postcards, undated
|
|
| 4.6 |
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Theodosia: boating photos,
1950-1960,
undated
|
|
| Box-folder |
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Contents |
|
| 5.1 |
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Vacations,
1941-1954; includes Algonquin trip, 1951, and
Abino Bay trip, 1954
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|
| 5.2-5.4 |
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Boating photos,
1957-1963; includes
Erie Canal Tours, Dover Cruise, 1963
|
|
| 5.5 |
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Buffalo, Syracuse, and other vacations,
1961-1975; includes Ruth's exhibited art at
Syracuse University, Buffalo Seminary Reunion, 1975, genealogy-based trip to
Interlaken, New York, 1975
|
|
| 5.6 |
|
General and unlabeled international and national travel,
1960-1970
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog.
Hewlett, Josephine W., 1900-1944
Stickney, Theodosia H. (Theodosia Hewlett), 1903-1997
Boats and boating--New York (State)--Erie Canal--Pictorial works
Camps for girls--United States--Miscellanea
Photograph albums--New York (State)--Buffalo
Sisters--New York (State)--Buffalo
Travel photography--United States
Color slides
Family papers
Photograph albums
