Rubie Morton Collection
Collection
Identifier: A-0308
Scope and Contents
The letter in this collection is a plea from a man named Bob who asks Ruby to go away with him. The letter indicates that Ruby may have been in some sort of danger or possibly a victim of abuse. The letter is not dated and the writer gives only his first name.
Dates
- c.1919-1921
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Rubie Morton (1883-1956) was born in Etoile, Texas. She married Daniel L. Morton in 1901. He passed away in 1917 but the the 1930 census shows that Ruby remarried to a George Henry Spencer. The couple lived in Houston and are both buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery there.
Morton, Rubie. U.S. Census, 1940. Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas. Roll: m-t0627-04192; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 258-86. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry.com.
Acccessed February 23, 2018. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44712336.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single item housed with other collections in a banker's box.
- Title
- Guide to the Rubie Morton Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
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