Ruby H. Graves Collection (c. 1860-1972)
DAL.SMS.039
Scope and Content: The Collection consists of ten photographs of the Graves/Holmes family of Surplus Street, Duxbury, MA. Correspondence is between Ruby H. Graves (1872-1974) and acquaintances, including Duxbury Town Historian, Dorothy Wentworth, and long-time Duxbury resident, Gershom Bradford. Also included are numerous newspaper articles detailing the life of Rufus B. Holmes, one of the first white settlers of Port Angeles, Washington.
Biographical Information: Ruby H. Graves (1872-1874) was born in Duxbury, MA to Frank M. Graves and Clara M. Holmes. The family lived at 32 Surplus Street.
Rufus B. Holmes (1811-1893) was the grandfather of Ruby Graves. He was the son of Bradford Holmes and Betsey Bartlett. In 1847 he married Clara Winsor. Rufus B. Holmes was a seaman and one of the first American settlers to move into Port Angeles, Washington.
Organization: The collection consists of 24 items in three different folders. The folders are divided into photographs, letters, and newspaper articles.
Series I/Folder 1: Correspondence
- Ruby Graves to Dorothy Wentworth, Jan. 1, 1956.
- Gershom Bradford to Ruby Graves, February 3, 1958. Re: Rufus Homes
- Ruby Graves to Gershom Bradford, Feb. 10, 1958. Re: Rufus Homes
- Ruby Graves to Dorothy Wentworth, Dec. 1962.
- Ruby Graves to Mrs. Albert P. Richards, Jan. 17, 1966.
- Ruby Graves to Dorothy Wentworth, May 31, 1968. with envelope
Series II/Folder 2: Photographs
- Ruby Graves’ home at 32 Surplus Street, built in 1811.
- Ruby Graves at age 6, 1878, Albumen Cabinet Card, Photographer: W. R. Hawkes, East Boston
- Ruby Graves at age 6, 1878, Albumen Cabinet Card, Photographer: W. R. Hawkes, East Boston
- Ruby Graves at age 16, 1888, Cabinet Card, Photographer: Hardy, 493 Washington St, Boston
- Ruby Graves, c. 1890-1910
- Ruby Graves, c. 1890-1910, Cabinet Card, Photographer: A. J. Schillare, Northampton, MA
- 3 Generations of women, Clara Winsor (b. August 31, 1829), Clara Holmes (b. April 11, 1854) and Ruby Graves (b. September 7, 1872), 1899.
- Rufus B. Holmes as a middle-aged man. (c. 1860-1870), Carte de Visite, Photographer: Perkins, 23 Temple St., Boston, MA
- Rufus B. Holmes as an old man, c. 1890-1893
- E. H. Fox, a friend of Ruby Graves. 1922.
Series III/Folder 3: Newspaper Articles