Collection Number: D-405

Extent

48.9 linear feet

Biography

The McKinnon and Ruble Families Papers focus on the life and career of Aloysius John McKinnon, M.D. (1870-1933); the Ruble family of his wife Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ruble McKinnon (1875-1916); and the lives of their children as related to the family home and ranch in Rio Vista. The Papers provide insights into a family's life in ranching and medicine in Rio Vista, California primarily through the first half of the twentieth century.

Description

Correspondence, legal and financial documents, ranch records, financial records from Dr. McKinnon's medical practice, photographs, and medical equipment and supplies.

Inclusive Dates

1873-1990.

Subject

California History

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California (http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt087017c9)

Additional Collection Information (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/specol/exhibits/mckinnon/)

Related Collection

Rodgerson, Eleanor, MD. Papers.

The McKinnon and Ruble Families Papers are connected to the Rodgerson Papers as Dr. Donald McKinnon, son of Aloysius and Lizzie McKinnon, was Dr. Eleanor Rodgerson's husband.

Access

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