| Title: |
Ruth Boerike White Bowie
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
Ruth Bowie was born in San Francisco in 1888, the daughter of a homeopathic physician. Ruth describes her early private schooling, trips abroad, and her first marriage to Ralston Lovell White in 1910, and their subsequent 400-mile honeymoon on horseback from Paso Robles to San Francisco. She also describes the building of “Garden of Allah,” their Willis Polk-designed mansion in Mill Valley, and later disposing of the property as a memorial to Mr. White. Also recounted is her raising of $100,000 in World War I for French widows, and her charity work with Sunnyhills and the San Francisco Junior League. Ruth tells of living abroad from 1930-1939 and in 1955 marrying Dr. Robert C. Bowie.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/bowieft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1976 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Bowie, Ruth Boerike White, 1888-1977
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1888
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| Speaker place of birth: |
San Francisco, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
88
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| Document location: |
San Rafael, CA
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| Document date: |
28-Jan-1976
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029589-32815
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