Collection Overview
Title: Ranney Family Papers, 1908-1948
Predominant Dates:1908-1918, 1944-1948
ID: 41/20/201
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date Acquired: 05/05/2009
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers (1908-48) of Ranney family including Inez Sampson Ranney (attended 1911-1913), Joel Ranney '20, Ralph Ranney '23, and Byron Ranney '48, contain postcard correpondence (1908-11) to Inez from family, including brother Lloyd Sampson '10-13 law ; correspondence (1917-20) to Inez from future husband Joel Ranney '20; and student organization booklets (1944-48), commencement publications (1948), and individual and group photographs of UI students Joel, Ralph, Byron and Inez Sampson Ranney (on UI women's basketball team, 1912), and friends.