William Graydon Watrous family papers
Scope and Contents
Contains letters sent by WWII naval officer William Graydon Watrous to his family, while serving in the war in India and other locations. Also includes a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by his mother, Adeline Ruland Watrous, during the war. Also includes military documention and research collected by his son, Steven B. Watrous, and by William Graydon Watrous on William's service. Materials dated 1940 to 2007.
Dates
- 1940-2007
Creator
- Watrous, William Graydon, 1921-2017 (creator, Person)
- Watrous, Adeline Ruland Watrous (contributor, Person)
- Watrous, Steven B. (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
William Graydon Watrous was born September 11, 1921 in Syracuse, New York to Watson R. and Adeline (Ruland). William graduated from Onondaga Valley Academy and enlisted in the Unites States Navy during WWII. He served on Liberty ships as part of the Naval Armed Guard. and later Barbara (Lucas) Watrous. William married Mary Louise Murray on June 5, 1948. After Mary Louise passed away in 1990, he married Barbara Lucas in 1992. William worked for the NY Telephone Company from 1948 to 1983 and was a member of the United Methodist Church. William passed away June 10, 2017.
Biographical History
Adeline Ruland Watrous was born February 17, 1887, in Ninevah, Broome, New York. She married Watson R. Watrous and had two sons, Charles Edward Watrous and William Graydon Watrous. Adeline died February 4, 1998.
Biographical History
Steven B. Watrous is the son of William Graydon Watrous. Steven graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in forest management in 1971, and from Brigham Young University with his MBA in Organizational Behavior in 1976. He later worked for BYU as the University Cash & Vault Operations Manager. As of 2019, Steven was a resident of Springville, Utah.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Steven B Watrous in 2019. Created by Adeline Ruland Watrous who passed them down to Steven through his father.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Steven B. Watrous; 2019.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; James Krzymowski; October 29, 2021.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters
- Military
- Military records
- Naval officers
- Photocopies
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Scrapbooks
- Watrous, Adeline Ruland Watrous
- Watrous, William Graydon, 1921-2017
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence
- World War, 1939-1945 -- India
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- Title
- Register of William Graydon Watrous family papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- James Krzymowski
- Date
- 2021 December 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States