Finding aid to the Pamela (Matthews) Ryan Collection 2010.30 Special Collections Home OVERVIEW Donor: Pamela (Matthews) Ryan Accession Date: 27 September 2010 Collection Number: 129 Quantity: 0.25 linear feet Summary: Four photographs, circa 1910-1950s; family history information; and four books, dating from 1885-1917. Languages: German & English Links: - Marie Rudel Portner Germans from Russia Room - Pamela (Matthews) Ryan Collection photographs on the NDSU Institutional Repository (DSpace) Access Restrictions: Open to the public, available upon request. Copyrights to items in this collection remain with original copyright holders or are in the public domain. Citation: Pamela (Matthews) Ryan Collection, 129, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU Libraries, Fargo, ND. BIOGRAPHY Emma Rudel was born on August 10, 1891 in South Dakota to parents Simon and Dorothea (Weber) Rudel. Emma was first married to Fred Pepple. Emma and Fred had four children: Donald, Levard, Luella, and Margaret. Emma’s second marriage was to Curtis Corey on April 5, 1942. Curtis and Emma lived in Idaho. Curtis Corey died in October 1967. Emma died in 1977. Page 1 of 4 Emma Rudel was Pamela (Matthews) Ryan’s grandmother, and Marie (Rudel) Portner was Emma’s sister. Pamela (Matthews) Ryan’s mother was Margaret (Pepple) Matthews. SCOPE AND CONTENT The Pamela Ryan Collection consists of four photographs, circa 1910-1950s; family history information; and four books, dating from 1885-1917. The collection has been arranged into three series: Photograph, Family History, and Books. The Photograph Series contains four photographs, dating from about 1910 to the 1950s. The first photograph [2010.30.01] is a wallet sized print of Emma Corey, circa 1956. On the front of the photograph is inscribed: “1956.” On the back of the photograph is inscribed: “Emma Corey/ Return to Chapel of the Chime, PO Box 255, Meridian [Idaho] 83642. Obit 88.” Stamped on the back is “Jul 5, 1977.” The second photograph [2010.30.02] is a studio portrait of Emma Rudel, circa 1910. She is seated and wearing a light-colored dress. The photographer was A. Warner of Fessenden, North Dakota. The third photograph [2010.30.03] is a print of Emma and Curtis Corey, circa 1940s. Emma Corey (on the left) is wearing glasses and a dark dress with a floral pin and a spangled ornament on her belt. Curtis Corey (on the right) is wearing a striped 3-piece suit with a floral tie. The fourth photograph [2010.30.04] is a mounted print of two-story house with a vine-covered front porch, circa 1920s-1930s. A coatless on is visible at the right on the porch. The man is identified as Simon Rudel and the house is his home in Spokane, Washington. The house number in the image is 613. On the bottom corner is inscribed: “S Rudels/ Spokane.” On the back is stamped: “B.J. Lash, Phone Glen. 119.” The Family History Series contains family history information. In the series is a photocopied obituary of Emma D Corey from the Idaho Statesman, Boise, Tuesday July 5, 1977. There are also pages from the Marie Rudel Portner [Room] dedication. These pages are printouts from the GRHC website which include information on Marie Rudel Portner and her family. The Book Series contains four books dating from 1885 to about 1917. The books include a Bible, two hymnals, and a writing book. The books are all in the German language. The first book, Evangelium Saenger, has “F.B. Pepple” embossed on the cover. The second book, Die Glaubensharfe. Gesanguch der Deutschen Baptisten-Gemeinde. Herausgegeben auf Beschluss der Bundeskonferenz der Deutschen Baptisten-Gemeinden von Amerika, is inscribed with “From Papa when I was 10 years old.” The third book, Schreib=Lese=Fibel mit besonderer Beruechichtigung der Lautiermethode, is inscribed with “Corey, Mrs.” The fourth book, Die Bibel oder die ganze Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments nach der deutschen Page 2 of 4 Uebersesung, has the following names inscribed: Levard Chester Pepple, Donald Francis Pepple, and Margaret Emmeline Pepple. BOX AND FOLDER LIST Box/Folder Contents 1/1 Finding aid, detailed inventory, and initial inventory PHOTOGRAPH SERIES 1/2 Photographs 1-4 2010.30.01 Emma Corey, circa 1956 2010.30.02 Emma Rudel, circa 1910 2010.30.03 Emma & Curtis Corey, circa 1940s 2010.30.04 Simon Rudel at his house in Spokane, WA, circa 1920s- 1930s FAMILY HISTORY SERIES 1/3 Emma D. Corey obituary, 1977 1/3 Dedication to Marie Rudel Portner 1 BOOK SERIES 1. Rauschenbusch, Walther, & J. Allan Sankey. Evangelium Saenger. Cleveland: German Baptist Pub. Soc. 1910, pages 288. 2. Die Glaubensharfe. Gesanguch der Deutschen Baptisten-Gemeinde. Herausgegeben auf Beschluss der Bundeskonferenz der Deutschen Baptisten-Gemeinden von Amerika. 10th ed. Cleveland; Verlag des Publikations-Vereins, 1885, pages 556, plus indexes. 3. Schreib=Lese=Fibel mit besonderer Beruechichtigung der Lautiermethode. Von der Deutschen Evab=ngelischen Synode von Nord-Amerika. St. Louis: Eden Publishing House, 1885, pages 92. Page 3 of 4 4. Luther, Dr. Martin. Die Bibel oder die ganze Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments nach der deutschen Uebersesung, International Bibel, Philadelphia: he John D Winston Co., n.d., pages 983,328, Handbuch fuer Bibelleser, pages 181, plus maps. Page 4 of 4