Vinson and Buck Family Collection
22 boxes, 7 oversize folders (10 linear feet)
(1838 – 2012)
bulk 1940 - 1990
Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland
| Identifier | 2023.017 |
|---|---|
| Creator(s) | Allen, Betsy; Allen, Fulton; Allen, Lois; Buck, Leonard; Buck, Ruth Valesca Allen; Gorrell, Marlene Buck; Gorrell, William; Hancock, Julia "Betsy" Allen |
| Acquisition | Donated by Mary Vinson in 2023 (2023.017) |
| Language(s) | English, German |
| Use | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use." |
| Preferred Citation | "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland." |
| Attribution | Finding Aid written by Nicole Brumback, October 2023 |
| Related Materials |
Allen Family Collection (1904 – 1995) Allen and Hancock Family papers (1903 – 2013) |
| Separated Materials | Tubes
Folders (Oversized)
Boxes (Oversized)
Box 11: Manuscript box (Oversized)
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The Vinson and Buck collection is made up of the personal papers and artifacts of the Buck family. The collection contains personal documents dating back to 1838 and includes the records and belongings of several families related to the Bucks, including: the Allens, the Gorrells, the Raudenbushes, the Klines, the Jennings and the Phillips. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs that document Leonard Buck’s time in the military, the travels and home life of the Buck family, and local history. Other items include religious papers, personal and business correspondence, and family mementos.
Leonard Raymond Buck was the eldest child of William John Buck (1898 – 1956) and Mabel Kate Raudenbush Buck (1896 -1961). Born in 1920, Leonard was originally from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania and joined the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1940. In 1941, Leonard joined the United States Army where he served until the end of the World War 2 as a member of the 111th Combat Team attached to the 7th Army. For his service, Leonard received several honors: the Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and two Bronze Stars. After the war, Leonard met Ruth Valesca Allen. The two married in 1946 and had one child together, their daughter Marlene, in 1948. Mr. Buck owned and operated the Buster Brown Shoe Store in the Salisbury Mall from 1969 until 1984. For more than 30 years, Leonard worked as a minister at the Wicomico Nursing Home. He passed away on January 3, 2012.
Ruth Valesca Allen Buck was born in Salisbury, Maryland in 1924. She was the eldest child of Fulton White Allen (1892 – 1962) and Lois Valesca Jennings (1893 – 1974). Ruth was the granddaughter of William Francis Allen, who owned and operated the W.F. Allen Company in Salisbury. Ruth graduated from Wicomico High School in 1940. She attended the University of Rochester where she studied English, graduating in 1944. While in University, Ruth was a member of the Sigma Kappa Upsilon sorority as well as social and educational groups like y-1,2,3 and the Outing and Kaleidoscope clubs. After graduation, Ruth returned to Maryland where she met and married Leonard Buck in 1946. The two had one daughter, Marlene, in 1948. Ruth worked with Dorchester County Social Services until she retired in 1985. Ruth was an active member of her community, assisting her husband in ministering at the Wicomico Nursing Home. Ruth passed away on December 15th, 2000.
The Vinson and Buck collection are the personal papers and artifacts of the Buck family. The collection contains personal artifacts dating back to 1838 and includes the records and belongings of several families related to the Bucks, including: the Allens, the Gorrells, the Raudenbushes, the Klines, the Jennings and the Phillips. These families were spread out across several states that include Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs that document Leonard Buck’s time in the military where he served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific theater during World War 2, the travels and home life of the Buck family, and local history. The Bucks traveled extensively; often visiting Canada, and taking trips with friends abroad. Other items include religious papers, personal and business correspondence, and family mementos. The collection ends with Leonard Buck’s passing in 2012.
Series 1: Photography
Series 2: Buck Family Travels
Series 3: Buck Family Papers
Subject Terms
- Topical Terms
- Allen Family
- Military service --- United States
- Photography
- World War II Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945
- Corporate Names
- United States Army
- W.F. Allen and Company
- Location Terms
- Canada
- Hawaii
- Israel
- Italy
- Maryland
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Salisbury (Md.)
Inventory List
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Box 1:
- Series 1 (Photography): Three Framed Photos of the Phillips Family
- Series 1(Photography): Photo of Marie Lizzie Brey
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of Raudenbush and Buck Family
- Series 1 (Photography): Jennings Family Photo Album
- Series 1 (Photography): Anna Marie Kline Jennings
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo Album of Lois Allen
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo Album of Allen and Phillips Family
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo Album of the Allen Family
- Series 1 (Photography): Allen Family Photo Album [SEPARATED]
- Series 1 (Photography): Bucky Family Photo Album
- Series 1 (Photography): Early photos of the Buck and Allen Families, 1886 – 1940s
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo of Lois Allen
Box 2:
- Series 1 (Photography): Bucks, Raudenbushes, and Extended Family, 1901 – 1955
- Series 1 (Photography): Early Buck Family photography, 1920s -1940s
- Series 1 (Photography): 1930s class photo
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of Ruth Valesca Allen, 1936 – 1946
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of Ruth Allen, 1943 (college yearbook photos)
- Series 1 (Photography): Copy of drawing of Julia Allen, 1944
- Series 1 (Photography): Copies of Mabel and William Buck Photos
- Series 1 (Photography): Julia, Lois, and Fulton Allen 1940s
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard Buck Military Photo Album [SEPARATED]
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard Buck Military Photos
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard Buck Military Photos (2)
- Series 1 (Photography): Japanese Airfield ariel shots [SEPARATED]
- Series 1 (Photography): Japanese Airfield ariel shorts (2) [SEPARATED]
- Series 1 (Photography): Before Marriage
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard and Ruth’s Wedding Guests
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos from Ruth and Leonard’s Wedding
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard and Ruth’s Wedding Album [SEPARATED]
- Series 1 (Photography): The Bucks at Home
- Series 1 (Photography): The Leray Home and Building Advisory Bureau, 1947-1948
- Series 1 (Photography): The Oak Terrace
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of the Buck Family, 1920s – 1940s
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of the Allen Family, 1939 – 1946
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck, Allen, and Kellock Families
- Series 1 (Photography): Fall 1948
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family, 1950
- Series 1 (Photography): The Home on the Hill
- Series 1 (Photography): Allen, Maryland, 1951 – 1952
- Series 1 (Photography): Madison St. 1952 – 1953
- Series 1 (Photography): Miscellaneous Photos of Ruth Buck, 1950s – 1960s
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of Marlene Buck, 1949 – 1974
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family Photos, 1952 – 1965
- Series 1 (Photography): Marritt Mill Rd, 1953 – 1954
Box 3:
- Series 1 (Photography): Fall 1955
- Series 1 (Photography): August to December 1957
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Art 1960s – 1980s
- Series 1 (Photography): Family Friends to the Bucks, 1960s – 1990s
- Series 1 (Photography): Family Friends to the Bucks, 1960s – 1990s (2)
- Series 1 (Photography): North Salisbury School Class Photo, 1961
- Series 1 (Photography): Girl Scouts at Camp Todd, 1961
- Series 1 (Photography): “Other People”
- Series 1 (Photography): Charlotte Nelson
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos of William Gorrell
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family, 1958
- Series 1 (Photography): Friends of the Bucks, 1959
- Series 1 (Photography): Summer 1960
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family, 1961
- Series 1 (Photography): School Photos of Friends, 1960s
- Series 1 (Photography):Buck Family Graveyard Photos, 1960s – 1970s
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Photos, 1964
- Series 1 (Photography): Goldwater Campaign and MacArthur Funeral, 1964 (Separated from “Buck Photos, 1964” Envelope)
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Home, 1965
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family Photo Album, 1960s (separated)
- Series 1 (Photography): 20th Reunion of Wicomico High School 1940 Class, 1960
- Series 1 (Photography): Family Photos and March Storm, 1962
- Series 1 (Photography): Miscellaneous, 1963
- Series 1 (Photography): Campaign to Reelect Rogers Morton, 1966
- Series 1 (Photography): Wicomico County Bicentennial, 1967
- Series 1 (Photography): Susan Hancock’s Confirmation Class, 1967
- Series 1 (Photography): Marlene Buck and William Gorrell, 1960s
- Series 1 (Photography): Wedding Album of Marlene and William, 1969
- Series 1 (Photography): Wedding Album of Marlene and William, 1969 (2)
Box 4:
- Series 1 (Photography): Wedding of family friend
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck family and friends, 1960s – 1970s
- Series 1 (Photography): Album of Salisbury Maryland Businesses (separated)
- Series 1 (Photography): Wicomico Nursing Home, 1960s – 1990s
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family Pets, 1953 – 1990s
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family Pets, 1953 – 1990s (2)
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family Pets, 1953 – 1990s (3)
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Family Pets, 1953 – 1990s (4)
- Series 1 (Photography): Horses and Wild Animals
- Series 1 (Photography): Album gifted to Ruth Buck
- Series 1 (Photography): Buster Brown Shoes
- Series 1 (Photography): Buster Brown Shoes (2)
- Series 1 (Photography): Marlene Gorrell and friends, 1970 – 1985
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo of Mrs. Ruth Hodge, 1971
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos from Ruth Buck’s job, 1972 – 1979
- Series 1 (Photography): Wicomico County snowstorms, 1977 – 1987
- Series 1 (Photography): Photos from the construction of “The Dove” replica, 1978
- Series 1 (Photography): Wreckage of an oil barge, 1978
- Series 1 (Photography): Bessie Raudenbush, 1979
Box 5:
- Series 1 (Photography): Buck Goddaughter, Valerie, 1979 - 1980
- Series 1 (Photography): Marlene Gorrell photo album, 1980 – 1981
- Series 1 (Photography): Wedding of Valerie Harrison and Sam Penland, 1982
- Series 1 (Photography): Salisbury’s Sesqui-Bicentennial, August 1982
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo Album of Ruth Buck’s Retirement, 1985
- Series 1 (Photography): Photo Album of Ruth Buck’s Retirement, 1985 (2)
- Series 1 (Photography): Gifted photos from friends, 1986
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard and Ruth Buck’s 50th Anniversary, August 1996
- Series 1 (Photography): Miscellaneous Buck House Photos
- Series 1 (Photography): Miscellaneous Buck House Photos (2)
- Series 1 (Photography): Holiday Photos
- Series 1 (Photography): Leonard and Ruth Buck
- Series 1 (Photography): Flower Photography
- Series 1 (Photography): Outdoor Photos and Family Projects
- Series 1 (Photography): Family Photos of Friends
Box 6:
- Series 1 (Photogreaphy): Building Photography
- Series 1 (Photography): Valley Forge and Hawaiian Islands Packaged Photos
- Series 2 (Travels): Postcards from Allen Family to Ruth Allen, 1937 – 1939
- Series 2 (Travels): Luray Caverns, Virginia
- Series 2 (Travels): Diplomas from trip to Gettysburg
- Series 2 (Travels): Card for crossing 180th Meridian, 1944
- Series 2 (Travels): Summer Vacations, 1946 – 1958
- Series 2 (Travels): Gettysburg and Fort McHenry 1958
- Series 2 (Travels): Trip abroad, 1959
- Series 2 (Travels): Miscellaneous Buck Trips, 1960s – 1980s
- Series 2 (Travels): Pennsylvania Trips, 1956 – 1960
- Series 2 (Travels): Buck Family Camping and Road Trips, 1960s
- Series 2 (Travels): Family Trip to Canada, 1960s
- Series 2 (Travels): Promised Land Park Camping Trip, 1961
- Series 2 (Travels): Camp Mauna Loa, 1961
- Series 2 (Travels): Buck Family Camping Trips, 1962
- Series 2 (Travels): Camp Mauna Loa Negatives, 1962
- Series 2 (Travels): Camp Mauna Loa, 1963
- Series 2 (Travels): Montreal Trip, 1963
- Series 2 (Travels): Negatives of a Mississippi Trip, 1964
- Series 2 (Travels): Photo Album from Buck Trip to Italy, 1970
- Series 2 (Travels): Additional Photos from Buck Trip to Italy, 1970
- Series 2 (Travels): Postcards from Italy Trip, 1970
- Series 2 (Travels): Cedar Park Trip, 1970s
- Series 2 (Travels): Road Trips, 1975 – 1979
Box 7:
- Series 2 (Travels): Hilton Head Island, July 1975
- Series 2 (Travels): New Years in Hilton Head, 1977
- Series 2 (Travels): Summer in St. Michaels, 1977
- Series 2 (Travels): New Years in Ocean City, 1977
- Series 2 (Travels): Bahamas Photo and Postcard, 1970s
- Series 2 (Travels): Buck Family Road Trip, 1977
- Series 2 (Travels): Canadian Camping Trip, 1978
- Series 2 (Travels): Hooper Island Trip, 1979
- Series 2 (Travels): Trip to Canada, 1980
- Series 2 (Travels): Camping Trips, 1981 – 1983
- Series 2 (Travels): Travel Diary of Ruth Allen, 1984
- Series 2 (Travels): Trip to Israel, 1984
- Series 2 (Travels): Photo Album of trip to Israel, 1984
- Series 2 (Travels): Photo Album of trip to Israel, 1984 (2)
- Series 2 (Travels): Heritage, USA trip, July 1986
- Series 2 (Travels): Hawaii Trip, 1987
- Series 2 (Travels): Hawaii Trip, 1987 (2)
- Series 2 (Travels): Honolulu Transit Card, 1987
- Series 2 (Travels): Beach Trip, 1990s
- Series 2 (Travels): Postcard from Marlene Gorrell in London
- Series 3 (Papers): German Children’s Book, 1838
- Series 3 (Papers): Items belonging to Jenning Family, 1849 – 1950 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Mabel Raudenbush Birth and Confirmation Certificates, 1896 – 1910 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Birth Certificates and Church Paperwork of Allen Family, 1903 – 1937
- Series 3 (Papers): Original Marriage Certificate of William and Mabel Buck, 1916
- Series 3 (Papers): Wedding Ceremony Certificate of William and Mabel Buck, 1916 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Family record book of Lois Allen, 1916 – 1928
- Series 3 (Papers): Cradle Roll Certificate of Leonard Buck, 1920
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificate of Baptism of Leonard Buck, 1920 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Church Papers of the Buck Family, 1922 – 1958
- Series 3 (Papers): Cradle Roll Promotion Certificate, 1923 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Bank Book of Ruth Valesca Allen, 1923 – 1933
- Series 3 (Papers): Baby Book of Ruth Valesca Allen, 1923 – 1924
Box 8:
- Series 3 (Papers): School papers of Ruth Allen, 1923 – 1931
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Fulton and Lois Allen, 1923 – 1944
- Series 3 (Papers): Font Roll Certificates for Julia and Walter Allen, 1925 – 1927
- Series 3 (Papers): Buster Brown Shoes Advertisement, 1925 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Mabel Buck, 1927
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificate from Orphanage and Home Association [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Buck School Papers, 1930 – 1940
- Series 3 (Papers): Writings of Jennings Family, 1932
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Dorothy Cornell, 1931 – 1936
- Series 3 (Papers): Bible of Ruth Valesca Allen, 1933
- Series 3 (Papers): Papers removed from the bible of Ruth Allen’s bible
- Series 3 (Papers): Deposit book of Ruth, Lois, and Fulton Allen, 1933 – 1952
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence from the W.F. Allen Company
- Series 3 (Papers): German prayer poem
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Ruth Allen, 1933 – 1940
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Ruth Allen, 1933 – 1940 (2)
- Series 3 (Papers): Catechism book of Leonard Buck, 1936
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence between Ruth Allen and Winnie Neville, 1936 – 1940
- Series 3 (Papers): Military Education and Qualification Certificates, 1936 – 1940
- Series 3 (Papers): Catechism book of Julia Allen, 1937
- Series 3 (Papers): Buck Family Ephemera, 1938 – 1994
- Series 3 (Papers): Bible gifted to Mabel Buck, 1938 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): High School Diploma of Ruth Allen, 1940 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Membership Certificates to the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1940
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Julia Allen, 1940 – 1944
- Series 3 (Papers): Bible gifted to Leonard Buck, 1941
- Series 3 (Papers): Prayer book of Leonard Buck, 1943
- Series 3 (Papers): World War 2 camp poem book, 1940s
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificate from University of Rochester, 1944
- Series 3 (Papers): Military discharge card of Leonard Buck, 1945
- Series 3 (Papers): G.I. Edition Date Book, 1945
- Series 3 (Papers): Leonard Buck Military Ephemera, 1943 – 1952
- Series 3 (Papers): Stars and Stripes Newspaper, 1945 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Buck Wedding and Honeymoon Ephemera, 1946
- Series 3 (Papers): Marriage Service of Leonard and Ruth Buck, 1946
Box 9:
- Series 3 (Papers): Card from a gift to Leonard Buck, 1945
- Series 3 (Papers): Bride’s Wedding Gifts Book, 1946
- Series 3 (Papers): Cards from Leonard and Ruth’s Wedding, 1946
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Ruth Buck, 1946 – 1966
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Leonard Buck, 1948 – 2011
- Series 3 (Papers): Baby book of Marlene Buck, 1948
- Series 3 (Papers): Cards celebrating the birth of Marlene Buck, 1948
- Series 3 (Papers): Album of Advertisements and Journalism, 1940s – 1970s [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Christmas card made by Leonard Buck
- Series 3 (Papers): Report cards of Marlene Buck, 1954 – 1965
- Series 3 (Papers): Bible of Leonard Buck
- Series 3 (Papers): Papers removed from the bible of Leonard Buck, 1954 – 1981
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificate of merit for Ruth Buck, 1957
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Ruth and Leonard Buck, 1960 – 1998
- Series 3 (Papers): Campaign cards for Leonard Buck, 1962
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificate of Appreciation, 1964
- Series 3 (Papers): ‘Our America’ Calendars, 1964 – 1965
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence from Congressman Rogers Morton, 1965
- Series 3 (Papers): Rogers CB Morton and Republican Party Politics, 1960s
- Series 3 (Papers): Programs for the opening of Wicomico Nursing Home, 1965 – 1966
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence to Marlene Gorrell, 1965 – 2001
- Series 3 (Papers): Card from Wicomico Senior High School Play, 1966
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence between William and Marlene Gorrell, 1968 – 1969
Box 10:
- Series 3 (Papers): Invitations to Marlene Buck and William Gorrell’s Wedding, 1969
- Series 3 (Papers): Correspondence between Leonard and Ruth Buck
- Series 3 (Papers): Date books of Ruth Buck, 1974 – 1977
- Series 3 (Papers): Buster Brown Shoe Store Calendars, 1976 – 1977
- Series 3 (Papers): Commencement Program of Union Memorial Hospital, 1979
- Series 3 (Papers): Programs from Salisbury State College and State University, 1979 – 1995
- Series 3 (Papers): Commencement program of Lee College, 1980
- Series 3 (Papers): Telephone Directory of Leonard Buck, 1981
- Series 3 (Papers): Ruth Buck Dorchester County Social Services Paperwork, 1985
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificate from Governor Harry Hughes, 1985
- Series 3 (Papers): Notebook of Ruth Allen, 1988
- Series 3 (Papers): Certificates from Governor William Donald Schafer, 1992 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Anniversary Guest Book, 1996
- Series 3 (Papers): Death and remembrance papers
- Series 3 (Papers): Postcard depicting residence of W.F. Allen
- Series 3 (Papers): Timeline of Ruth and Leonard Buck’s life
- Series 3 (Papers): Delmarva business and political cards
- Series 3 (Papers): Diorama and letter from Leonard to Ruth Buck
- Series 3 (Papers): Family trees of the Jennings and Phillips families
- Series 3 (Papers): Strawberry King Newspaper article, 2002 [SEPARATED]
- Series 3 (Papers): Miscellaneous Health and ID paperwork
Artifacts
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