Sheller, Roscoe
Author, Sunnyside, Wash.
From the description of Papers, 1953-1958. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29854028
Roscoe Sheller was a regional writer and businessman from the Yakima Valley of Washington State. He was born in Lanark, Illinois, in 1890 to John and Leafy (Ustic) Sheller. His parents moved to Sunnyside, Washington in 1899 to farm the newly irrigated lands west of the Cascade Mountains. He attended the Acme School at Sunnyside during his early childhood and later other public schools. As a young adult, he ventured into selling automobiles and by the 1920s owned and managed a Ford automobile dealership. As a hobby he wrote short stories and brief histories on the people and places of the Pacific Northwest. Prior to his death in 1981, he published twenty-two books and wrote numerous articles for regional newspapers and journals.
From the guide to the Roscoe Sheller Papers, circa 1950s-1960s, (Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections)
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creatorOf | Roscoe Sheller Papers, circa 1950s-1960s | Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections | |
creatorOf | Sheller, Roscoe. Papers, 1953-1958. | Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries | |
referencedIn | Guie, Heister Dean. Heister Dean Guie papers [manuscript], 1890-1977. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library |
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associatedWith | Barrett, H. P. | person |
correspondedWith | Guie, Heister Dean. | person |
associatedWith | Snipes, Ben E., 1835-1906. | person |
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Yakima Valley (Wash.) | |||
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Cattle trade |
Frontier and pioneer life |
Irrigation |
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Washington (State) |
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Active 1953
Active 1958