Virgil McCroskey Papers 1879-1974

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Virgil McCroskey Papers 1879-1974

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Pharmacist and conservationist, of Colfax, Steptoe, and Oakesdale, Wash. Correspondence, historical summaries, clippings, and title transfer documents, relating to McCroskey's creation and development of Mary Minerva McCroskey Memorial Park (Idaho), honoring his mother, Mary Minerva McCroskey, early pioneer in Whitman County, Wash.; records (1905-1918) of Elk Drug Store, Colfax, Wash., owned and operated by McCroskey; ms. history of Colfax, Wash.; photos of trips to the South Seas (Oceania); ephemera from his college years at Washington Agricultural College, Pullman, Wash.; and biographical clippings and other papers of the McCroskey family.

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Elk Drug Store (Colfax, Wash.)

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McCroskey, Virgil, 1876-1970

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Virgil McCroskey came to Whitman County with his parents. He graduated as a pharmacist from the Washington Agricultural College (now Washington State University) in 1898, moved to Colfax and operated the Elk Drug Store from 1905 to 1918. He then moved to his parents’ homestead near Steptoe and developed the land as the Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park in honor of his mother. He later moved to Oakesdale where he resided until his death. McCroskey maintained a lifelong interest in conservation is...

McCroskey family

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State College of Washington

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McCroskey, Mary Minerva

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