Westerners Presentation
Title:  History of the Arizona Lottery 1870 to Present
Presenter:  Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number:  709
Duration:  00:33:12
Date of Presentation:  February 6, 1987

Oral History
Interviewee:  Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1001
Duration: 01:18:52
Date:  January 27, 1994
Topics Discussed:  Health Care History, Lenox Nursing Home on South Mt. Vernon, 1940s; Medical Community in Prescott During World War II (WWII), 1940s; & Development of Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). 

Oral History
Interviewee:  Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1002A-1002B
Duration:  01:12:40
Date:  February 18, 1994
Topics Discussed:  Historic Preservation; Bashford House; Arizona Bicentennial Commission; Yavapai Heritage Foundation; Carnegie Library Restoration; “Myth of Tunnels” in Prescott; Armory; Fleury Historic District; Hassayampa Hotel; & Elks Hill Grade Renovation.

Oral History
Interviewee:  Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  1361-1362
Duration: 01:51:13
Date:  May 2, 2001
Topics Discussed:  Historic Preservation in Prescott, 1966-2001; The formation and work of the Yavapai Heritage Foundation (YHF), 1974-2001; & Carnegie Library.

Westerners Presentation
Title:  Old and Historic Homes of Prescott
Presenter:  Elisabeth "Betty" Ruffner
Audio Number:  135A (Side 1)
Duration:  00:52:26
Date of Presentation:  January 4, 1980

Westerners Presentation
Title:  Gail Gardner: A Profile
Presenter:  Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number:  139A (Side 1)
Duration:  00:49:02
Date of Presentation:  April 6, 1982

Westerners Presentation
Title:  Mountain Men and their Contributions to Settling the Western States
Presenter:  Lester "Budge" Ruffner
Audio Number:  133A (Side 1)
Duration:  00:56:45
Date of Presentation:  April 3, 1981

Oral History
Interviewee:  Lester "Budge" Ward Ruffner (b. 03/17/1918 - d. 05/14/1996)
Interviewer:  Virginia Rice
Audio Number: 1429-1430
Duration: 02:18:17
Date:  December 23, 1974
Topics Discussed:  Ruffner family history, growing up in Prescott, community activities, civic participation

Oral History
Interviewee: Lester "Budge" Ward Ruffner
Interviewer:  Mona McCroskey
Audio Number:  968-969
Duration: 01:37:49
Date:  March 24, 1993
Topics Discussed:  Ruffner family history, Ruffner Livery Stable, growing up on Mt. Vernon and Pleasant Streets 1920s, Chinese Gardens, summer visitors from Phoenix c.1920-1930s, Lyle Abbott, Cross Triangle Ranch, Klu Klux Klan in Prescott, Jerome swimming pool, rodeo parades, Brophy Preparatory School in Phoenix 1936, childhood memories of Prescott during the 1920s-1930s.

Oral History
Interviewee: Lester "Budge" Ward Ruffner (b. 03/17/1918 - d. 05/14/1996)
Interviewer:  Dean Smith with Arizona State University
Audio Number:  None
Duration: Transcript Only
Date:  September 10, 1991
Topics Discussed:  Ruffner family history, Arizona Territory, Sheriffs