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Title: Evelyn M. Raymond Photograph Album, circa 1920-1930

ID: P 332

Primary Creator: Swingley, Evelyn R.

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The photographs are loosely arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2015

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Evelyn M. Raymond Photograph Album consists of photographs assembled by Raymond as an adolescent while living in rural Douglas County in Oregon.

The Evelyn M. Raymond Photograph Album contains 167 black and white photographs assembled by Raymond as an adolescent while living in rural Douglas County in Oregon. The majority of images include captions identifying family members and friends. Several images depict recreation activities including swimming, bicycle riding and road trips to local destinations. Excursion locations include Crater Lake National Park, Mill Creek Falls, Gold Hill Dam, the Rogue River, Camas Valley, Canyonville, and Cow Creek. Additional images document local industries such as farming, ranching, logging and quarrying.

Evelyn Mildred Raymond was born on August 20, 1908 in Days Creek, Oregon. She attended Oregon State Agricultural College, and was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.  In 1946, she married Durnin L. Swingley of Lewistown, Montana. In 1952, Evelyn and Durnin returned to Days Creek to manage her family's ranching operation. She died on November 27, 2001.

Author: Lauren Goss

More Extent Information: 167 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The Evelyn M. Raymond Photograph Album was purchased in 2015.

Related Materials: Additional photographic collections depict rural locations in southern Oregon: Gerald W. Williams Regional Albums, 1875-2000 (P 303)  and Gerald W. Williams Stereoscopic Photograph Collection, 1870-1943 (P 327).

Preferred Citation: Evelyn M. Raymond Photograph Album (P 322), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.

Swingley, Evelyn R.

Agricultural laborers--Oregon.
Agriculture--Oregon.
Douglas County (Or.)
Farm life--Oregon.
Jackson County (Or.)
Klamath County (Or.)
Natural Resources
Rural conditions.

Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.