Edith Essex photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 41

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Four black and white photographs, circa 1952-1953, of Edith Essex in productions at the Portland Civic Theatre, including: "Death of a Salesman" with Bob Henderson; "Old Ladies" with Margaret Barney and Sally Rice; and "Royal Family" with Julius Zell.

Dates

Creation: circa 1952-1953

Creator

Essex, Edith F. (Edith Frances), 1899-1989 (Collector, Person)
Berger-Putnam Studio (Portland, Or.) (Photographer, Organization)
Phillips, Louise (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Edith Frances Essex, nee Stephenson, was born in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1899. Before 1910, she moved with her family to Portland, Oregon. She later studied drama at the University of Washington in Seattle, and at a university in North Dakota. She then returned to Oregon and taught high school students in Gresham. In 1925, she and James Alma Ormandy were married; they later had two children. Around 1939, she began acting at the Portland Civic Theatre. She also wrote plays for children. James A. Ormandy died in 1958, and in 1967, Essex remarried to Freeman Essex. She died in 1989.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Essex in oral history interview.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Four black and white photographs of Edith Essex in productions at the Portland Civic Theatre, including: "Death of a Salesman" with Bob Henderson; "Old Ladies" with Margaret Barney and Sally Rice; and "Royal Family" with Julius Zell.