Read family photograph albums
Scope and Contents
Three photograph albums containing tintypes and card photographs, as well as a small number of loose photographs, circa 1880-1917, depicting members of the Clifford Kittredge Read family and associated families. Nearly all the images are professional studio portraits, and many of the people in the photographs are identified. They include: Ross Read, Viola Read, Clifford Kittredge Read, Clifford Webster Read, Virgil Henry Read, Ethel Read McCulloch, Nettie Read Downing, Jessie Read Porter, Lloyd A. Read, Letha Read Williams, Sarah I. Read, Martha S. Thompson Read, Elizabeth Nancy Read, Silas W. Read, John F. Read, Lydia Darby Read, Eva Read Foland, and Lucy Read Neal.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880-1917
Creator
- Read, Lloyd A., 1890-1989 (Compiler, 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
The Read family came to Turner, Oregon, from Illinois in 1852. Grandson Lloyd A. Read (1890-1989) was a Clackamas County assessor and Port Orford businessman. Clifford W. Read (1900-1991) was an engineer and volunteer worker in the Oregon Historical Society map collection.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 flat box, 2 custom boxes, 1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Studio portraits, most contained in three photograph albums, depicting members of the Clifford Kittredge Read family and associated families. Many of the people depicted are identified. The Read family came to Turner, Oregon, from Illinois in 1852.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lloyd A. Reed, May 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14142, Photo Acc. 977D121).
Processing Information
The albums in this collection were individually designated as Album 727, Album 728, and Album 729 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Subject
- Read family -- Photographs (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Read family photograph albums
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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