Ray Family Papers
1898-1953 Bulk: 1911-1944
2 boxes 1 linear feet
Call no.: MS 432
Herman Edgar Ray, son of Fred Jackson Ray and Mabel Cosella Merriam Ray, was born in Westminster, Massachusetts on May 28, 1911. Herman Edgar married Anita Crabtree on May 4, 1934 in Gardner, Massachusetts. The family remained in the area throughout the 1950s as indicated by their correspondence.
The collection consists primarily of family photographs spanning three identifiable generations of the Ray family, and contains photograph albums, formal portraits, and miscellaneous photographs. Additional material includes postcards, correspondence, and hand-made greeting cards. The materials document the childhood of Herman Edgar Ray. His extended family includes: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ray, Ray Fenno, Mary Emergene Fenno, Mr.and Mrs. Charles A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis, Helen Gates, Mary Russell, and Eleanor Howe.
Acquired from Peter Masi, Apr. 2005
Subjects
Camping--MassachusettsFamily--MassachusettsMassachusetts--Description and travelPortraits--History--20th centuryWestwinster (Mass.)--HistoryContributors
Ray, Herman EdgarTypes of material
Photograph albumsPhotographs