Ray Family Papers
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.
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.
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: Ray Family Papers (MS 432). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from Peter Masi, April 2005.
Processed by Meghan L. Fahey, May 2005.
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Correspondence: postcards, booklet with signatures
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1898-1953
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Box 1:1
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Correspondence: creative writing
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1898-1951
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Box 1:2
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Correspondence: greeting cards received by Ray family
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undated
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Box 1:3
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Greeting cards, hand-made by Vera Freeman and Marion Ray
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1937-1944
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Box 1:4
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Hand-made prints by Eleanor Howe, Marion Ray, and prints by unidentified artists
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undated
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Box 1:5
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Photograph album: baby record of Herman Edgar Ray with photographs from early childhood to early adulthood, some maternal and paternal genealogical information
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undated
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Box 1:6
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Photograph: Herman Edgar Ray at 11 1/2 months and as a boy
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ca. 1911
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Box 1:7
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Photographs: Katherine Luilla Ray (infant and adult), David Allen, Donald Earl Ray (infant) and birth announcement cards
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1912, undated
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Box 1:8
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Photograph album: houses, landscapes, group photographs including Herman Edgar Ray, Mabel Ray and Fred Ray
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1935-1953
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Box 1:9
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Photograph album: camping trip, landscapes, lake, group portraits including Herman Edgar Ray, Fred Ray, Mabel Ray, and Hiram Ray
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undated
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Box 1:10
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Photograph album: parade, architecture, group portraits, wedding, Fred Ray, Esther Ware, and Herman Edgar Ray
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undated
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Box 1:11
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Photographs: Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ray
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undated
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Box 2:1
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Photographs: Ray Nichols Fenno and Mary Emergene Fenno (infant and youth)
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undated
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Box 2:2
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Photograph: Ray Nichols Fenno (adult)
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1928-1936
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Box 2:3
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Photographs and newspaper clipping: Viola Faith Raymo and Neil Andrew Raymo
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1945
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Box 2:4
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Photograph and card: Gertrude Caswell at 80th birthday party, card includes list of attendees
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undated
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Box 2:5
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Photographs: Glinda L. Woods (infant and toddler)
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1948
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Box 2:6
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Photographs: Eleanor T. Howe
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undated
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Box 2:7
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Photograph: Marion Ray
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1937 and 1942
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Box 2:8
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Photographs: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis
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1923
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Box 2:9
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Photographs: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ray, Mrs. Helen Gates, Mabel Ray and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith
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undated
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Box 2:10
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Photographs: unidentified
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undated
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Box 2:11
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Photographs: unidentified
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1939, undated
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Box 2:12
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Photographs: unidentified
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1940, undated
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Box 2:13
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Photographs: unidentified
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undated
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Box 2:14
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Photographs: unidentified
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undated
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Box 2:15
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Photographs: unidentified
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undated
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Box 2:16
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Photographs: Pittsford Pond, New York
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undated
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Box 2:17
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