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Ray Howard Corey scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: PH 267

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of scrapbook albums that contain photographs of construction details for major projects in which Corey was involved.

The volumes are arbitrarily numbered as follows and subjects include:

Volume 1: City reservoir and street railway, for Utah Light and Railway Co., Salt Lake City, 1907.

Volume 2: Tintic smelter, Silver City, Utah, 1908-1910.

Volume 3: Bull Run conduit, Portland, Oregon, 1911; Guild's Lake garbage incinerator, Portland, 1912; North Yakima, Washington, water supply system, 1911; North Yakima gas plant, 1911.

Volume 4: Coos Bay, Oregon, water supply project, 1926; Salem, Oregon, water supply project, 1928-1930; water supply projects at Hillsboro, Oregon, Hoquiam, Vancouver, and Mt. Vernon, Washington, 1928-1930.

Volumes 5-6: Schools, libraries, Oregon State Capitol, and other public building construction under W.P. A., Oregon and Washington, 1932-1939.

Volumes 7, 8 and 9: Sewage disposal plants, water works, and bridge construction under P.W.A., Oregon and Washington, 1932-1939. Includes Oregon coast highway bridges.

Volume 10: Water works, sewage disposal plants, and other public projects, Oregon and Washington, 1939-1952. Includes Tongue Point Naval Station.

Dates

  • 1907-1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Ray Corey was born in Piper City, Illinois, and educated at Purdue University. He became an engineer who specialized in water supply and sewage disposal plant design and construction. From 1932-1939, he was state engineering inspector for Oregon and Washington Public Works Administration (P.W.A) projects, and from 1939-1952, worked as a consulting engineer.

Extent

6 linear feet (8 containers) : 6 medium flat boxes, 2 small flat boxes.

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Ray Corey (1880-1962) was an engineer who specialized in water supply and sewage disposal plant design and construction, and worked as a state engineering inspector and consultant for Oregon and Washington P.W.A. projects. The collection (1907-1952) consists of scrapbook albums that contain photographs of construction details for major projects in which Corey was involved.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into by volume number, 1-10.

Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Normandy Helmer.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.

Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents

Title
Guide to the Ray Howard Corey Scrapbooks
Status
Complete Description
Author
Normandy Helmer and Tanya Parlet.
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA