Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business
1909-1960
PC 11
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Drumheller, Thomas, Jr.
- Title
- Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business
- ID
- PC 11
- Date [inclusive]
- 1909-1960
- Extent
- .25 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 1 box, 65 items
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The Drumheller family raised sheep in Southeastern and Central Washington for 105 years and three generations. The collection consists of 65 copy prints of the Drumheller family and their sheep business.
Preferred Citation
Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business, 1909-1960 (PC 11)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
The year 1964 ended 105 years and three generations of sheep raising for the Drumhellers beginning with Jesse, who started the business in southeastern Washington in 1859. His son, Tom, Sr. (T.J.) took over in 1900 and in 1906 purchased the Lord Blythe cattle ranch near Ephrata and moved the sheep operation westward. Tom, Jr. took over the operation in 1948 and continued until 1964.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 65 4x5 copy prints, plus seven copy negatives, of the Drumheller family and their sheep business. The negatives prepared by the library to copy the original prints are filed in the visual file.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Acquisition Information
The original prints of the Drumheller collection were loaned to the Washington State University Library and copied during the winter of 1977-1978.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by David Smestad in March, 1978.
Names and Subjects
Family Name(s)
- Drumheller Family -- Photographs.
- Drumheller Family.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Drumheller, Thomas, Jr. -- Photographs.
- Drumheller, Thomas, Sr. -- Photographs.
- Drumheller, Jesse -- Photographs.
Subject(s)
- Sheep -- Washington (State) -- Photographs.
- Farm management -- Washington (State) -- Photographs.
- Agriculture
- Washington (State)
- Photographs
Detailed Description of Collection
box | folder | |||
Drumheller family members 17 items |
1 | 1 | ||
Aspects of the Drumheller sheep business 41 items |
1 | 2 | ||
Old cars 7 items |
1 | 3 | ||
Hotel Field on Lake Chelan 1 item |
1 | 4 | ||