Guide to the Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business 1909-1960
PC 11

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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