Whitlatch and Gray Family Photographs

Collection

Identifier: CP SPC 202

Scope and Content Note

The majority of the images in this collection depict the Gray family and their life at 2621 East Pinchot Avenue in the Phoenix Homesteads neighborhood. Numerous photographs show the interior and exterior of the house itself and the three Gray children. Arlene Gray is often pictured with dolls and pets, at parties, and in her playhouse. Pansy Gray photographed the majority of the images; Roy Gray became a professional photographer as an adult and took some of the photographs as well.

Dates

Creation: 1938-1952

Creator

Whitlatch family (Family)
Gray family (Family)

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Louis Monroe Gray (1904-1988) was born in Oklahoma. He married Pansy K. Allen (1906-1987), daughter of Alvah K. (1875-1947) and Lena (Geer) Allen. The couple had at least three children, Paul Allen (1928-1964), Roy Marvin (1930-2002), and Arlene (1939-). Arlene Gray married Charles Edmond Whitlatch, son of Robert Morrow and Annie Laura (Coffman) Whitlatch. Charles Whitlatch was one of at least three children, including Robert James (1931-) and Marjorie Ann (1933-). Charles and Arlene (Gray) Whitlatch were longtime residents of the Phoenix Homesteads neighborhood, living in the house that she grew up in.

Full extent

1 Box(es)

Full extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

The majority of the images in this collection depict the Gray family and their life at 2621 East Pinchot Avenue in the Phoenix Homesteads neighborhood.