Guide to the Louie Marian Church Photograph Albums
circa 1897-1909

Louie Marian Church, undated. Special Collections, UW Libraries, UW26603z

Biographical Note

Mrs. Louie Marian Church Conklin was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 10, 1872, where Mr. and Mrs. Church were missionary teachers. The family later moved to Greenville, Michigan. After graduating from Oberlin College in Ohio, Louie became a teacher in the state school for the blind in Lansing, Michigan, where her father was superintendent. Later she moved to Oregon and took a position in the school for the blind in Salem, where she remained for three years. She married Arthur Conklin, a widower and real estate agent from Grants Pass, Oregon, on November 10, 1904. She became a mother to her husband’s two children from his previous marriage and also had three children with Mr. Conklin. She was active in church, education, and civic affairs.

In early 1909, Mrs. Conklin became ill with a cold and subsequently suffered a stroke on March 9, that rendered her partially paralyzed. She passed away at her home in Grants Pass on March 26, 1909, at the age of 37. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, where she was a member. She was survived by her husband, children, her mother Mrs. Frances A. L. Church, and two brothers.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series: Oregon views album, Louie Marian Conklin album, and miscellaneous materials.

Scope and Content

The Oregon views album includes images of Oregon towns and wilderness scenes and also includes a train capsized in a river, and lumbering and fishing scenes.

The Louie Marian Church album includes Louie Marian Church, her friends and their activities. Images include Amos Earl Voorhies, publisher of the Grants Pass Daily Courier who later established Grants Pass’ first radio station, KUIN; trips to Crater Lake, Newport, and Colestine, Oregon; and the State Blind School in Salem, Oregon. Also included are portraits of American Indians.

General Notes

The Oregon views album is encased in a green suede cover with a floral motif. It includes the following instances where pages have been cut and removed: one page cut before page 1, three pages cut after page 1, one page cut after page 7, three pages cut after page 18, three pages cut after page 22. Photographs are pasted on verso and recto.

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open to the public.

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number].

The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

Processing Info

The Church album cover was removed in 2005 as it was disintegrating and unattached from the album's pages and was determined to hold little historic or informational value. Written inside the front cover was “One of your Mother’s photo books. Book made before 1904.”

Processed by Linda Wagner; processing completed in 2005.

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