Raymond and Edna Soper Collection
Finding aid created by Claremont Heritage staff using RecordEXPRESS
Claremont Heritage
2023
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Claremont, California 91711
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Title: Raymond and Edna Soper Collection
Dates: 1954 and Undated
Collection Number: 2021.010
Creator/Collector:
Edna May Soper
Raymond Soper
Soper
Claremont Planning Commission
Extent: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Repository:
Claremont Heritage
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: This collection is composed of photographs, newspaper clippings, certificates, and poems related to the lives of Edna May
and Raymond Soper and the citrus industry.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).
[Identification of item]. Raymond and Edna Soper Collection. Collection Number: 2021.010. Claremont Heritage
Biography/Administrative History
Edna May and Raymond were longtime Claremont residents. Raymond worked predominantly as a citrus grower and is well known
as a collector of Southern California citrus labels. Edna May, his wife, was a local teacher and principal as well as an active
member of the Claremont Planning Commission and well known as a world traveler and philanthropist.
Scope and Content of Collection
Materials include photographs of the Soper residence and historic family photos, orchard heater information, and newspaper
articles from 1900-1998.