Descriptive Summary
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Descriptive Summary
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
Access
The collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).
Preferred Citation
[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.
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