Paul B. Ray Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains real estate appraisals by Paul B. Ray of Plainwell, and publications such as county farm plat and atlas books and publications about plans for the future of U.S. Railroads.
Contains appraisals of properties in the path of highway relocation projects for U.S. 12 and U.S. 131, Consumers Power electric line projects, and other properties in and around Allegan and Kalamazoo Counties. These appraisals include what properties will be like before and after taking the property for the projects.
Also included after several publications on U.S. Railroads and plans for the future and newsletters for organizations that strive to save railroads.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-1979
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
This collection amounts to 1.25 cubic feet. Materials are mixed and some appraisals have black and white photos of houses and outbuildings glued to the description pages.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Paul B. Ray Collection finding aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Stephanie Chapman
- Date
- 2022-11-28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu