Title Info: Governor Daniel J. Evans [Scrapbook 08], Jan. – April 1965

This scrapbook covers Daniel J. Evans governorship in the State of Washington, January through April 1965. There are 198 pages in the scrapbook, and pages are intermixed with two different sizes: 14 x 11.5 in. or 13 x 10.75 in. Dominant subjects include Evans’ oath-taking, the Governor’s Inaugural Ball, the Evans’ move into the Governor’s Mansion, Nancy Evans as First Lady, “Blueprint for Progress”, redistricting, the budget, tax plans, President Johnson’s invitation to the White House, and the “Orient Trade Mission”. Pages may include photographs, newspaper and article clippings, correspondence, speeches, promotional materials, memorabilia, and ephemera. This scrapbook is volume 8 of 40.

The scrapbook can be browsed page by page. Pages are numbered as they fall in the scrapbook (ex: “p003” is page 3 of the scrapbook). Some pages include overlapping or folded items. In these cases, the pages are imaged so that each item can be seen. Items on a page are named a, b, c, and so on (ex: “p003_a” is item a on page 3 of the scrapbook). Some items include multiple pages, such as brochures, booklets, and periodicals. These items are given an item name, followed by a page number (ex: “p003_a_08” is page 8 of item a on page 3 of the scrapbook).

The Daniel J. Evans Scrapbooks cover the years 1956-1976 and 1983-1988. There are 40 scrapbooks in this collection. ... More