Title Info: Governor Daniel J. Evans [Scrapbook 11], Jul. – Dec. 1966

This scrapbook covers Daniel J. Evans governorship in the State of Washington, July through December 1966. There are 106 pages in this scrapbook, and pages are intermixed with two different sizes: 14 x 11.5 in. or 13 x 10.75 in. Dominant subjects include mountain climbing, birth of Bruce McKay Evans, Governor’s Mansion renovation, Scandinavian Airlines System, Seattle to Copenhagen inaugural flight, Western Washington Fair, Governors tour of Scandinavia, North Cross-State Highway, Fircrest School, Rainier State School, Re-enactment of 1889 Inaugural Ball, Dan Evans conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, run-up to 1968 election, bird hunting, Vietnam War, Governor’s plane landing on Interstate 90, welfare reform, state sales tax increase, Christmas at the Governor’s Mansion, launching of the MV Hyak State Ferry, interview on Meet the Press. Pages may include photographs, newspaper and article clippings, correspondence, speeches, promotional materials, memorabilia, and ephemera. This scrapbook is volume 11 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.