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| Record Creator: | Governor, Office of the |
| Description: | This collection includes images from Governor Dixy Lee Ray’s press office, documenting public relations work during her administration from 1977 to 1981.
Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) served as the 17th governor of Washington State from 1977 to 1981. She made history as only the second woman in the United States to be elected Governor without having been preceded in office by a husband. Dr. Ray earned her doctorate in marine biology at Stanford University in 1945 and taught zoology at the University of Washington for over two decades. In 1972, President Nixon nominated her to the Atomic Energy Commission, and in 1974, she was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Scientific Affairs under Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. In 1975, she announced her candidacy for the Governorship of Washington. Learn about the documentation of Photographs in Washington and what information is found in the various record types by selecting the tab that says "About this Collection"here. |
| Related Records: | For more information, or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives at (360) 586-1492, or email research@sos.wa.gov. |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These images are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | State Government Archives |
| Notes | These photographs were digitized and indexed by the Washington State Archives.
Items will be added as they are digitized and cataloged. |
| Agency History: | The Office of the Governor of Washington State was established on March 17, 1853 when Isaac I. Stevens was appointed territorial governor. During the territorial period, governors were appointed by the President and reported to the U.S. Department of State and later the Department of Interior. Following Washington's admission to the Union on November 11, 1889, the governor became an elected position chosen by qualified electors for a four-year term. Elisha P. Ferry became the first state governor on November 18, 1889. The Washington State Constitution establishes the governor as the state's chief executive officer, vested with supreme executive authority and charged with faithful execution of state laws. |
| Preferred Citation: | [Title of image], [date], [photographer if known], Governors, Dixy Lee Ray Administration, Press Photographs, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 43 |
