OAKLEY FAMILY RECORD AND ABOUT THE SCRAPBOOK

From Imogene Oakley's Scrapbook

 

Oakley Family Record

The following information is handwritten near the back of the book:

Paul's gifts to me on Xmas

Dec. 24, 1932 — a purse
Dec. 24, 1933 — a diamond
Dec. 24, 1934 — a watch

Dates of Birth

Daddy — 1884
Mama — 1887
Big Sis — 1909 [Louise]
Fay — 1911
Jean — 1913
Corine — 1923
James Rush — 1928

Dates of Death

Corinne died Dec. 29, 1930
Daddy died June 6, 1932

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About the Scrapbook

          Imogene Oakley's scrapbook consists of many newspaper clippings and other items pasted into a bound 1930 diary book. The diary seems to have been a Christmas present to Imogene from "Ayleen" in 1929. Pages January 1 through July 2 are missing, and it seems likely these had been used as a handwritten diary. They were removed at a later date, possibly when Imogene began using the abandoned diary as a scrapbook or more likely when Louise and Faye Oakley gave the scrapbook with its clippings to Brenda Fiddler. Pages after October 4 are unused.