Finding Aid for the Herbert C. Roy Photograph Collection

Title

Finding Aid for the Herbert C. Roy Photograph Collection

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Collection

Creator

Herbert C. Roy

Date

c.1890s-1970s

Description

This collection mainly contains photographs of the Roy and Cook families. Other photographs include ones taken by Herbert C. Roy, a professional photographer in the St. Louis area. One particular photograph of interest is one taken by Herbert C Roy of former President Harry S. Truman as he observed a photo of Winston Churchill in an exhibition case at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Harry S. Truman signed the photo taken in 1954. The collection also contains some genealogical information about the Roy family.

Language

English

Place

Saint Louis (Mo.)

Fulton (Mo.)

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

2 boxes

Identifier

MGC 1185

Subject

Genealogy

Photographs

Roy Family

Cook Family

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Collection Summary
Title
Herbert C Roy Photograph Collection
Date
Late 1800s to 1970s
Extent
2 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1185-HCRPC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019
Name of Creator
Herbert C Cook
Biographical History
Herbert C Roy was born on November 1, 1935, the son of Hugh Herbert and Eva Elizabeth (Cook) Roy.
He had one sister named Elizabeth “Betsy” May (Roy) Bennett. He grew up in the St. Louis area. At a
young age, he found a love for photography and won several awards for his photographs. He owned a
photography studio in Glendale, Missouri. Herb was a Mason as well as a Korean War veteran. Herb
married Mary Ann Richards. Herb died on September 13, 2017 and is buried at Fort Snelling National
Cemetery in Minnesota.
Scope and Content
This collection mainly contains photographs of the Roy and Cook families. Other photographs include
ones taken by Herbert C Roy, a professional photographer in the St. Louis area. One particular
photograph of interest is one taken by Herbert C Roy of former President Harry S. Truman as he
observed a photo of Winston Churchill in an exhibition case at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
Harry S. Truman signed the photo taken in 1954. The collection also contains some genealogical
information about the Roy family.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 series.
Box 1
Series 1, Photographs
Folder 1, family photos
Folder 2, family photos, cont.
Folder 3, family photos, cont.
Folder 4, family photos, cont.
Folder 5, family photos, cont.
Series 2, Genealogical information
Folder 1, genealogical documents
Box 2 [oversized]
Series 3, oversized photos by Herbert C Roy

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Elizabeth (Roy) Bennett.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
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Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
“Obituary for Herbert Cook Roy.” Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 17 Sept. 2017,
www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/217238/.
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