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Eva A. Paxman biography on Olive Alger Truman, 1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Paxman, Eva Alger, 1901-1987
- Title
- Eva A. Paxman biography on Olive Alger Truman
- Dates
- 1971 (inclusive)19711971
- Quantity
- 1 box, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- MS 0337
- Summary
- The Eva A. Paxman biography on Olive Alger Truman (b. 1894), a southern Utah nursing home administrator, is titled "Look Up, Laugh and Live." Truman began one of the area's first aged-care facilities.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Eva A. Paxman wrote this biography to "cheer and lift" the lives of Truman's descendants. Olive Truman (b. 1894) was a resident of southern Utah in the early twentieth century. She began one of the area's first aged-care facilities.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Eva A. Paxman biography on Olive Alger Truman (b. 1894), a southern Utah nursing home administrator, is titled "Look Up, Laugh and Live." It is an intimate and personal account, full of memories and family stories, that recounts the life of Olive Alger, her childhood, her marriage to Thomas Truman, and their subsequent moves throughout Utah and Nevada at the turn-of-the-century. In addition, the biography discusses Prohibition and the trials of "Zez," who ran a still near Enterprise, Utah; the impact of the 1918 influenza epidemic; the settlement of Eureka, Nevada, and Enterprise, Utah; and the history of the Truman Rest Home in Saint George, Utah.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Processed by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam in 1983.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Biography | 1971 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919--Utah--Sources
- Nursing home administrators--Utah--20th century--Biography
- Older people--Services for--Utah--20th century
- Prohibition--Utah
Personal Names
- Truman, Addie O. (Addie Olivia Alger), 1894-1986
- Truman, Thomas, 1888-1967
Corporate Names
- Truman Rest Home (Saint George, Utah)
Geographical Names
- Enterprise (Utah)--Biography
- Eureka (Nev.)--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
Finding aid prepared by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam.
1983 (last modified: 2019)
