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Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson Diaries, 1933-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thompson, Lucetta S.(Mary Lucetta Shumway), 1883-1976
- Title
- Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson Diaries
- Dates
- 1933-1972 (inclusive)19331972
- Quantity
- 4 boxes, (1.75 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 52
- Summary
- This collection contains the diaries of Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson was born on November 13, 1883 in Clarkston, Utah, to Charles M. and Agnes Jardine Shumway. She was raised and educated in Cache County, Utah. On February 4, 1902, she was married to James J. Thompson in the Logan LDS Temple. Mrs. Thompson was a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and with her husband, raised eight children in Garland, Utah. The children, three boys (J. Delos, Odell S., and W. Blaine Thompson) and five girls (Agnes, Blanche, Melba, Laura, and Lola Ruth) remained close to their mother until her death on February 29, 1976 at the age of 92. (Biographical information obtained through obituary contained in the March 4, 1976 issue of the Tremonton Leader/Garland Times.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Exemplifying a senior woman's life in rural Utah from the 1930s to the 1970s, the Shumway Thompson collection focuses on the daily activities of Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson, including what she termed in her diaries as “Mormon handicraft,” or netting and sewing, and her daily interactions with her family members, particularly her daughters. Mrs. Thompson was constantly surrounded by family, and she noted in her 1958 journal that until her husband's death that year, she had spent only a few nights alone. The collection also contains routine events Thompson encountered as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including her weekly attendance of Sunday School, and her interactions with local ecclesiastical leaders.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson Diaries must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson Diaries USU_Coll MSS 52, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_Coll MSS 52, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Diaries arranged by date.
Processing Note
Processed in January of 2003.
Acquisition Information
Received from the James Joseph Thompson Family Organizations in 1979.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Journals 1933-1945Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
1 | 14 Journals |
1933 January to 1945 December | |
Folder | |||
1 | 1 | Letter to Mary Lucetta Shumway Thompson from sister Maud |
1936 |
Journals 1946 to 1957 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
2 | 12 Journals |
1946 January to 1957 December |
Journals 1958 to 1966Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
3 | 9 Journals |
1958 January to 1966 December |
Journals, 1967-1972Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
4 | 6 Journals |
1967 January to 1972 December |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Housekeeping--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
- Women--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries
- Housewives--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries
- Mormon women--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries
Personal Names
- Thompson, James, 1878-1958
- Thompson, Lucetta S.(Mary Lucetta Shumway), 1883-1976
- Thompson, Blaine, 1911
Family Names
- Shumway family.
- Thompson family.
Geographical Names
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography
- Garland (Utah)--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)