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Natalie C. McMurrin papers, 1922-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- McMurrin, Natalie C., 1914-2008
- Title
- Natalie C. McMurrin papers
- Dates
- 1922-1995 (inclusive)19221995
- Quantity
- 14 linear feet, (25 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2307
- Summary
- The Natalie C. McMurrin papers (1922-1995) contain correspondence, greeting cards, travel information, organization memberships, pamphlets, craft ideas, fashion, beauty and health magazine clippings, home and gardening tips, newsletters, and newspaper articles. Natalie McMurrin was born in American Falls, Idaho. She is the wife of Sterling M. McMurrin, former United States Commissioner of Education under the Kennedy administration.
- 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
Natalie Cotterell McMurrin (1914-2018) was born in American Falls, Idaho. She is the wife of Sterling M. McMurrin, former United States Commissioner of Education under the Kennedy administration.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Natalie C. McMurrin papers (1922-1995) contain correspondence, greeting cards, travel information, organization memberships, pamphlets, craft ideas, fashion, beauty and health magazine clippings, home and gardening tips, newsletters, and newspaper articles.
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
Acquisition Information
Gift of Natalie C. McMurrin in 2006.
Separated Materials
Photographs and postcards were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collection (P1476).
Processing Note
Processed by Sarah Goodrich in 2007.
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Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence to Sterling from Family |
1958 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence from Sterling to Natalie |
1958-1959 |
| 1 | 3-7 | Correspondence |
1938-1991 |
| 1 | 8 | Postcards |
1967-1972 |
| 2 | 1-2 | Postcards |
1951-1992 |
| 3 | Greeting Cards |
1975-1991 | |
| 4 | Greeting Cards |
1965-1995 | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 1-2 | Greeting Cards |
1964-1994 |
| 5 | 3 | Christmas Cards |
1994 |
| 6 | Greeting Cards |
1962-1995 |
TravelReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | England/Italy |
1981 |
| 7 | 2-3 | Europe |
1983-1985 |
| 7 | 4 | Germany |
|
| 7 | 5 | Istanbul |
1974 |
| 7 | 6 | Israel |
1981 |
| 7 | 7-8 | Russia |
1978 |
| 7 | 9 | Japan |
|
| 7 | 10 | Soviet Union, Iran |
1958 |
| 7 | 11 | Europe, Middle East, India |
1966 |
| 8 | 1 | Alaska |
1985-1987 |
| 8 | 2 | Aspen |
1964-1984 |
| 8 | 3 | Idaho |
|
| 8 | 4 | Philadelphia |
1985-1986 |
| 8 | 5 | Utah |
1986 |
| 8 | 6 | California |
|
| 8 | 7-8 | Amtrak |
1982-1986 |
| 8 | 9 | Washington State |
1986-1987 |
| 8 | 10 | New Mexico |
|
| 8 | 11 | Badlands |
|
| 8 | 12 | Traveling
Various maps and information.
|
1985 |
| 9 | 1 | Mount Rushmore |
|
| 9 | 2 | Discover the Californias |
1988 |
| 9 | 3 | The Happy Homeland |
|
| 9 | 4 | Florida |
1985 |
| 9 | 5 | Guide to Lake Louise, Canada |
|
| 9 | 6 | Western United States Travel Guides |
1931-1980 |
| 9 | 7-8 | Travel Guides |
1983-1992 |
| 9 | 9 | Tavel |
1968-1982 |
FamilyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1-2 | Melanie McMurrin |
1963-1964 |
| 10 | 3 | Joe McMurrin |
|
| 10 | 4 | Children's Art Work |
|
| 10 | 5 | Robbie |
1970-1971 |
| 10 | 6 | Family Pet |
1967-1968 |
| 10 | 7 | Music |
|
| 10 | 8 | Family Circle |
1972-1977 |
| 10 | 9 | Christmas |
University of UtahReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1 | Sterling McMurrin |
1955-1982 |
| 11 | 2-5 | University of Utah |
1922-1992 |
| 11 | 6 | University of Utah Review |
1973-1975 |
| 11 | 7 | Univeristy of Utah Benefit Program |
1969 |
OrganizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1-5 | Daughters of the American Colonists |
1953-1986 |
| 12 | 6 | University of Utah Women's Club |
1964-1983 |
| 12 | 7 | Carnegie Foundation |
1966-1971 |
HealthReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 13 | 1 | Nutrition |
1956-1965 |
| 13 | 2 | Health and Nutrition |
1975-1981 |
| 13 | 3-4 | Health |
1958-1976 |
| 13 | 5 | Home Exercise Guide |
|
| 13 | 6 | Health and Exercise |
1959-1980 |
| 13 | 7 | Exercise and Diet |
|
| 14 | 1 | Health and Image |
1979-1981 |
| 14 | 2 | Diet and Nutrition |
1973-1981 |
| 14 | 3 | Exercise |
1989-1991 |
AnnouncementsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1-3 | Invitations |
1962-1995 |
| 15 | 4 | Wedding Announcements |
|
| 15 | 5 | Funeral Services |
1963-1995 |
The HomeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | Sherwood Drive |
1958-1961 |
| 16 | 2 | House and Cleaning |
|
| 16 | 3 | Gardening |
|
| 16 | 4 |
Better Homes and Gardens
|
1975 |
| 16 | 5 |
House Beautiful
|
1963 |
| 16 | 6-7 | Home Decor |
|
| 16 | 8 | Art |
Cooking and CraftsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1-2 | Recipes |
1972-1988 |
| 17 | 3 | Collector's Cook Book |
1967 |
| 17 | 4 | Monograms, Cross Stitch Patterns |
|
| 17 | 5 | Quilting |
1973-1976 |
| 17 | 6 | Paper Patterns |
|
| 17 | 7 | Simplicity Sewing Book |
|
| 17 | 8 | Sewing |
1987-1989 |
| 17 | 9 | Crafts |
1969-1976 |
Fashion, Health and BeautyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1-4 | Fashion |
1959-1972 |
| 18 | 5-8 | Health and Beauty |
1969-1982 |
| 18 | 9 | Beauty and Hair Styles |
1972-1981 |
Newsletters and PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | Sego Lily |
1990-1991 |
| 19 | 2 | Utah State Historical Society |
1982-1991 |
| 19 | 3 | University of California at Berkeley, Wellness Letter |
1988-1992 |
| 19 | 4 | Newsletters |
1966-1995 |
| 19 | 5 |
Courier
|
1955 |
| 19 | 6 |
The Mustang
|
1984 |
| 19 | 7 |
Time, Newsweek, The Reader's Digest
|
1937-1976 |
| 19 | 8 | Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies |
1961-1962 |
| 19 | 9 | The Desecration of Harold Cline |
|
| 19 | 10 | Friendship |
|
| 19 | 11 |
The Cloud Kitchen
|
|
| 19 | 12 | Poems |
1964-1973 |
Pamphlets and ProgramsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 20 | Pamphlets and Programs |
1961-1985 | |
| Folder | |||
| 21 | 1-4 | Pamphlets and Programs |
1962-1995 |
| 21 | 5 | Playbills |
|
Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 22 | 1 | Autographs |
1952 |
| 22 | 2 | Certificates |
1978-1987 |
| 22 | 3 | Committee for Economic Development |
1964 |
| 22 | 4 | Contact Information |
|
| 22 | 5 | Educational Publications |
1969-1970 |
| 22 | 6 | Emergency Preparedness |
1967-1991 |
| 22 | 7 | Exercises in Applied Business English |
|
| 22 | 8 | Events |
1966-1991 |
| 22 | 9 | Financial Records |
1971-1993 |
| 23 | 1 | Metropolitan Opera |
1973-1974 |
| 23 | 2 | Monthly Planners |
1963-1978 |
| 23 | 3 | Montpelier High School |
|
| 23 | 4 | Monument Park |
1964-1968 |
| 23 | 5 | National Association of Educational Broadcasters |
1969 |
| 23 | 6 | Posters |
1971-1993 |
| 23 | 7 | Property papers: Arlington, VA |
1961-1963 |
| 23 | 8 | Relief Society |
1967-1991 |
| 23 | 9 | Religion |
1964-1978 |
| 23 | 10 |
Saturday Review
|
1970 |
| 23 | 11 | Social Recreation Bulletin |
1935 |
| 23 | 12 | Stamps |
|
| 23 | 13 | Tanner Lectures on Human Values |
1982-1985 |
| 23 | 14 | The Americanization of Utah for Statehood |
|
| 23 | 15 | University of Nevada Press |
1996 |
| 23 | 16 | U.S. Flag |
Newspaper and Magazine ClippingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 24 | 1-5 | Newspaper Clippings |
| 24 | 6 | Magazine Articles |
| 24 | 7 | Humor |
PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1 | United Nations in Pictures |
1952 |
| 25 | 2 | Newspapers |
1963-1969 |
| 25 | 3 | Deseret News |
1963 |
| 25 | 4 |
Look
|
1964-1967 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Home economics
- Homemakers--Utah--Archives
- Interior decoration
- Politicians' spouses--Archives
Personal Names
- McMurrin, Natalie C., 1914-2008--Archives
- McMurrin, Natalie C., 1914-2008--Family
- McMurrin, Natalie C., 1914-2008--Travel
Corporate Names
- University of Utah--Alumni and alumnae--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Financial records
- Greeting cards
- Guidebooks
- Instructional and educational works
- Personal correspondence
- Postcards
- Programs (Publications)
- Recipes
- Records (Documents)
- Sewing patterns
- Travel writing
Finding aid created by Sarah Goodrich.
2007 (last modified: 2020)
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