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Edith Leroy Richardson papers, 1883-1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Richardson, Edith LeRoy, 1881-1977
- Title
- Edith Leroy Richardson papers
- Dates
- 1883-1971 (inclusive)18831971
- Quantity
- 2 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MS 0366
- Summary
- The Edith Leroy Richardson papers (1883-1971) is comprised of two scrapbooks, nursing certificates, and other documents pertaining to and/or collected by Richardson (1881-1977), a professional nurse who was also a granddaughter of Chief Tintic of the Uintah Utes.
- 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
Edith LeRoy Richardson was born 13 July 1881 in Springville, Utah, to Aldurah Kate Richardson, the daughter of Chief Tintic of the Uintah Utes. She grew up in Springville and on the Indian reservation where her mother worked. She attended the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated with a nursing degree in 1908. From then until her retirement in 1950, Edith worked as a private nurse and in various hospitals throughout the western United States. She was also a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club for twenty-five years. Edith Richardson died on 16 March 1977.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Edith Leroy Richardson papers (1883-1971) is comprised of two scrapbooks, nursing certificates, and other documents pertaining to and/or collected by Richardson (1881-1977), a professional nurse who was also a granddaughter of Chief Tintic of the Uintah Utes. The first scrapbook contains Richardson's personal materials along with booklets from the Business and Professional Women's Club, Ensign Chapter. Also in this scrapbook are photographs of Edith and her mother, letters to the Office of Indian Affairs, love letters between Edith and Dr. E. A. Kusel, nursing awards and biographies of Edith and her mother Aldurah Kate Richardson. There are also small booklets and materials dealing with the Business and Professional Women's Club. The second scrapbook contains materials dealing with Native Americans, mostly in the form of news clippings, between 1938 and 1952.
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 Mary Louise Hurst in 1979.
Processing Note
Processed by Sharon Thorup in 1983.
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Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0019).
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | |||
| 1 | Scrapbook 1 |
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| 2 | Scrapbook 2
Also includes awards, a certificate, and a Good Samaritan Hospital annual report.
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| Folder | |||
| 3 | 1-3 | "The American Indian and Pioneer Life ," Class Materials |
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| 3 | 4 | Chipeta Material
Chipeta was a Ute Indian married to Chief Ouray.
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| 3 | 5 | Kate Richardson Estate Materials |
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| 3 | 6 | Journal Entries
Also includes news articles and correspondence.
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1850s |
| 3 | 7 | Eli A. Kusel Materials |
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| 3 | 8 | Davis Clark, Autobiography |
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| 3 | 9 | Correspondence |
1950s-1970s |
| 3 | 10 | Miscellaneous |
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nurses--Utah
Personal Names
- Richardson, Edith LeRoy, 1881-1977--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid prepared by Sharon Thorup.
1983 (last modified: 2019)
