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)
Quantity
2 linear feet, (3 boxes)
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
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

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

See also the Edith LeRoy Richardson photograph collection (P0019) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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
Box
1
Scrapbook 1
2
Scrapbook 2
Also includes awards, a certificate, and a Good Samaritan Hospital annual report.
Folder
3 1-3
"The American Indian and Pioneer Life ," Class Materials
3 4
Chipeta Material
Chipeta was a Ute Indian married to Chief Ouray.
3 5
Kate Richardson Estate Materials
3 6
Journal Entries
Also includes news articles and correspondence.
1850s
3 7
Eli A. Kusel Materials
3 8
Davis Clark, Autobiography
3 9
Correspondence
1950s-1970s
3 10
Miscellaneous

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872--Personal narratives
  • College students' writings--Specimens
  • Frontier and pioneer life--19th century
  • Indian children--Cultural assimilation--Utah--20th century--Archives
  • Indian nurses--Archives
  • Latter Day Saint pioneers--19th century--Biography
  • Ute Indians--19th century--Archives
  • Ute Indians--20th century--Archives
  • Ute Indians--Wars--Personal narratives
  • Ute women--Archives
  • Women nurses--Utah--Archives

Personal Names

  • Chipeta, 1843-1924--Archives
  • Clark, Davis, 1832-1905
  • Kusel, Eli Abraham, 1874-1947
  • Richardson, Edith LeRoy, 1881-1977--Archives
  • Richardson, Kate, 1857-1928--Archives
  • Tintic, Chief, 1820-1858--Family--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Business and Professional Women's Club (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives
  • United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs--Correspondence
  • United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pawnee Agency--Employees--Archives
  • University of Utah. Extension Division--Archives

Geographical Names

  • United States--History--Outlines, syllabi, etc.--20th century
  • United States--History--Study and teaching (Higher)--20th century

Form or Genre Terms

  • Annual reports
  • Autobiographies
  • Awards
  • Business correspondence
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Diaries
  • Drawings
  • Instructional and educational works
  • Personal correspondence
  • Photocopies
  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks
  • Wills

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Business and Professional Women's Club (Salt Lake City, Utah) (isb)
    • Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (isb)