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Marie Fuhriman Olsen oral history collection, 1972-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Olsen, Marie Fuhriman
Title
Marie Fuhriman Olsen oral history collection
Dates
1972-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 boxes, (3.5 linear feet.)
Collection Number
UUS_FOLK COLL 50
Summary
This collection includes oral histories, original interview cassette tapes, brief bios of the interviewees, transcriptions, news clippings, essays and photographs related to Marie Fuhriman Olsen's fieldwork and Cache Valley cities and residents (boxes 1-5). It also includes personal research and writings by Marie Fuhriman Olsen (boxes 6 and 7).
Repository
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

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Marie Fuhriman Olsen, of Providence City, Utah, was born October 19, 1925. After graduating from high school, she attended Utah State University and then served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) for two years. She married Blaine Olsen on January 15, 1948. They are the parents of eight children. In 1976, Olsen returned to USU to complete her BS degree and soon began working toward her MA in Sociology. Her thesis was entitled "Perceived Needs of the Elderly in Cache Valley." Olsen held the Rhea H. Gardner Scholarship from the USU Women's Center during the 1979-1980 academic year. She also received an undergraduate and graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of Utah. She was secretary for former USU President Daryl Chase. In her spare time Olsen worked to document the history of Providence, conducting numerous oral history interviews.

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Content Description

The collection contains materials related to Marie Fuhriman Olsen's research interests, including Cache Valley residents and cities (especially Providence), aging, and USU President Daryl Chase and his administration (1954-1968). Each folder contains a brief information page (prepared by Special Collections staff) about the interviewee; this page is not included in the folder content description as it is not original to the collection. Materials include (but may not be included with each item): original cassette tapes, brief biographical information of the interviewees, transcripts, oral histories, news clippings, photographs (in negative format) and articles (written by Olsen from interviews she conducted). When included, cassette tapes are attached to the inside front cover of the folder. Because the collection came to USU in two different donations (1989 and 2001), some of the materials may be included twice. Althougth included together in this collection, boxes 6 and 7 were processed originally as a manuscript collection and were handled differently than boxes 1-5.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Marie F. Olsen oral history collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

The Marie Fuhriman Olsen oral history collection, 1972-1984. (FOLK COLL 50). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.

Alternative Forms Available

Most interviews conducted are available in cassette tape format.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Recorded interviews and transcripts and/or articles, with associated materials, arranged alphabetically by the interviewee's surname.

Processing Note

Processed by Brett Sigurdson and Kara Parker, fall 2010 (Boxes 1-5), Tori Edwards, June 2011 (Boxes 1-7), Kristal Shegrud, November 2011 (Box 7), Randy Williams, September 2011 (boxes 1-7). Finding aid prepared by Tori Edwards, Randy Williams and Kristal Shegrud, Summer/Fall 2011; updated by Randy Williams, April 2012.

Acquisition Information

Materials donated by Marie Fuhriman Olsen to Utah State University Special Collections and Archives in 1989 and 2001.

Custodial History

The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Marie Fuhriman Olsen in 1989 and 2001.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Farm life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
  • Mormon Church--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History.
  • Mormon Church--Missions--History.
  • Mormons--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews.
  • Older people--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews.
  • Older people--Care--Utah--Logan--Anecdotes.
  • Oral history--Utah.
  • Women authors, American--Utah.

Personal Names

  • Chase, Daryl, 1901-1984.
  • Olsen, Marie Fuhriman.

Corporate Names

  • Utah State University--Faculty--Biography.
  • Utah State University--History.

Family Names

  • Fuhriman family.
  • Olsen family.

Geographical Names

  • Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History.
  • Providence (Utah)--History.

Finding aid created by Tori Edwards, June 2011 (Boxes 1-5), Brett Sigurdson and Kara Parker (Boxes 6-7), Kristal Shegrud November 2011 (Box 7), Randy Williams, September 2011 (all)
June 2011

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