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Lucille Iredale Carleson papers, 1935-1953
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Carleson, Lucille Iredale, 1897-1992
- Title
- Lucille Iredale Carleson papers
- Dates
- 1935-1953 (inclusive)19351953
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1811
- Summary
- The Lucille Iredale Carleson papers (1935-1953) contain travel journals, news clippings, a scrapbook, and published and unpublished poetry by Carleson and other poets. Lucille Carleson was a resident of Salt Lake City. She was a poet and was active in the American League of Pen Women.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Lucille Iredale was born 3 January 1897 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was educated in the public schools in Rock Springs, where she met Fred A. Carleson, whom she married in 1916. The couple lived in Washington and Idaho before settling down to raise their two daughters in Salt Lake City. Lucille was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral and did volunteer work at Holy Cross Hospital. The author of numerous poems, Lucille was active in the National League of American Pen Women. She was also a member of Town Club. Lucille died in Salt Lake City on 14 September 1992.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Lucille Iredale Carleson papers (1935-1953) contain travel journals, news clippings, a scrapbook, and published and unpublished poetry by Carleson and other poets.
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 Raye Carleson Ringholz in 2000.
Processing Note
Processed by Karen Carver in 2000.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal Material and PoetryReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Autobiography |
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| 1 | 2 | Travel Notebooks |
1953 |
| 1 | 3 | Travel Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | "Trip to the Soviet Union" |
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| 1 | 5-6 | Notebooks |
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| 1 | 7-8 | Poetry |
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| 1 | 9-10 | Published Poetry |
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| 1 | 11 | "State Flower Poems" |
1939 |
| 1 | 12-14 | Poetry Notebooks |
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| 2 | Oversize
This box contains a poetry scrapbook dating from the 1930s and one folder containing miscellaneous items.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Older volunteers in hospitals--Utah--Salt Lake City
- Visiting the sick
- Volunteer workers in hospitals--Utah--Salt Lake City
- Women poets, American--Archives
- Women volunteers--Utah--Salt Lake City
Personal Names
- Carleson, Lucille Iredale, 1897-1992--Archives
- Carleson, Lucille Iredale, 1897-1992--Travel
Corporate Names
- Holy Cross Hospital (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- National League of American Pen Women. Salt Lake Branch
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Poetry
- Scrapbooks
- Travel writing
Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
2000 (last modified: 2019)
