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)
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The Lucille Iredale Carleson papers (1935-1953) contain travel journals, news clippings, a scrapbook, and published and unpublished poetry by Carleson and other poets.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
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

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The Lucille Iredale Carleson papers (1935-1953) contain travel journals, news clippings, a scrapbook, and published and unpublished poetry by Carleson and other poets.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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Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personal Material and PoetryReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Autobiography
1 2
Travel Notebooks
1953
1 3
Travel Notes
1 4
"Trip to the Soviet Union"
1 5-6
Notebooks
1 7-8
Poetry
1 9-10
Published Poetry
1 11
"State Flower Poems"
1939
1 12-14
Poetry Notebooks
oversize-box
2
Oversize
This box contains a poetry scrapbook dating from the 1930s and one folder containing miscellaneous items.

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 (literary works)
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Poetry
  • Scrapbooks
  • Travel writing