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Zilla Linford Richards papers, 1914-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Richards, Zilla Linford, 1908-2001
Title
Zilla Linford Richards papers
Dates
1914-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
11 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 2373
Summary
The Zilla Linford Richards papers (1914-2000) contain correspondence, diaries, day planners, financial records, drawings, and newspapers. Both personal and business finances are included, although most financial documents are in relationship to Lark Instruments, the business belonging to Lorenzo A. Richards (Zilla's husband).
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
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Historical Note

Zilla Linford Richards (1908-2001) was born in Logan, Utah. She is the niece of Utah's 7th governor, Henry H. Blood and the wife of physicist Lorenzo A. Richards. She received her Bachelor of Science in home economics from Utah State Agricultural College in 1929.

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Content Description

The Zilla Linford Richards papers (1914-2000) contain correspondence, diaries, day planners, financial records, drawings, and newspapers. Both personal and business finances are included, although most financial documents are in relationship to Lark Instruments, the business belonging to Lorenzo A. Richards (Zilla's husband).

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of L. Willard Richards, Paul L. Richards, Mary R. Luch in 2007.

Separated Materials

All photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

See also the Mary Hooper Blood Linford papers (ACCN 2337); the Lorenzo A. Richards Jr. papers (ACCN 2338); and the James Henry Linford Jr. papers (ACCN 2344).

Processing Note

Processed by Sarah Goodrich in 2007.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Personal Materials

    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1924-2000
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1941-2000
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1933-1994
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Diaries
      Dates: 1929-1936
      Container: Box 4
    • Description: Diaries
      Dates: 1937-1944
      Container: Box 5
    • Description: Week At A Glance Day Planners
      Dates: 1945-1953
      Container: Box 6
    • Description: Week At A Glance Day Planners
      Dates: 1954-1992
      Container: Box 7
    • Description: Week At A Glance Day Planners
      Dates: 1957-1968
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Week At A Glance Day Planners
      Dates: 1970-1978
      Container: Box 9
    • Description: Week At A Glance Day Planners
      Dates: 1981-1989
      Container: Box 10
    • Description: Week At A Glance Day Planners
      Dates: 1993-2001
      Container: Box 11
    • Description: Record Books
      Container: Box 12, Folder 1-4
    • Description: Address Book
      Container: Box 12, Folder 5
    • Description: Week At A Glance
      Dates: 1941-1960
      Container: Box 12, Folder 6
    • Description: Yearbook
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Box 12, Folder 7
    • Description: Family Expense Records
      Dates: 1939-1967
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Family Expense Records
      Dates: 1950-1964
      Container: Box 14
    • Description: Family Expense Records
      Dates: 1965-1990
      Container: Box 15, Folder 1-4
    • Description: Columnar Book
      Dates: 1991-1995
      Container: Box 15, Folder 5
    • Description: Accounting
      Dates: 1997-2000
      Container: Box 15, Folder 6
    • Description: Family Expense Records
      Dates: 1971-1985
      Container: Box 16
  • Organizations and Hobbies

  • Education

    • Description: "A Study of Cyclic Variation in the Basal Metabolic Rage of Women," Master's Thesis
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Box 18, Folder 1
    • Description: Utah State
      Container: Box 18, Folder 2
    • Description: Utah State Diploma
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 18, Folder 3
    • Description: Harvard Commencement
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Box 18, Folder 4
    • Description: Utah State Alumni Quarterly
      Dates: 1939-1940
      Container: Box 18, Folder 5
    • Description: Cornell University
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Box 18, Folder 6
  • Family and Finances

  • Subject Files: A-W

    • Description: Activities
      Container: Box 20, Folder 1
    • Description: Boundaries
      Container: Box 20, Folder 2
    • Description: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      Container: Box 20, Folder 3
    • Description: City of Carmel
      Container: Box 20, Folder 4
    • Description: Directions
      Container: Box 20, Folder 5
    • Description: Farmington City Cemetery
      Container: Box 20, Folder 6
    • Description: Floor Plans
      Container: Box 20, Folder 7
    • Description: Funeral Programs
      Container: Box 20, Folder 8
    • Description: Guest Book
      Dates: 1940-1993
      Container: Box 20, Folder 9
    • Description: Inspirational Sayings
      Container: Box 20, Folder 10
    • Description: Inventories
      Container: Box 20, Folder 11
    • Description: Jarratt-Richards Wedding
      Dates: 1965
      Container: Box 20, Folder 12
    • Description: Jury Duty
      Dates: 1991-1995
      Container: Box 20, Folder 13
    • Description: List of Official Delegates and Members
      Dates: 1950
      Container: Box 20, Folder 14
    • Description: Mary Linford's 90th Birthday
      Container: Box 20, Folder 15
    • Description: Pamphlets
      Container: Box 20, Folder 16
    • Description: Party Plan
      Container: Box 20, Folder 17
    • Description: Programs
      Container: Box 20, Folder 18
    • Description: The Cliffs
      Container: Box 20, Folder 19
    • Description: Travels
      Container: Box 20, Folder 20
    • Description: Union Pacific Railroad
      Container: Box 20, Folder 21
    • Description: Wedding Invitations
      Container: Box 20, Folder 22
    • Description: Writings
      Container: Box 20, Folder 23
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1914-2000
      Container: Box 20, Folder 24
  • General Materials and Publications

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Personal Names

  • Richards, Zilla Linford, 1908-2001--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Lark Instruments

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Drawings
  • Financial records
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