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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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).

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 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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

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

Organizations and HobbiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
17 1
Primary
17 2
Relief Society Lessons
 1958-1959
17 3
Star Book
1951
17 4
Crafts
17 5
Home Floriculture in California
 1933
17 6
Flower Arranging
17 7
Piano Pieces
17 8
Fashion
17 9
Drawings and Fabrics
17 10
Riddles
17 11
Jellies, Preserves, and Fruit Juices
 1933
17 12-13
Recipes

EducationReturn to Top

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

Family and FinancesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
19 1
Personal Materials
19 2
Lorenzo Richards
19 3
Family History
19 4
Autobiography of James Henry Linford
 1919
19 5
Journal
 1962
19 6
Notebooks
 1957
19 7
Home Budget
 1937-1938
19 8-9
Finances
19 10
Copies of Checks

Subject Files: A-WReturn to Top

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

General Materials and PublicationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
21
Drawings and Art
Folder
22 1
The Atlantic
1992
22 2-3
Newspaper Clippings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

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

Corporate Names

  • Lark Instruments

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Drawings
  • Financial records

Finding aid created by Sarah Goodrich
2007 (last modified: 2020)

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