Dorothy Jacobs Buchanan papers, 1899-1997

Dorothy was born on 27 October 1905 to Alberta Larsen and Henry Chariton Jacobs Jr. The Jacobs family moved from their home in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, to Mt. Pleasant, Utah, where Dorothy attended school. She received her B.A. in English from BYU and taught English and journalism at Richfield High School. She married Robert Dell Buchanan in 1930, and the couple had two daughters. Dorothy, a poet, organized the Richfield chapter of the League of Utah Writers, served on the board for the public library, and was active in LDS Church auxiliaries. She died in Salt Lake City on 18 September 1997.