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Lucille Clarke Dumbrill papers, 1920-2021

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dumbrill, Lucille Clarke
Title
Lucille Clarke Dumbrill papers
Dates
1920-2021 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.70 cf. (5 boxes) + 7.54 GB
Collection Number
10480
Summary
Lucille Clarke Dumbrill was a long time Wyoming resident. Collection contains Dumbrill’s cookbook collection and personal papers containing an oral history, a personal history, correspondence, publications, sheet music, and photographs regarding Dumbrill’s life.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Lucille Clarke Dumbrill was born May 16, 1928, in Laketown, Utah. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Laramie, Wyoming, graduating from University High School in 1945. She then attended the University of Wyoming where she received a bachelor’s degree in 1949 and a master’s degree in 1951, both in mathematics. Along with her husband Richard, Lucille became active in the Wyoming State Historical Society, which led to a long career of volunteer service in historic preservation at UW and in the state of Wyoming. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In 2001, she was awarded the UW Alumni Association’s Medallion Service Award. She was married to Richard S. Dumbrill on June 20, 1949, and the couple had three children, Deborah, Douglas, and Clarke.

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Content Description

Collection contains Dumbrill’s cookbook collection and personal papers containing an oral history, a personal history, correspondence, publications, sheet music, and photographs regarding Dumbrill’s life.

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Use of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Lucille Clarke Dumbrill from 1996-2021.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in November 2022.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Lucille Clarke Dumbrill at the date of processing.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Community cookbooks -- Wyoming
  • Cookbooks -- United States
  • High altitude cooking
  • Women -- Wyoming -- History

Personal Names

  • Dumbrill, Richard Spencer, 1926-2009

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming

Geographical Names

  • Newcastle (Wyo.)
  • Weston County (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-

Form or Genre Terms

  • Oral histories (literary works)

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2022

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