J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Ruth Gilchrist Bracy papers
Bracy, Ruth Gilchrist, 1914-2014
ACCN 2741
9.75 linear feet
16 boxes
1909-2005
The Ruth Gilchrist Bracy papers (1909-2005) contain personal correspondence, school memorabilia, family history, as well as material relating to Bracy's travels and work with Altrusa International. Also included are materials related to the Utah Rock Art Research Association.
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Ruth Gilchrist Bracy (1914-2014) was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and moved to Salt Lake City as a young child. She attended Brigham Young University as well as the University of Utah, and was active in business for many decades, first at Wolfe's Department Store, and then with her husband Bill at Bracy Enterprises. After his death in 1973, she founded Bracy Brass Rubbing Center. Bracy traveled extensively and was also active with the international philanthropic organization.
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Donated by Judith Jarrow in 2013, 2014 and 2017.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Julia Huddleston in 2014 and 2015.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2019.
Addendum processed by Kristina Barksdale in 2021.
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Forms part of the
Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.
The Ruth Gilchrist Bracy papers contain personal correspondence, school memorabilia, family history, as well as material relating to Bracy's travels and work with Altrusa International. Also included are materials related to the Utah Rock Art Research Association.
Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Bracy, Ruth Gilchrist, 1914-2014--Archives
Bracy, Ruth Gilchrist, 1914-2014--Travel
Altrusa International--Employees--Records and correspondence
Utah Rock Art Research Association--Archives
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Records and correspondence
Brass rubbing
Rubbing
Petroglyphs--West (U.S.)
Indian art--West (U.S.)
Women--Tunisia--Periodicals
Women
Home and Family
Periodicals
Business correspondence
Personal correspondence
Financial records
Travel writing
Rubbings (visual works)
Newsletters
Scrapbooks
Personal Materials
Correspondence, Lu and Elizabeth Dornsbush
1995-1999
1
1
Correspondence, Virginia Flagler and Roberta Gale
1985-1997
1
2
Correspondence
1984-1998
1
3
Alumni Directory, Wasatch Academy
1988
1
4
University of Utah Commencement Program
1978
1
5
The Country Club
1977-1992
1
6
"Our Dad: Remembrances of Ulrich R. Bryner"
1996
1
7
Paper Samples, Friends of Dard Hunter Keepsakes
1
8
Utah Valley Quilt Guild , Quilt Pattern Book
1984
1
9
Bonnie Phillips stationary
1
10
Set of blank greeting cards featuring the following artworks by Bonnie Phillips:
- Spring Thaw, 1981, watercolor on satin. 32 x 40 in.
- Blossom, 1981, watercolor on muslin with yarn. 24 x 28 in.
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Salad Fixings
- Where They Go–Nobody Knows, 1982, watercolor on satin. 40 x 40 in.
- Jackson Hole, 1981, watercolor on paper. 10 x 13 3/4 in.
- Detached, 1982, watercolor on satin. 32 x 40 in.
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Kitchen
- Bouquet, 1981, watercolor and yarn on muslin. 16 x 20 in.
- Wine Punch, 1982, watercolor on cotton with yarn. 24 x 24 in.
- Pocket Full of Posies, 1982, watercolor on muslin with yarn. 24 x 24 in.
Altrusa and Bracy Enterprise Materials
Altrusa, Publicity
1966-1990
2
1
Altrusa, Membership Workshop
1971-1979
2
2
Altrusa, Ways and Means
1971-1984
2
3
Altrusa, Foreign Students
1975-1979
2
4
Altrusa, Altru-News, District 10
1981-1983
2
5
Altrusa International, Salt Lake City Convention
1981-1982
2
6
Altrusa, Clovis, NM Conference
1991
2
7
Bracy Enterprise, Lease
1966-1988
2
8
Bracy Enterprise, Correspondence, Beekley Corporation
1969
2
9
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Oldstone Invoices
1979
2
10
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Oldstone Invoices
1979
2
10
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Brochure Designs
1992
2
11
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Correspondence, Batiks
1986-1992
2
12
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Correspondence, Creative Corner T-Shirts
1992-1997
2
13
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Correspondence, Dottie Miles
1984-1990
2
14
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Correspondence, Life Design
2
15
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Freund Can Company Catalog
1988
2
16
Bracy Brass Rubbing Center, Cedar City Workshop
1984
2
17
Travels, Clear Creek Canyon
1987
2
18
Travels, Rubbing Guild of Utah and URARA
Travels, Elderhostel
2000
3
1
Travels, Escalante Canyon
1980-1997
3
2
Travels, Ferron Creek and West Water Canyon
1987
3
3
Travels, Green River Area
1991
3
4
Travels, Horseshoe Canyon
1988
3
5
Travels, McKee Springs Panel
3
6
Travels, Moab
1992-1993
3
7
Travels, Monticello, Blanding, Bluff
1999
3
8
Travels, Nine Mile Canyon, San Rafael Swell
1994-1996
3
9
Travels, Parowan Gap
1987
3
10
Travels, Stansbury Lake
1987
3
11
Travels, Utah Lake Area
1984
3
12
Rubbing Guild of Utah
1980-1989
3
13
Rubbings, Heritage Arts
1978-1994
3
14
Historical Rubbings
1973-1981
3
15
Utah Rock Art Research Association (URARA), Symposiums
1981-1992
3
16
URARA, Field Trips, Maps and Directions
1988-1992
3
17
URARA, All-American Man
1996
3
18
URARA, Newsletters
1992-1993
3
19
URARA Newsletters
1994-1998
4
Travel Materials
Vernal Area Petroglyphs
1989
5
1
Elder Hostel, Coconino National Forest, Arizona; Basque Tree Carvings
1996
5
2
Rubbings
Rubbing done at Nine Mile Canyon
6
1
Connecticut Cemetery Tombstone, Rebeckah Putnam
6
2
1903 Gravestone
6
3
Boothill Graveyard M.R. Peel 1882
7
1
Lime Kiln Plague Midway, Utah
7
2
Pleasant Creek
7
3
Posters
Posters Relating to ZCMI and Auerbachs
8
1
Wildflowers of Utah
8
2
Map Reproduction, Nova totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula, Hendrik Hondius in 1630
8
3
Addendum
Greeting cards
1931-1994
9
1
URARA newsletters, Vestiges
1991
1996-2001
9
2
URARA newsletters, Vestiges
2002-2004
9
3
URARA general materials
9
4
Festivals
1980-2001
9
5
Rubbing articles
1967-1983
9
6
Credit Women's International scrapbook
1968-1969
10
Ruth Bracy was president of the organization during 1968-1969.
2021 Addendum
Volunteer service
1996-1999
11
1
Altrusa past presidents
1962-2004
11
2-3
District ten Altrusa digest
1999-2003
11
4
Correspondence with Olive Kyampaire, PEO International Peace Scholarship Fund
1972
1995-2004
11
5
Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) materials
1987-2002
11
6
PEO projects and scholarships
1997-2005
11
7
Native American rock art rubbings
1979-1986
2001
12
1
The Identification of Illustration Processes, 1800-1914
1997
12
2
Trip to Copper Canyon, Mexico
1990-1991
12
3
Utah Rock Art Research Association trips
1988
1991
12
4
St. George Rock Art Symposium
2002
12
5
Brass rubbing class materials and financial information
1979-1984
12
6
Brass rubbing class information
1982-1983
12
7
Utah rock art essay
12
8
Maps and Arizona Highways magazine
1981
12
9
Beaver Creek Mining Company stock
1971
1974
13
1
Electromagnetic Oil Recovery, Inc. correspondence
1992-1994
13
2
ORS Corporation correspondence and financial records
1986-1991
13
3
Universal Energy Corporation stockholder correspondence, financial information, and annual reports
1975-1986
13
4
Universal Investments, Inc. correspondence to shareholders
1972-1975
13
5
George D. Fehr correspondence
1964-1972
14
1
Visalia Junior College yearbook
1941
1943
14
2
War ration book four, US Office of Price Administration
14
3
Motorenkennis automotive drawings by hand, with handwritten German text and pamphlets
14
4
Postcards
1909-1990
15
Al-Ikhada'ah al Tifiziah Tunisian television journal
1974-1975
16
1-3
Al-Mar'ah Tunisian women's magazine
1974-1975
16
4
al-raida women's journal
1978-1979
16
5
Contact: bimensuel du Mahgreb
1975
16
6
Dialogue pour le progres Tunisian political magazine
1974-1975
16
7
Faiza Tunisian women's magazine
1961-1967
16
8-11
Femina Tunisian women's magazine
1974-1975
16
12
Promodes: Revue de la Femme Moderne Tunisian women's magazine
1974-1975
16
13
Viewpoints magazine published by American Friends of the Middle East, inc.
1963
16
14