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Zilla Linford Richards photograph collection, 1885-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Richards, Zilla Linford, 1908-2001
Title
Zilla Linford Richards photograph collection
Dates
1885-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear feet, (1 archive box)  :  452 items
Collection Number
P1482
Summary
Zilla Linford Richards was born in Logan, Utah on July 29, 1908 to Mary Hooper Blood and James Henry Linford, Jr. Through her mother, Zilla was the niece of Henry H. Blood, the seventh governor of the state of Utah. This collection contains family photographs depicting the Richards, Blood, and Linford families.
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 was born in Logan, Utah on July 29, 1908 to Mary Hooper Blood and James Henry Linford, Jr. Through her mother, Zilla was the niece of Henry H. Blood, the seventh governor of the state of Utah. Zilla Linford Richards attended Utah State Agricultural College, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics in 1929. On September 3, 1930, she married Lorenzo "Ren" Adolph Richards (1904-1993) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Richards was the grandson of Willard Richards, an early leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Richards was a scientist specializing in soil physics; through his job, the family moved to Riverside, California, so that he could work for the United States Department of Agriculture Salinity Laboratory. In 1966, Ren Richards founded his own company, Lark Instruments. Zilla Linford Richards died on February 3, 2001 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California and was buried in Farmington, Utah.

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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

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by L. Willard Richards, Paul L. Richards, Mary R. Luch in 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

Separated Materials

See also the Zilla Linford Richards papers (ACCN 2373) in the Manuscripts 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).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Blood and Linford Family Member Portraits
    Dates: circa 1885-1930
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Willard, Mary, and Paul Richards Childhoods
    Dates: 1936-1957
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Richards Family Portraits; Children and Grandchildren
    Dates: 1937-1992
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Janet Armstead, Mary Ann and Elizabeth
    Dates: circa 1981-2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Family and Friends
    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Christmas
    Dates: 1965 December-1966 January
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Lorenzo A. Richard's Burial, Farmington, Utah
    Dates: 1993 August
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Family and Friends
    Dates: 1970s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Christmas
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Family and Friends
    Dates: 1980s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: 1990s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Chritmas Greeting Cards
    Dates: 1948-1981
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Laser Prints of Family
    Dates: circa 1995-2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Postcards
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: Negatives
    Dates: 1969-1979
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Richards Children Class Portraits, Halloween
    Dates: circa 1940-1950
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Travel, Theatre
    Dates: 1946-1967
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17

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Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint families

Personal Names

  • Richards, Lorenzo Adolph, 1904---Photographs
  • Richards, Zilla Linford, 1908-2001--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Farmington (Utah)
  • Pasadena (Calif.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Black-and-white prints (photographs)
  • Color negatives
  • Color prints (photographs)
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