Lucy May Van Cott papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0717
Scope and Contents
The Lucy May Van Cott papers (1920s-1955) contain correspondence and notes relating to Lucy May Van Cott, as well as genealogy and various personal items which she collected.
Dates
- 1920s-1955
Creator
- Van Cott, Lucy May, 1869-1957 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical Note
Lucy May Van Cott (1869-1957) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 1869 May 05 to Laura Petrine Christine Lund and John Van Cott. She attended the University of Utah on a scholarship and became a teacher, and eventually a grade school principal. Van Cott was the first Dean of Women at the University of Utah, where she served for 24 years (1907-1931). During this time, Van Cott was considered a foster mother to students, and sponsored many programs to help needy students, such as establishing the first cafeteria at the university and raising funds for a girls' dormitory. She was also a member of the American National Red Cross and the Emeritus Club Alumni Association. Lucy May Van Cott died on 1957 September 28.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The Lucy May Van Cott papers (1920s-1955) contain correspondence and notes relating to Lucy May Van Cott, as well as genealogy and various personal items which she collected. Van Cott served as Dean of Women at the University of Utah (1907-1931).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Helen Hinckley Jones in 1982.
Separated Materials
See also the Lucy May Van Cott photograph collection (P1831) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Xan Morris in 1996.
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- Autobiographies (literary works)
- Biographies
- Colleges and Universities
- Deans of women -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Archives
- Elementary school administration -- Archives
- Genealogical tables
- Manuscripts
- Personal correspondence
- Plays (Literary genre)
- Records (Documents)
- University of Utah -- Professional staff -- Archives
- University of Utah -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archives
- University of Utah -- Administration -- Archives
- Van Cott, Lucy May, 1869-1957 -- Archives
- Women college administrators -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Archives
Creator
- Van Cott, Lucy May, 1869-1957 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Lucy May Van Cott papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Xan Morris.
- Date
- 1996 (last modified: 2013 and 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2013: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Matthew Weathered.
- 2023: Revised biography note. Van Cott was born in Salt Lake City, Utah not Copenhagen, Denmark.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu