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Edith Leroy Richardson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0366

Scope and Contents

The Edith Leroy Richardson papers (1883-1971) is comprised of two scrapbooks, nursing certificates, and other documents pertaining to and/or collected by Richardson (1881-1977), a professional nurse who was also a granddaughter of Chief Tintic of the Uintah Utes. The first scrapbook contains Richardson's personal materials along with booklets from the Business and Professional Women's Club, Ensign Chapter. Also in this scrapbook are photographs of Edith and her mother, letters to the Office of Indian Affairs, love letters between Edith and Dr. E. A. Kusel, nursing awards and biographies of Edith and her mother Aldurah Kate Richardson. There are also small booklets and materials dealing with the Business and Professional Women's Club. The second scrapbook contains materials dealing with Native Americans, mostly in the form of news clippings, between 1938 and 1952.

Dates

  • 1883-1971

Creator

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 Sketch

Edith LeRoy Richardson was born 13 July 1881 in Springville, Utah, to Aldurah Kate Richardson, the daughter of Chief Tintic of the Uintah Utes. She grew up in Springville and on the Indian reservation where her mother worked. She attended the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated with a nursing degree in 1908. From then until her retirement in 1950, Edith worked as a private nurse and in various hospitals throughout the western United States. She was also a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club for twenty-five years. Edith Richardson died on 16 March 1977.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Edith Leroy Richardson papers (1883-1971) is comprised of two scrapbooks, nursing certificates, and other documents pertaining to and/or collected by Richardson (1881-1977), a professional nurse who was also a granddaughter of Chief Tintic of the Uintah Utes.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mary Louise Hurst in 1979.

Related Materials

Separated Materials

See also the Edith LeRoy Richardson photograph collection (P0019) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Edith Leroy Richardson papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sharon Thorup.
Date
1983 (last modified: 2019 and 2024)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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