Rosezella Dalton Hardy papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1697

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Rosezella Dalton Hardy papers consists of diaries which Hardy kept throughout her life, along with notebooks, news clippings, and miscellaneous documents.

Dates

1912-1983

Creator

Hardy, Rosezella Dalton, 1900-1988 (Person)

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

Rosezella Dalton was born to William Henry Dalton and Mary Elizabeth Jones in Roy, Utah, on 21 July 1900. She attended the Smithsonian Business College in Ogden in 1915, and served a mission to the Eastern States for the LDS Church from 1919 to 1923. She married Wilford W. Hardy on 15 October 1924 in the Salt Lake City temple. The couple lived in Salt Lake where Wilford was employed with Symns-Utah Grocer. Their daughter, Beverly Rose, was born in 1927, followed by Barbara Rae a year later. The family moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1937, when Wilford accepted a postion with A. E. Staly Company. During World War II Rose worked as a counselor at the Kaiser Shipyards and remained there until 1953, when thee Hardy family relocated to Minneapolis. Wilford retired in 1961. The Hardys immediately took to the road in their trailer. They lived in California and traveled extensively before moving back to Utah.

Wilford was born on 25 July 1898 in Bountiful, Utah. He was called to the Southern States Mission and served there from 1919 to 1921. He died in Utah in 1980.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Rosezella Dalton Hardy papers (1912-1983) consists of diaries which Hardy kept throughout her life, along with notebooks, news clippings, and miscellaneous documents. Rosezella Dalton Hardy was born in Roy, Utah, attended the Smithsonian Business College in Ogden, and served a mission to the Eastern States for the LDS Church from 1919 to 1923.