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Nancy Mitchell papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2948

Scope and Contents

The Nancy Mitchell papers (1933-2016) contain the personal and professional papers of Nancy Mitchell (1942- ) and her family. The professional papers deal mostly with Nancy's work in community activism organizations such as American Association of Women, Salt Lake Council of Women, and Utah Health Policy Project.

Dates

  • 1933-2016

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 Note

Nancy Mitchell was born June 15, 1942 to parents Uno Hill and Thyra E. Maki in Wakefield, Michigan. She attended Suomi College from 1960-1962, then Michigan Technological University from 1963-1965, where she graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration. She married George Mitchell, who also studied at Michigan Technological University. Together, they lived in Michigan, Minnesota, Switzerland, and Ontario before moving to Utah.

Nancy was involved in Salt Lake business and community organizations. She was the Executive Director of the Women’s Business Center of Salt Lake City from 1997-2007, which was awarded the Drum Major Award by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Commission in 2003. She was also the president of the American Association of University Women Utah chapter from 2000-2002.

Nancy owns Nancy Mitchell Consulting, which she founded in 2007. She currently serves as the secretary on the board of trustees of the Utah Health Policy Project.

Extent

6.75 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Nancy Mitchell papers (1933-2016) contain the correspondence, business papers, organizational papers, and school papers of Nancy Mitchell (1942- ) and her family.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Nancy Mitchell in 2016.

Related Materials

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Hannah Waddel in 2016.
Title
Inventory of the Nancy Mitchell papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Hannah Waddel.
Date
2016
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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