Edith LeRoy Richardson photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0019

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Edith LeRoy Richardson was a Utahn of Native American descent who worked in the areas of nursing and Indian services. Her collection contains two photographs of herself and one of her nursing class of 1908, the remaining items in this collection are in the Edith Leroy Richardson papers, MS0366 in the Manuscripts Division

Dates

1881-1977

Creator

Richardson, Edith LeRoy, 1881-1977 (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 / Historical

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.