Dorothy Mortensen papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3066
Scope and Contents
The Dorothy Mortensen papers contains both personal and professional materials. Included in the collection are autobiographical writings, correspondence and materials related to her work within the correspondence section of the White House staff and as the writer and editor for the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Dates
- 1930-2014
Creator
- Mortensen, Dorothy Z., 1916-2014 (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
Dorothy Mortensen (1916-2014) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 30, 1916. In 1933, she graduated from Granite High School and then graduated from the University of Utah in 1968 with a Bachelor's of Science in History. Mortensen was the Managing Editor of Publications at the Utah State Historical Society. From 1970 to 1976, she worked in the correspondence section of the White House staff and as the writer and editor for the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
She married Melvin L. Summerhays in 1936 and A. Russell Mortensen in 1967. She had 4 children and 6 stepchildren. She died on December 29, 2014.
She married Melvin L. Summerhays in 1936 and A. Russell Mortensen in 1967. She had 4 children and 6 stepchildren. She died on December 29, 2014.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Dorothy Mortensen papers (1930-2014) contains both personal and professional materials. Included in the collection are autobiographical writings, correspondence and materials related to her work within the correspondence section of the White House staff and as the writer and editor for the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into two series: I. Personal material; and II. Professional materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Carol Jean Summerhays in 2017.
Separated Materials
See also the Dorothy Mortensen photograph collection (P2187) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.
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- Autobiographies (literary works)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Diaries
- Diplomas
- Historic preservation -- United States
- Memorandums
- Mortensen, Dorothy Z., 1916-2014 -- Archives
- Personal correspondence
- Press releases
- Programs (publications)
- Records (Documents)
- Research notes
- United States. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- United States. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- United States. White House Office of Correspondence and Presidential Messages -- Employees -- Archives
- Utah State Historical Society -- Employees -- Archives
- Utah State Historical Society (Creator)
- White House Administrative Office (U.S.) (Creator)
- Wills
- Women
- Women government executives -- Archives
- Women professional employees -- Utah -- Archives
Creator
- Mortensen, Dorothy Z., 1916-2014 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Dorothy Mortensen papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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