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Women authors, American -- Utah -- Archives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Olive Woolley Burt papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0244
Abstract The Olive Woolley Burt papers (1936-1980) consist of manuscripts, research material, photographs, illustrations and correspondence of several of the books written for children by Burt during the years 1928-1980. The manuscript for her "American Murder Ballads and Their Stories," is included. Also among the papers are scrapbooks and other materials depicting her professional interests as a writer. Olive Burt was an author, newspaper feature writer, and teacher.
Dates: 1936-1980

Betty M. Madsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1649
Abstract The Betty M. Madsen papers (1938-1997) contains journals, professional correspondence, unpublished manuscripts on linguistics and 19th-century women, and news clippings on women's issues in the 1970s and 1980s. Betty M. Madsen was a graduate of the University of Utah with degrees in French and linguistics. She was the co-author of several publications with her husband, Brigham D. Madsen and served as thesis editor at the University of Utah in the 1970s.
Dates: 1938-1997

Madeline R. McQuown papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0143
Abstract The Madeline R. McQuown papers (1803-1976) contain some of McQuown's research and works. While the collection does contain some of McQuown's more personal works, such as some of her poetry, the collection deals mainly with her research. Her research was focused on Brigham Young and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church).
Dates: 1803-1976

Agnes Just Reid papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0365
Abstract The Agnes Just Reid papers (1850-2004) consist of a biographical sketch, an oral history transcript (1972), personal correspondence, and biographical sketches and correspondence relating to her mother, Emma Thompson Bennett Just. Included are correspondence and other materials related to the publication of her book Letters of Long Ago.
Dates: 1850-2004

Barbara Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1467
Abstract The Barbara Williams papers (1945-2005) contain correspondence, research files, scrapbooks, family histories, educational material, and manuscript drafts of some of the books written by this Utah author.
Dates: 1945-2005