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The Edna Clark Ericksen oral history audio recordings (1972-1982) consist of extensive interviews with Ericksen about her life experiences. Ericksen served in the Utah State Legislature in the 1930s-1940s and on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Primary General Board.

Abstract The Gail Plummer collection of Maud May Babcock audio recordings (1950) consists of 3 copies of a recording of a speech given by Dr. Maud May Babcock in 1950. Plummer, a Brigham Young University (BYU) and University of Utah educated speech instructor, was manager of Kingsbury Hall from 1933 to 1957. Babcock was a prominent figure in Utah theater and physical education who founded the University of Utah departments of speech and of physical education and personally produced more than 300...

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The Suzy Harris Rytting audio-visual ski collection (1968-1991) consists of films and videos related to Rytting's career as a competetive skier, coach, and ski professional.

Abstract The Klancy Clark De Nevers papers (1960-2008) contain World War II research gathered by de Nevers in preparation for the writing or editing of three different books. De Nevers research focuses on World War II, Japanese internment, and Aberdeen, Washington (her hometown). The publications resulting from this research include; The Colonel and the Pacifist, and The Cohasset Beach Chronicles that are a compilation of newspaper...

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The Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers (1883-2006) contains correspondence, family genealogies, clippings from her writing career, including the history of Magna, Utah. Alta Pehrson was active in the town of Magna, Utah, and was the first woman President of the Magna Chamber of Commerce.

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The Natalie C. McMurrin papers (1922-1995) contain correspondence, greeting cards, travel information, organization memberships, pamphlets, craft ideas, fashion, beauty and health magazine clippings, home and gardening tips, newsletters, and newspaper articles. Natalie McMurrin was born in American Falls, Idaho. She is the wife of Sterling M. McMurrin, former United States Commissioner of Education under the Kennedy administration.

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The Shirley Ririe papers (1946-2010) consist mainly of programs, announcements, and news clippings pertaining to Ririe and the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Also included are correspondence, biographical information, and miscellaneous personal material. Shirley Ririe is a co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, which is based in Salt Lake City.

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The Patrice M. Arent papers (1997-2006) contain legislative records and supporting documentation included proposed, sponsored, and enrolled legislation. Arent was a member of the Utah Senate, 2003-2006, and a member of the Utah House of Representatives, 1997-2000.

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The Karen Hale papers (1989-2004) consist of correspondence and legislation materials relating to projects she was involved in. Karen Hale was elected to the Utah State Senate in 1998.

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The Dorothy Jacobs Buchanan papers (1899-1997) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, biographical information, and news clippings related to the life and family of this Utah poet.

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The Reba Lou Keele papers (1942-2005) contain correspondence, personal and biographical material, awards, publications, newsclippings, and playbooks. Keele taught Organizational Behavior at Brigham Young University from 1978 to 1991 and became the Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Utah from 1991 to 1996, where she has also taught Management. She has published on topics regarding women, gender, and leadership.

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The Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses records (1974-2007) contains listings and information regarding princesses who represented Utah at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. from 1974-2004.

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The Joan Woodbury papers (1936-2010) consist mainly of dance materials generated from Woodbury's years teaching at the University of Utah and her career as co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Included are programs, announcements, news articles, correspondence, biographical papers, notes, reports, minutes, travel information, and other dance-related materials.

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The Barbara Jean Erickson Andersen papers (1928-1996) contain a life sketch of Edith Westerlund Erickson (1909-1988), who lived much of her life in Park City, Utah. The life sketch is compiled into a scrapbook containing research materials on Park City, photographs, news clipping, and other ephemera.

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The Eileen Hallet Stone papers (2004-2007) contain research files, interview transcripts, and scripts related to the documentary Water is for Fightin'.

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The Nancy Melich papers (1920-2009) consist of correspondence, theatre reviews, interviews, article drafts, playbills, and theatre perephernalia from her career as a theatre critic for the Salt Lake Tribune. Melich's career spanned nearly 30 years, and she was influential in Utah's local theatre scene.

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The June K. Lyman papers (1930-2007) contain correspondence, diaries, news clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and manuscript drafts related to the lives of June and Stanley D. Lyman and their work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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The Ralph Dudley and Florence Louise Dimm Cowan family papers (1894-1948) contain seven handwritten diaries detailing Florence Cowan's home life and children's development. Also included are transcribed excerpts of the diary of Metilda Leisenring Dimm.

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The Gladys Young Orlob papers (1908-1949) contains biographical information, an article written by Orlob about Brigham Young, news clippings, and a copy of Marchen und Erzahlungen fur Unfanger, a German language reader, with pencil drawings and notations.

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The Virginia Bennion Buchanan papers (1930-1987) contain news clippings written by Virginia Bennion Buchanan, primarily for the Kansas City Star and the Jordan Times.