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Sigrid Peterson papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1314

Scope and Contents

The Sigrid Peterson papers (1970-1988) contain articles, handouts, pamphlets, church materials, programs, data, research materials, curriculum vitae, day planners, sheet music, and news clippings. The majority of the collection deals with research on auto-immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as community reaction to it. This is mainly focused on the Jewish community. Also included is research on morality and suicide rates in Utah.

Dates

  • 1970-1988

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

Peterson (b.1940) earned her MA and Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1981 in counseling/clinical psychology, and is a licensed psychologist. In 1981 she founded Bridges Interfaith Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, and was the director for five years. From 1995 to 1996, she studied in Israel on a Interuniversity Fellowship in Jewish Studies. Then in 1997, Peterson won the Schaff Memorial Prize, an award given to the best graduate student essay demonstrating creative thinking on a subject related to Judaic Religious Thought. Peterson has also written founding grants for the Utah AIDS Foundation and the People With AIDS Coalition. She has also served the State of Utah as a statistician-policy analyst.

Extent

11.5 Linear Feet (20 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Sigrid Peterson papers (1970-1988) contain articles, handouts, pamphlets, church materials, programs, data, research materials, curriculum vitae, day planners, sheet music, and news clippings. The majority of the collection deals with research on auto-immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as community reaction to it. This is mainly focused on the Jewish community. Also included is research on morality and suicide rates in Utah. Peterson is a psychologist and author who founded Bridges Interfaith Center for Counseling and Psychological Services in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sigrid Peterson in 1992.

Related Materials

Separated Materials

Audiovisual materials were transferred to the Mulimedia Division of Special Collections (A0731).

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Sigrid Peterson papers
Author
Finding aid created by Kate Kimball.
Date
2002 (last modified: 2019)
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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