Mary Taggart papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scrapbooks containing birthday, Christmas, and other holiday cards as well as various newspaper articles.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1999
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator to view these materials. Not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Mary Taggart papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Mary L. Taggart was born December 28, 1916 in St. George, Utah, to Alma Cannon and Mary Ann Augusta Woods Lambert. After living in Salt Lake City and graduating from East High School, she worked in the Office of the Presiding Bishopric for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until her marriage to Fred Edis Taggart of Lewiston, Utah, on December 5, 1938. During her life she served as president of the Utah State Dairy Wives Association and served on many community service projects. On May 7, 1996, Mary died in Lewiston, Idaho.
Extent
13 boxes (21.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The collection consists of Mary Taggart's scrapbooks, which date from the 1940s to the 1990s. Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator to view these materials.
Physical Location
ARC 139/2/5-7
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by the Taggart Family.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2012.
Topical
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Mary Taggart papers 1940-1999
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Anderw Izatt and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu