Patience Thatcher diaries and papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to Patience Thatcher as well as her mother, Jean. About half of the collection consists of Jean’s diaries, music lesson registers, and title documents for property in Logan. The bulk of Patience’s materials are copies of legal documents and correspondence regarding the distribution of her estate at the time of her death in 1980. Included in those documents are copies of her adoption records.
Dates
- 1902-1980
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: 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 Patience Thatcher diaries and papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives Department Head.
Biographical Note
Born on April 24, 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts, Patience Thatcher was the adopted daughter of George Washington Thatcher and Emily Jean Crismon Thatcher. She attended the Utah Agricultural College, studied voice and violin in New York City, taught music in Logan, served as the president of the George Thatcher Corporation, and was affiliated with the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and the American Humane Society. A great benefactor of the arts, Patience passed away on February 8, 1980 in Logan, Utah.
Extent
2 Boxes (1 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Patience Thatcher as well as her mother, Jean of Logan, Utah.
Arrangement
Arranged by the associated individual.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated to Special Collections and Archives in 2003 by Bill Marshall.
Processing Information
Processed in July of 2016.
- Title
- Guide to the Patience Thatcher diaries and papers 1902-1980
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Rosie Liljenquist and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2016
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- 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