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Larsen Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 504

Scope and Contents

This collection contains state identification documents and personal papers of Edna Lucille Larsen and her parents Rasmus O. Larsen and Anna J. Larsen.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-1955

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 Larsen Family papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

Edna Lucille Larsen was born on February 18, 1903 to Rasmus Olaf and Anna J. Sorensen Larsen. She grew up in Logan, Utah, where she graduated with a degree in physical education from Utah State Agricultural College before attending the University of California-Berkeley for her BS and RN in nursing. Following graduation, she resided in San Francisco for ten years before returning to Logan to work as a nurse at the Cache Valley General Hospital. Larsen also became a supervisor in the Logan Hospital before her retirement at age 63. She then volunteered at Sunshine Terrace, a local nursing home, until she died on December 18, 1984.

Extent

0.25 linear feet (1)

Abstract

This collection contains state identification documents and personal papers belonging to Edna Lucille Larsen and her parents Rasmus O. Larsen and Anna J. Larsen.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was discovered within an envelope among correspondence of the Western American Literature journal (Coll Mss 68) and was separated to form its own collection. Western American Literature donated this material to USU Special Collections in 2012.

Processing Information

Processed in December of 2016

Title
Guide to the Larsen Family papers 1922-1955
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Bria Corry and Clint Pumphrey
Date
©2017
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

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)