b0232 Leora Thatcher Papers, 1977 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 232 Thatcher, Leora. Leora Thatcher Papers, 1977 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes) Includes interviews, biographical, genealogical, etc. Topics: Theater -- Biography. Women in the theater -- Biography. Persons: Thatcher, Linda, Thatcher family. Places: Cache County (Utah). Form or Genre: Interviews. Background Background Note

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 Scope and Content

Includes interviews, biographical, genealogical, etc.

Series Descriptions

Interviews

Leora Thatcher

Tapes and Certificates

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Leora Thatcher Papers, 1977, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Ida Thatcher Reese and Leora Thatcher

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The Leora Thatcher Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Stephen D. Youngkin Finding aid compiled by Stephen D. Youngkin Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A247). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Finding aids note:

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Photographs have been removed to Mss C 232.

 Container list Box Folder Contents Interviews 1 1 Interview with Jo Ann Freed, 23 January 1977, 51 pp., photocopy of typed transcript; miscellaneous typescript page with handwritten notes 1 2-4 Interview with Leora Thatcher, 29 March 1980, #1 Memories of her Grandparents and Parents, typed transcript and holographic corrections and revisions by Leora Thatcher 1 5-11 Interview with Leora Thatcher, 30 March 1980, #2 More Memories of her Parents, typed transcript and holographic corrections and revisions by Leora Thatcher 1 12 Interview with Leora Thatcher, 10 September 1980, typed transcript 1 13 Interview with Leora Thatcher, outline, holographic pages by Leora Thatcher Leora Thatcher 1 14 (Biography) Chapters XXIII-XXXII, bibliography, from Mavis Gashler, Three Mormon Actresses, M.A. thesis, Department of Dramatic Arts, B.Y.U., 1970, 182 pp. 1 15 Correspondence, 12 December 1947 - 12 August 1982, undated 1 16-17 Genealogical materials relating to Thatcher family: 1 16-17 1 Correspondence 1 16-17 2 Newspaper clippings 1 16-17 3 Farr ancestral chart 1 16-17 4 (Moses Thatcher) resolution 1 16-17 5 Excerpted materials from family histories 1 16-17 6 Photocopies of family photos 1 16-17 7 Marriage records 1 16-17 8 Blessing and setting apart of elder Moses Thatcher 1 16-17 9 Pedigree chart 1 16-17 10 Memories of my Father by Moses Thatcher, Jr. 1 16-17 11 Biographical sketches 1 16-17 12 Probate document 1 16-17 13 "Is there more to the Moses Thatcher Case than Politics?" by Dr. Kenneth Godfrey, Mormon History Association, under funding from the Utah Endowment for Humanities, public seminars series, Vital Questions in Mormon History, undated [cassette tape] 2 1 "Leora Thatchers by Eileen G. Kump, The Ensign, September 1973 2 2 "A Mormon on Broadway," by Janet Stowell, Exponent II, Vol. IV, No. III, Spring 1978 [photocopy of typescript] 2 3 "My Most Unforgettable Character," by Nancy Gray, undated [typescript] 2 4 Newspaper clippings, 1930-1976 2 5 Sophie Kerr Underwood; obituary, Mary Elizabeth Taylor to Leora Thatcher, 13 February 1965 re: funeral services 2 6 Miscellaneous materials 2 6 Tribute 2 6 Membership cards 2 6 Programs, 1966-1978 Tapes and Certificates 2 7 Linda Thatcher/Leora Thatcher interview, 1980 [9 Reel-to-reel tapes] 2 8 Linda Thatcher/Leora Thatcher interview, (duplicate of above) [18 cassette tapes] 2 9 Certificates 2 9 1 Actors fund of America, 1956 2 9 2 Emeritus Club, University of Utah 2 9 3 Pioneer State Theatre, Hall of Fame 2 9 4 Certificate of Graduation, Genealogical Workshop, 1959 2 9 5 Certificate of Appreciation, Radio of Free Asia 2 9 6 Daughters of the American Revolution