b1384 Richards Family Papers, ca. 1917-1930 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2004 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2004. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1384 Richards Family Papers, ca. 1917-1930 .5 lin. ft. (1 boxes) A collection of writings of the educated and respected Richards family of the Salt Lake Valley. The collection has writings from Lenore, Ethel, and Paul Richards. These writings include grammar school French class notes, recipes, history class notes, bacteriology notes, and a sanitation essay. Topics: French - language - grammar Cookery--Utah History - world history - education Bacteriology - medical education Sanitation - Salt Lake City Persons: Richards, Lenore Richards, Ethel Bennion Richards, Paul Snelgrove Organizations: University of Utah Harvard University Places: Salt Lake City (Utah) Boston (Massachusetts) Form or Genre: Classroom notes, essays, and recipes. Background Biographical Note

The Richards family devoted their lives to service and education. Paul S. Richards' grandfather was Willard Richards, a medical doctor and general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Paul studied medicine at the University of Utah (U of U) and then at Harvard University. After which he returned to Salt Lake where he practiced medicine for many years.

Ethel Richards attended the U of U and graduated from Utah State Agricultural College on her way to becoming a schoolteacher at Salt Lake LDS High School and Granite High School.

Lenore Richards followed in her parents' footsteps. At an early age she studied many subjects including French. Later she went to the Temple University Medical School where she studied medicine. After becoming a medical doctor she returned to the Salt Lake Valley to practice medicine and become one of the first female surgeons in the state of Utah.

 Biographical Chronology 1887 Ethel Bennion Richards was born on April 18 1892 Paul Snelgrove Richards was born on November 25 1916 Paul and Ethel were married on the September 7 in the Salt Lake Temple. 1917 Lenore was born on the December 11 1958 Paul Snelgrove Richards died on November 20 1967 Ethel Bennion Richards died on the December 24 2000 Lenore Richards died on August 14 Scope and Content

The Richards Family Collection mainly consists of notes taken by different family members while attending various classes. A recipe book created by Ethel Richards is also included.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Richards Family Papers, ca. 1917-1930, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Craig Fuller, 2004.

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The Richards Family 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 Brian Endicott, 2004 Finding aid compiled by Brian Endicott, 2004 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2004 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2004. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2004. Separations

Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 1384.

Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Richards, Lenore French Class notes taken at elementary school, ca. 1930 1 2 Richards, Ethel Recipes, ca. 1930 1 3 Richards, Ethel History Class notes taken at the University of Utah, ca. 1909 1 4 Richards, Paul Bacteriology notes taken at the University of Utah, 1917 1 5 Richards, Paul SLC Sanitation Survey report at Harvard, 1919