Laura R. Merrill papers 1938-1964

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Laura R. Merrill papers 1938-1964

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Bulk of the material is outgoing correspondence to her sons Dean and Asa Merrill (1940-1960). There is also a small amount of correspondence to and from Dean Merrill, mostly concerning his mother. Other correspondents include friends and other family members. The letters written by Merrill mainly recount happenings in Logan and in her personal life. The remainder of the collection contains personal material of Laura Merrill. Most significant here are a series of journals (1938, 1940-1943, 1946-1961 intermittent). Typewritten summaries are available with the journals. Also, the collection has personal material from Merrill's missions with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and some Merrill family history. Material associated with the Central Utah Relocation Camp (Topaz Japanese internment camp) includes correspondence from former inmates (mostly cards with brief notes) and a few miscellaneous papers, but does not include a record of Merrill's experiences working in the camp library.

6 boxes; 3 linear ft.

eng,

Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6624026

Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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Central Utah Relocation Center

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Reese family.

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Merrill family.

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Shimada, Shigeo, 1906-

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Merrill, Dean Rees, 1907-1981.

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Merrill, Asa Rees, 1903-

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Merrill, Laura Liona Rees, 1876-1963.

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Teacher and librarian in Logan, Utah and in the Central Utah Relocation Camp (Topaz Japanese internment camp). From the description of Laura R. Merrill papers, 1938-1964. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 44524278 Laura Merrill was a long time resident of Logan, Utah. Born in Brigham City on 6 February 1876. After having only formal education to the eighth grade available to her, she studied and passed the teacher's exam and taught primary school. When requirement...