Alison Comish Thorne papers, 1925-2003.

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Alison Comish Thorne papers, 1925-2003.

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This thirteen-box collection contains the papers of Alison Comish Thorne and spans the period from 1925 to 2003. The collection contains Thorne's correspondence (1932-2000), professional papers, research papers, unpublished and published writings, autobiographical writings, papers concerning Thorne's involvement in the campaign for ERA, papers concerning USU's Women's Studies Program, Thorne/Comish family papers, and a batch of papers concerning Elizabeth Hoyt (Thorne's mentor at ISU).

4.5 linear feet (13 boxes)

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8081639

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Utah State University

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Thorne, Alison Comish

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Alison Comish Thorne (1914-2005) was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Ph.D. in 1938 from Iowa State University in Consumption Economics and later taught at Utah State University. Thorne was active in the Equal Rights Campaign and feminism, and was instrumental in founding USU's Women and Gender Studies program. From the description of Alison Comish Thorne papers, 1925-2003. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 71313433 Beginning in the mid-1970s, citizen g...

Mormons for ERA

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