Mary Hale Woolsey papers
Scope and Contents
Contains manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence (business and personal), scrapbooks, published and unpublished music, personal writings and literary works (poems, short stories, etc.) created and collected during Woolsey's career as a writer of adult and children's literature and as a composer of popular music.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1969
Creator
- Woolsey, Mary Hale, 1899-1969 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Mary Hale Woolsey papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mary Hale Woolsey (1899-1969) was a literary author and popular music composer in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is especially noted for having composed the popular song, Springtime in the Rockies.
Extent
21 cartons (21 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence (business and personal), scrapbooks, published and unpublished music, personal writings and literary works (poems, short stories, etc.) created and collected during Woolsey's career as a writer of adult and children's literature and as a composer of popular music.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2294.xml
Custodial History
Created by Woolsey and retained by her daughter, Vevedeen. Donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections in 2001 and 2003.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Created; Vevedeen Woolsey; 2001 and 2003.
Appraisal
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Jonathan Harmon; 2005.
Subject
- Woolsey, Mary Hale, 1899-1969 -- Archives (Person)
- Brigham Young University (Organization)
- Brigham Young Academy (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Articles
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Drafts (Documents)
- Financial records
- Letters
- Manuscripts, American
- Newsletters
- Novels
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Scores
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Topical
- American literature -- Latter Day Saint authors
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Christian poetry, American -- Latter Day Saint authors
- Latter Day Saint authors -- 20th century -- American poetry
- Literature
- Short stories, American -- Latter Day Saint authors
Uniform Title
- Title
- Register of Mary Hale Woolsey papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jonathan Harmon and Taylor Dix
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
- Carton: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 7 (Computer Disks)
- Carton: 8 (Computer Disks)
- Carton: 9 (Computer Disks)
- Carton: 10 (Computer Disks)
- Carton: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 6 (Computer Disks)
- Box: 14 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 16 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 19 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 18 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 21 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 17 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 20 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States