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Richards, Mary Stovall, 1951-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1951-

Biographical History

Mary Stovall Richards is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who worked as a historian and educator at Brigham Young University.

Richards was born on July 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to Max Lee and Victoria Goulding Stovall. She grew up in Greenville, Mississippi. In 1973, she graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah with a bachelor in history and a teaching certificate; then graduated with her masters and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago with a Doctor of Philosophy in American History in 1983. From 1983-1991, Richards worked as an assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University. She also worked as the Director of Women’s Research Institute at Brigham Young University from 1983-1988. In 1991, she became an associate professor of history. While at BYU she taught courses on Southern history and literature, family history and the Progressive Era. Richards also worked as a member of the editorial board of Family Perspective, the Utah Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the Southern History Association, the Southern Association of Women Historians, and the Mormon History Association Kappa Phi. On June 5, 1991, Richards married Paul Chipman Richards. Richards retired from the university in 2013.

Citation:
Prabook.com, via WWW, Nov. 12, 2018 (Mary Stovall Richards member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; worked as a historian and education at Brigham Young University; b. July 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to Max Lee and Victoria Goulding Stovall; grew up in Greenville, Mississippi; in 1973, graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah with a bachelor in history summa cum laude; graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in American History from University of Chicago in 1983; from 1983-1991, worked as assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University; worked as Director of Women’s Research Institute at Brigham Young University from 1983-1988; in 1991, became associate professor of history; also worked as a member of editorial board of Family Perspective, Utah Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Southern History Association, Southern Association of Women Historians, and Mormon History Association Kappa Phi; married Paul Chipman Richards on June 5, 1991)

Brigham Young University History Department website, via WWW, Sept. 24, 2013 (Richards taught at Brigham Young University in the Department of History starting 1983; BA and teaching certificate in history from Brigham Young University in 1973; MA and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Chicago; taught courses on Southern history and literature, family history, and the Progressive Era)

History Department newsletter, 2013: p. 3 (Mary Stovall Richards; retiring in 2013)

LC data base, 12/9/87 (hdg.: Stovall, Mary Elizabeth, 1951- ; usage: Mary Elizabeth Stovall)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Mary Stovall Richards

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 154
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 22, 1988. Stovall describes why she chose to teach history at BYU. She gives an account of her employment with the BYU History Department and discusses different aspectsof her career including her special interest in examining the impact of the Civil War on white southern families.

Dates: 1988

Mary Stovall Richards collection of family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8247
Scope and Contents Contains materials collected by Mary Stovall Richards pertaining to herself, her mother Victoria Goulding Stovall, and her grandmother Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding. Includes papers relating to the family in the forms of correspondence and home reference books. Also includes arts related materials gathered from patronizing the ballet, opera, and plays in Chicago, Illinois and church papers gathered through membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also includes...
Dates: 1838-1991

Mary Stovall Richards curriculum vitae and course syllabi

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233636189]
Identifier: MSS 8256
Scope and Contents

Contains a copy of Richards's 2013 curriculum vitae, as well as course syllabi for several courses that she taught. The syllabi collection is not comprehensive. Materials date from 1995 to 2013.

Dates: 1995-2013

Stovall family arts papers, 1929-1951

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8247 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Series includes papers relating to the art scene in Chicago, Illinois collected mostly through Victoria Goulding Stovall’s patronage. Includes programs, playbills, and newsletters relating to Chicago’s ballet companies, theatres, symphonies and operas. Materials dated 1908-1977.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1929-1951

Stovall family church papers, 1933-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8247 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Series includes papers relating to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Papers include booklets on Church exhibitions, LDS ward directories, Relief Society lessons and courses of study. Generated from the family’s activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, specifically Victoria Goulding Stovall’s activity in the Greenville Ward in Greenville, Mississippi. Materials dated 1933-1991.

Dates: 1933-1991

Stovall family newspaper clippings, 1913-1963

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8247 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings of major historical events. Clippings were saved by Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding and/or Victoria Goulding Stovall, probably in Chicago, Illinois. Materials dated 1913-1963.

Dates: 1913-1963

Stovall family papers, 1838-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8247 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the family of Mary Stovall Richards, her mother, Victoria Goulding Stovall and her grandmother, Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding. Includes books on mothering and cooking as well as French children’s booklets used in raising the family. Also includes correspondence with other family members and family friends, and biographical information variously compiled by the three women for genealogical purposes. Majority of the items are from the family’s time in Chicago,...
Dates: 1838-1977

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Archival Object 4
Collection 3
 
Subject
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2
Books 2
Chicago (Ill.) 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2