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Partridge, Nell C. (Nell Clark), 1903-1994

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1994

Biography

Nell C. Partridge (1903-1994) was a conservation educator in New Jersey.

Nell Clark Partridge was born July 16, 1903, in Farmington, Utah, to Amasa L. and Susan Duncan Clark. She attended Davis High School and received a BA from Brigham Young University in 1924 and an MA from Columbia University in 1932. Nell married Ernest DeAlton Partridge on January 28, 1931. The couple lived in New York and New Jersey for over three decades and together helped found the New Jersey State School of Conservation. They had three sons. Nell died March 7, 1994, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
DeseretNews, July 18, 2022 (Nell Clark Partridge was born July 16, 1903 in Farmington, Utah, to Amasa L. and Susan Duncan Clark; Attended Davis High School and received a BA from Brigham Young University in 1924 and MA from Columbia University in 1932; Married Ernest DeAlton Partridge on January 28, 1931; lived in New York and New Jersey for over three decades and together helped found the New Jersey State School of Conservation; had three sons; died March 7, 1994, in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ernest DeAlton Partridge and Nell Clark Partridge family papers and ephemera, approximately 1818-1994, bulk: 1895-1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4153 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Partridge family papers and ephemera, including newspaper clippings, programs, book reviews, marriage certificates, Ernest DeAlton Partridge's autobiography manuscript and cartoons, papers from Ernest DeAlton Partridge's time in the Navy, and papers about Alice Louise Reynolds and Dean Fausett (a painter). Also includes a transcript of Edward Partridge's journal, as well a bound volume of copies of The "Y" News from September 5, 1926 to May 5, 1927.

Dates: approximately 1818-1994; Majority of material found within 1895-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 4153, Ernest DeAlton Partridge and Nell Clark Partridge family papers

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