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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

Creator

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

Ernest DeAlton Partridge was born November 6, 1906, in Provo, Utah to Ernest DeAlton Partridge and Elizabeth Mae Truman. Ernest married Nell Clark on January 28, 1931, in New York City. He taught at Montclair University in New Jersey. Ernest and Nell 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. Ernest died October 7, 1985, and was buried in Farmington, Utah.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

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.

Extent

5 folders

2 boxes

2 oversize folders

Language of Materials

English

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