Elaine Anderson Mansius papers
Scope and Contents
The papers of Elaine (Anderson) Mansius consist of letters written to her parents detailing her experiences as a student at the University of Idaho from 1942 to 1946, and as a young wife and mother in Moscow while her husband attended college, 1947-1951. Also included are such college memorabilia as play programs, newspaper clippings, invitations, dance programs, and membership certificates. The final items are income tax returns for Charles and Elaine Mansius for the years 1949 and 1950.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1951
Creator
- Mansius, Elaine Anderson, 1924-? (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters to family and memorabilia of a University of Idaho student in the 1940s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Elaine Mansius sent her University of Idaho correspondence and memorabilia to Professor Peter Haggart of the School of Communications in January 1992; he transferred the material to the University Library in August 1993.
- Title
- Guide to Elaine Anderson Mansius papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen; updated by Sara Szobody.
- Date
- 1993, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository