Nancy Atkinson collection
Scope and Contents
Nancy Atkinson was a cataloging librarian at the University of Idaho Library for more than twenty years. This collection includes various certificates and Atkinson's correspondences. It also includes a scrapbook given to her as a gift from her co-workers.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1972
Creator
- Atkinson, Nancy, 1906-2004 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Nancy Ida Atkinson was born on December 9, 1906 to Frank W. and Olivia Lang Atkinson in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in Detroit and graduated from Liggett University School (high school). She later attended Mills College in California and the University of Michigan, eventually completing her degree in librarianship.
Atkinson moved to Moscow in 1943, and accepted a cataloging position at the University of Idaho. She worked at the university library until her retirement in 1972. Atkinson passed away on May 16, 2004 in Moscow, Idaho.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbook from co-workers at retirement from U of I Library, university certificates, and correspondence.
Arrangement
Collection left in original order.
Bibliography
- Title
- Guide to Nancy Atkinson collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
- Date
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository