University of Arizona

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Emma Burgess Herrick papers

circa 1880-2000 (bulk 1945-1980)
MS 654
Collection Guide
Emma and George Herrick, 1940-1950

Photographs and documents relating to Herrick's life and work at the University of Arizona, primarily towards the end of her life, 1973 to 1982, although there are family photographs and a typescript of an article or speech about life as a housemother in a men's dormitory that are dated from the 1920s to the 1940s. A few photographs relate to a scholarship award party circa 2000.

Included materials:
Photographs
Documents
Subject Area:
University of Arizona
Collection Area:
University of Arizona

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