Phebe C. Thurber Collection
Scope and Content
The Phebe C. Thurber Collection contains correspondence and writing samples dealing primarily with her family background, religious experiences, and her writing.
Dates
- Creation: 1891-1976
Access:
Unrestricted access.
Use:
The Phebe C. Thurber Collection is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Biographical Information
Phebe Cox Thurber was born on Oct. 5, 1891, in Orderville, Kane County, Utah to Delaun Mills Cox and Charlotte Kelsey Cox. She married Joseph Shelton Thurber on Dec. 21, 1910, in the St. George, Utah LDS Temple. She had eight children. She was an author of fictional works, poetry, and personal essays. She died in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 15, 1976.
Extent
1.75 linear feet : 6 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is divided into two groups: I. Correspondence, and II. Writing.
Accession Information
Items in collection were donated by Phebe C. Thurber from 1968-1969. Additional items were donated by Gay Taylor in 1976.
Processing Information
This finding aid was created by the Special Collections Staff, Gerald R. Sherratt Library. If print, oversize or other materials have been removed to be stored separately it will be noted.
This collection was reprocessed by Special Collections Staff in 2025.
- Title
- Phebe C. Thurber Collection
- Author
- Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository