Josephine W. Isbell Collection
Scope and Content
Collection consists of personal papers, scrapbooks, and photographs collected by Mrs. Isbell. Personal papers of Mrs. Isbell related to family correspondence, travel and personal memorabilia, family history, and writings poems by Josephine and others. Some loose photos of family are located in the collection as well. However, the majority of photographs can be found in scrapbooks, such as images of Cedar City Buildings and Josephine's personal life. Other scapbooks contain newsclippings about local events, people and subjects. Such as religious figures, movie stars and local residents. Many photographs are of homes and buildings in Cedar City, Utah, and of Southern Paiute Indians. A few items of memorabilia from the Civil War were also donated by Mrs. Isbell's husband Jack Isbell. Genealogical information and Gregory family photographs were donated by relatives of Mrs. Isbell.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1960
Access:
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Use:
The Josephine W. Isbell 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
Josephine Walker Isbell was born June 28, 1882 to Thomas and Charlotte Chatterley Walker. She married John C. Isbell (Jack) in Idaho. Josephine was one of the first nurses in the Cedar City area. She provided medical attention to much of the community starting in the early 1900's. She also collected items of historical significance and compiled scrapbooks of Cedar City history. Josephine W. Isbell died at the age of 85 in April 1968 in Cedar City, Utah.
Extent
1.9 linear feet : 5 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection has been divided into the following series. No other organization within the series was established.
I. General
II. Manuscripts
III. Correspondence
IV. Publications
V. Photographs
VI. Artifacts
VII. Scrapbooks
Separated Materials
Prior to 1998, the following materials were removed from the collecton. They have been identified in previous Finding Aids, and in various donation/collection files.
Books:
An Old Fashioned Girl; Louisa May Alcott
Arizona; Pictorial America Series; 1945
Atlas of the 50 States; National Geographic
Caesar's Gallic War; Harper and Tolman
Chair belonging to Captain John W. Isbell who carried it, with its folding table, all through the Civil War.
Davies' Elementary Geometry; Davies
Eight books of Caesar's Gallic War; Wm. R. Harper and Herbert C. Tolman
Elements of Logic
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Higher Lessons in English; Reed and Kellogg; 1892
Hunters and Trappers Guide; Andersch Bros.; 1903
Lady of the Lake; Sir Walter Scott
Latin Grammar; J. H. Allen and J. B. Greenough; 1894
Libro Primario de Ingles de Espanol; Josefina Lindley de Corella; 1885
Medical books and BAC texts
My Life's Philosophy: Pioneering in Utah's Dixie; Sylvester Earl; 1944
New Plane and Solid Geometry
Olney's New Elementary Geometry; Olney
Outlines of Universal History; George Weber; 1853
Ray's New Elementary Algebra; Ray
Steps to Christ; Ellen G. White; 1921
The Beginner's Latin book; Wm. C. Collar and M. Grant Daniell; 1893
The Quick or the Dead; Rives
Weber's Outlines of Universal History
Photographs added to the Historic Photos Collection, PH. 7:
BNSFA37 BNS Faculty 1910-11 (unscanned, available in Special Collections)
BNSFA38 BNS Faculty; 1910-11 (unscanned, available in Special Collections)
BNSFA39 BNS Faculty; 1910-11 (unscanned, available in Special Collections)
BNSFA40 BNS Faculty; 1910-11 (unscanned, available in Special Collections)
BNSFA41 BNS Faculty; 1910-11 (unscanned, available in Special Collections)
BNSFA75 Ann Spencer (unscanned, available in Special Collections)
IROBC19 Iron CountyOld Cedar Hotel
IROBC21 Iron CountyGregory Swimming Pool
IROBC22 Iron County Service Stations; Twin Pines Service Station
IROBC35 Iron CountyCedar Mercantile Co.
IROBC36 Iron County Record
IROBC47 Iron CountyCedar Lumber and Hardware Co.
IROBH13 N. T. Porters' home
IROBH14 N. T. Porters' home
IROBH15 N. T. Porters' home
IROBH18 John Chatterley and family in front of their home
IROBH21 Charles Wilkinson home on south Main
IROBH22 David Dix and Nell Dix home on 400 E.
IROBH23 Unidentified home
IROBH24 Unidentified, located on 800 W. behind Parley Dalley home
IROBH25 Home of Grandma Pryor
IROBH26 Unidentified
IROBH27 Elmer Smith home
IROBH28 Unidentified home
IROBH29 Unidentified home
IROBH30 Former DUP Museum, now real estate office, on southwest corner of Center street and 100 E.
IROBH31 Herbert Webster home
IROBH32 Unidentified home on Lund Highway
IROBH33 Frank Webster and Abbie Webster home
IROBH34 Jack Walker home
IROBH35 Frank Walker
IROBH36 William V. Walker home
IROBH38 Mrs. George Urie home
IROBH39 George Urie home
IROBH40 Violet Urie home built by Timothy Adams
IROBH41 Tollestrup home
IROBH42 Neil Bladen home
IROBH43 George Wood home
IROBH44 Robert William Bulloch home
IROBH45 Home of George Corry and Fanny Jones Corry
IROBH46 Gus Mackelprang home
IROBH47 John Perry home
IROBH48 Warren Bulloch home
IROBH49 John Perry Nelson home
IROBH50 Edward Parry home
IROBH57 Brent Sorenson's house?
IROBM01 The Cedars Hotel run by George Stoll, Catherine Bell and others
IROBM04 Corry Motel
IROBM05 Corry Motel
IROBM06 Corry Motelcopy 2, larger photo
IROBM07 Leigh Hotel
IROBM08 Rest Camp
IROCO16 Old Folks Party in the Old Tabernacle
IROIN33 Irontown Restoration
IROPS100 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker
IROPS101 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walker
IROPS115 Joseph Cosslett
IROPS116 Mr. and Mrs. John Chatterley
IROPS118 Mr. and Mrs. John Chatterley
IROPS139 Uncle Ben Arthur and family
IROPS381 Thomas J. Walker
IROPS69 Sarah Chaffin, first school teacher in Cedar [City]
IROPS70 James Whittaker, Mary Ann Whittaker, and family
IROPS87 Ed Parry
IROTR20 Old car on snowy road
- Title
- Josephine W. Isbell 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