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Gladys McConnell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-006

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of McConnell's writings about early life in Cedar City, papers related to her invovlement in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, correspondence, newsclippings, photograpns and notes. It also includes her book of formulas and reciepes from her profession as a pharmacist and drug store operator, and ice cream made to serve at the local soda fountain.

Dates

  • Creation: 1849-1964

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted access.

Conditions Governing Use

Gladys McConnell Collection, Special Collections, Southern Utah University.

Biographical / Historical

Gladys McConnell was born 30 November 1892, in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, to LaFayette and Emily Wilkinson McConnell. She attended public school in Cedar City, completing grammar school in 1907 and graduating from the four-year high school course of the Branch Normal School in 1911. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a high school certificate from the University of Utah in August 1917, and a Utah Board of Education Diploma of High School Grade in October 1918. She taught school until 1920. She studied pharmacology at the University of Colorado, and became a Registered Pharmacist for the State of Utah on 1 July 1926. She operated a family drug store with her father until 1939, and later worked as a pharmacist at other stores.

She was active in the Cedar City Business and Professional Women's Club, the State Federation of Women's Clubs, the Cedar City Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and the Utah Pharmaceutical Association. Although her profession was pharmacology, she made a significant contribution through collecting and recording details of pioneer, local, and family history. An early survey of her collection by Inez Cooper indicated that her "heart was tuned to the historical heritage of her beloved hometown. . ." and she attempted to "preserve that heritage and to portray sensitively and as vividly as possible a picture of pioneer times, personalities, achievements, and surroundings." Her interest in writing extended to creative works such as scripts and short stories. She died in Cedar City on September 19, 1964, after a long illness.

Full Extent

3.33 Linear Feet : 10 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five subgroups: I. Family Records (genealogy, financial papers, documents, notes and notebooks, albums, and photographs); II. Pharmacy; III. Historical Research and Writing (correspondence, booklets/pamphlets, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, photographs, notes and notebooks); IV. Creative Writing ("Women Have Dominion," notes and manuscripts, correspondence) V. Personal (documents, school memorabilia, notes and notebooks, and photographs.

Separated Materials

Prior to 2015, photographs were removed from collection, and placed in the Iron County Historic Photos collection. They have been noted in the finding aid, and can be identified items starting with the text string of IRO-.

Rexburg, Idaho, Millinery shop belonging to Sadie Wilkinson Buckwalter IDA-PS-01 Dr. H. H. Wilkinson NS-FA-76 Two unidentified boys IRO-PS-07 McConnell Ranch, Billy McConnell, Lafe McConnell and LaFayette McConnell IRO-BH-08 McConnell Ranch in the meadow of Cedar Valley IRO-BH-10 Two unidentified girls IRO-PS-06 Louella Naomi Fawcett Wilkinson with Oral Wilkinson and Harold Wilkinson IRO-PS-18 Mother holding child IRO-PS-08 Jewel Wilkinson, mother of Lex Wilkinson IRO-PS-16 Lex Wilkinson IRO-PS-17 Aunt Emily IRO-PS-74 Ralph Wilkinson and Charles Wilkinson, sons of Charlie Wilkinson IRO-PS-19 Rulon Wilkinson and Vera Wilkinson IRO-PS-21 Aunt Emily IRO-PS-73 Mary, Charlie's oldest child IRO-PS-94 Relvon, age 6� months IRO-PS-75 Arvel, one week before he took sick IRO-PS-76 Charlie's children, Vera oldest IRO-PS-93 Gladys McConnell and friend IRO-PS-141 Mary, Charlie's oldest child IRO-PS-95 Group of students. (Myron Higbee is 3rd on front row, Gladys McConnell is 3rd on 2nd row and Ruby Leigh is on 4th row IRO-PS-106 John Bladen, Lafe McConnell IRO-PS-140 Lafe McConnell's father, Henry Harrison McConnell IRO-PS-145 Flo Sawyer IRO-PS-142 Frank T. McConnell and Rachel IRO-PS-143 Claud McConnell IRO-PS-144 Group of people on steps. (People pictured include Charles Wilkinson and wife, Mr. and Mrs. LaFayette McConnell) IRO-PS-149 Lafe McConnell's mother, Elizabeth Williams McConnell IRO-PS-146 Gladys McConnell and LaFayette McConnell IRO-PS-147 Grandma McConnell IRO-PS-148 Wilkinson's children: Oral Wilkinson, Gerald Wilkinson, and Harold Wilkinson IRO-PS-153 Elizabeth Emily Wells (Wilkinson) IRO-PS-150 Charles Wilkinson, Jr IRO-PS-151 Gerald Wilkinson IRO-PS-152 Percy Wilkinson's wife, Jewel Wilkinson IRO-PS-157 Jane Wilkinson IRO-PS-154 Berilla Wilkinson, Ralph Wilkinson, and Charles Wilkinson IRO-PS-155 Group of swimmers. (includes Sadie Wilkinson) IRO-PS-156 S. R. Wilkinson's son Willard Wilkinson, 14 months old IRO-PS-161 S. R. Wilkinson and Wells IRO-PS-158 Stephen R. Wilkinson and Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-159 Stephen R. Wilkinson and Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-160 Berilla Alexander Wilkinson IRO-PS-165 Sibyl Wilkinson, S. R. Wilkinson's oldest daughter, 4 years old IRO-PS-162 Josie T.Wilkinson, Jr IRO-PS-163 Annie Wilkinson, Luzene Wilkinson, Emily Wilkinson, Merle Wilkinson (Josie Wilkinson and Joseph Wilkinson's daughters) IRO-PS-164 Joseph Thomas Wilkinson and his wife, Annie Jarvis Webb IRO-PS-169 Joseph T. Wilkinson IRO-PS-166 Jane Wilkinson IRO-PS-167 Veda Bringhurst Wilkinson IRO-PS-168 Oral Wilkinson and Nelma Wilkinson IRO-PS-173 Rebecca Harriet Wilkinson IRO-PS-170 Berilla Wilkinson IRO-PS-171 H. H. Wilkinson and Oral Wilkinson IRO-PS-172 Emma Jaqualine Wilkinson, 7 weeks old IRO-PS-177 Oral Wilkinson and Nelma Wilkinson IRO-PS-174 Luella Naomi Fawcett Wilkinson and her two oldest children Oral Wilkinson and Harold Wilkinson IRO-PS-175 Charlie Wilkinson's children. Vera Wilkinson, oldest daughter IRO-PS-176 Josie Wilkinson's children, Emily Wilkinson and Annie Wilkinson IRO-PS-181 Joseph T. Wilkinson and Jane Wilkinson IRO-PS-178 Ralph Wilkinson IRO-PS-179 Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-180 Sarah Ann (Sadie) Wilkinson IRO-PS-290 Ray Arthur Wilkinson IRO-PS-286 Charles S. Wilkinson and Berilla Wilkinson IRO-PS-288 Sarah Ann (Sadie) Wilkinson Buckwalter and Ralston Buckwalter IRO-PS-289 Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-294 Sarah Ann (Sadie) Wilkinson IRO-PS-291 Berilla Alexander Wilkinson IRO-PS-292 Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-293 Rex McConnell's baby picture IRO-PS-336 Sarah Ann IRO-PS-295 Jewel Williams and Percy Newton Wilkinson IRO-PS-296 Gladys McConnell and LaFayette McConnell and dog IRO-PS-314 Lafe McConnell IRO-PS-353 Lafe McConnell IRO-PS-347 LuJean Wilkinson and Hilda McConnell as a child IRO-PS-348 Unknown, Jane McConnell, and Gladys McConnell playing with dolls IRO-PS-352 Elizabeth Annie Wells Wilkinson with one of her brothers IRO-PS-358 Sarah Ann (Sadie) Wilkinson and Elizabeth Emily Wilkinson IRO-PS-355 Gladys McConnell and LaFayette McConnell IRO-PS-356 Gladys McConnell as a baby IRO-PS-357 Howard W. Wilkinson IRO-PS-364 Wilkinson family, Joseph T. Wilkinson, wife Elizabeth Wilkinson and children IRO-PS-359 Stephen Robert Wells Wilkinson, Harold Herbert Wilkinson, and Percy Newton Wilkinson IRO-PS-361 Sarah Ann Wilkinson IRO-PS-363 H. H. Wilkinson IRO-PS-368 Joseph T. Wilkinson IRO-PS-365 Joseph T. Wilkinson and wife Elizabeth Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-366 Joseph T. Wilkinson and wife Elizabeth Wells Wilkinson IRO-PS-367 Joseph T. Wilkinson and Jane Wilkinson family SAL-PS-01 Elizabeth Annie Wilkinson IRO-PS-369 George Angell and Becky W. Angell (Rebecca Ann). Mrs. Angell is H. H. Wilkinson's father's half-sister IRO-PS-389 Winifred Rees and Thomas Mathew Rees in 1921 at Randolph RIC-PS-01 Indian Trading Post and Cedar City baby show IRO-PS-343 Tribute picture to W. S. Berry and J. H. Gibbs who were slain at Condor's Farm in Tennessee on August 10, 1884 IRO-PS-325 Unidentified women IRO-PS-334 Ruby Leigh IRO-PS-337 Stephanie Wells IRO-PS-397 Unidentified baby IRO-PS-346 Unidentified woman standing IRO-PS-354 Unidentified baby IRO-PS-379 Train derailment IRO-TR-17 Mattie Booth home IRO-SC-01 Railroad--Iron Springs, first train IRO-TR-05 David Bulloch riding first train engine coming into Cedar City IRO-TR-15 Parade on Cedar City Main Street, east side looking south IRO-VI-05 Girls' physical education class, 1915-1916 AC-SP-70 John Christensen, coach AC-FA-32 Old Cedar Hotel IRO-BC-48 BNS graduation class ca. 1905. Includes: Back row L-R: #7 Mary Bergstrom and #8 Ruby Leigh. Front row L-R: #5 Gladys McConnell. The first boy in front on the floor is Royce Nelson NS-ST-07 BNS graduation class of 1910, includes: L-R Front row: Webster Leigh, Jessie Jennings, Leon Winsor, Maude Powell (class mother), M. J. Macfarlane (class father), Ruby Leigh, Caesar Myers, and Gwendolyn Higbee. Middle row: Irene Jones, Donald Schmutz, Gladys McConnell, Arthur Fife, Nevada Watson, John Fletcher, Ruby Naegle, and Erastus Macfarlane. Back row: Ray Lunt, Annette Webster, Parley Ipson, Luella Mickelson, Irvin McQuarrie, Janie Wilkinson, Myron Higbee, Clara Williamson, and Claude Sevy NS-ST-09 Mrs. C. S. Wilkinson, Millinery, Iron County IRO-BC-20 Leonard Bulloch, BAC 1916 IRO-PS-12 Old Leigh Home on the corner of 1st West IRO-BH-19 LDS Tabernacle IRO-CH-13 Southern Utah Petroleum and Power Company IRO-IN-30 Child, 6 months to 1 year old IRO-PS-28 Merrill Studio Photography IRO-PS-13 Family IRO-PS-14 Four ladies in a tree IRO-PS-15 Two young boys IRO-PS-39 Woman with children IRO-PS-36 Older man in chair IRO-PS-37 One of the Sawyer boys IRO-PS-38 Welcome home party IRO-PS-56 Older woman in rocking chair IRO-PS-40 Large group of young men and women IRO-PS-42 Welcome home party IRO-PS-55 Blythe Pace and Blanche Pace, Kate's girls IRO-PS-88 Rebecca Ann 'Bess' Angel and Thomas Reese IRO-PS-62 Bill Sawyer portrait IRO-PS-63 Angell family IRO-PS-84 Gundolin Bulloch (age 4 months) IRO-PS-126 Will Murie? (3 men) IRO-PS-89 Will Murie? (3 men) IRO-PS-90 Wilma Bulloch and Henry Bulloch IRO-PS-125 Josie's three daughters IRO-PS-130 Leonard Bulloch IRO-PS-127 Robert Bulloch and David Bulloch IRO-PS-128 Annie and Luzene Wilkinson IRO-PS-129 Old man with book in his hand IRO-PS-318 Luzene McAllister IRO-PS-131 Luzene McAllister IRO-PS-132 Luzene McAllister IRO-PS-133

Title
Gladys McConnell Collection
Author
Special Collections Staff
Date
2024
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
351 W University Blvd
Library
Cedar City UT 84720 United States