MS-072
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Gregory, Edna |
| Title: | Edna Hope Gregory papers, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1907-1952 |
| Quantity: | 6 diaries, 2 cm textual material, 15 photographic images (15 prints) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains diaries related to Gregory's travel with her husband, Dr. Herbert E. Gregory of the US Geological Survey, regarding Mr. Gregory’s work field trips. The collection also contains correspondence between Mrs. Gregory and her husband, photographs, and an article written by Mrs. Gregory on Kanaka Ranch (aka. Iosepa), a settlement of Mormon Hawaiians in Utah. |
| Identification: | MS-072 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: |
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-774-5211 ext. 256 or 269 library@mna.mus.az.us |
Edna Hope Gregory was the wife of Dr. Herbert E. Gregory of the US Geological Survey, and at one time director of the Bernice E. Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Dr. Gregory spent many years in the Colorado Plateau country, as his many USGS publications attest: Geology of the Navajo Country, Water Supply of Navajo Country, The San Juan Country, The Kaiparowits Region of Utah and Arizona, The Geology and Geography of the Zion Park Region, etc. Mrs. Gregory accompanied her husband on many field trips, and kept diaries of some of her trips.
Collection contains 6 of Edna Hope Gregory’s diaries from the years between 1908 and 1936, one of which contains 9 photograph from August 1930 placed at the back of the diary. The collection also contains excerpts from correspondence written by Herbert E. Gregory to his wife from roughly the same period. Also included is an article written by Edna on Kanaka Ranch (aka. Iosepa), a settlement of Mormon Hawaiians in Utah. The article Iosepa, Hawaiian Experiment in Utah was published in Paradise of the Pacific in 1947. Gregory’s notes and correspondence regarding the publication are also present. Lastly, the collection contains six photographs and a map of Orderville Utah, a settlement which was a Mormon experiment at communal living.
This collection contains culturally sensitive material. Therefore, Gregory’s diary from April, 30, 1909 – August 28, 1909 has been restricted. Contact the Museum of Northern Arizona archivist for more information.
Published and unpublished materials are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
The University of Utah has 5 albums of H.E. Gregory photos.
Edna Hope Gregory papers, MS-072 [Box Number]. Museum of Northern Arizona. Flagstaff, Arizona.
Collection was donated by Edna Hope Gregory between 1965 and 1968.
Processed in October of 2009
No further accruals are expected.
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-6 | Diaries, 1908-1936 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Herbert E. Gregory Correspondence, 1907-1937 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Iosepa Correspondence, 1945-1946 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Iosepa Notes, circa 1945-1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Iosepa, Hawaiian Experiment in Utah, 1947 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Orderville Photographs, undated | |||||||||