Elizabeth Hardison papers
Scope and Contents
The papers contain the notes, most on the education, of Elizabeth Hardison. Materials include composition books, school information booklets and several school programs, as well as the Anna Head School's 36th Annual Catalogue of 1923-1924, and the Mills College Commencement Week Program of 1927. Half of the compositions books are from English class. The majority of the items are from 1920-1923.
Dates
- 1919-1933
Creator
- Hardison, Elizabeth (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Hardison was born on November 4, 1904, in Santa Paula to Guy Lyman Hardison (28) and Zetta Zoe Nordyke Hardison (31). She attended the Anna Head School in Berkeley, California, and was part of the senior class from 1922-1923. Elizabeth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in June 1927 from Mills College in Oakland, California. Elizabeth married Donald Alexander Johansen in 1924. She lived in Berkeley, California, for about 10 years and Los Angeles in 1940. She died on August 17, 1976, in Santa Paula at the age of 71.
Extent
1.28 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Elizabeth Hardison attended The Anna Head School in Berkeley, California and was part of the senior class from 1922-1923. Elizabeth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in June 1927 from Mills College in Oakland, California. The papers contain the notes, most on the education, of Elizabeth Hardison. Materials include composition books, school information booklets and several school programs, as well as the Anna Head School's 36th Annual Catalogue of 1923-1924, and the Mills College Commencement Week Program of 1927. Half of the compositions books are from English class. The majority of the items are from 1920-1923.
Physical Location
COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Stored at the MVC Research Library. Requests do not have to be made in advance, but researchers MUST make a research appointment on the Research Library website. Research Library website.
Provenance/Source of acquisition
Mary Koenig; gift; 1976.
Processing Information
Processed by Library Staff, 2011.
Creator
- Hardison, Elizabeth (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Elizabeth Hardison papers, 1919-1933
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Library Staff. Finding aid updated by Susana Delgadillo, 2023.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura County Community Foundation.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Ventura County Repository