Orson C. and Philena Pickett Hall family collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various copies of The Dixie Chaser newspaper (1936-1937), memorabilia of Dixie State College events (2000-2002), assorted news clippings (1952-1978), St. George memorabilia (1977-1998), St. George Stake Academy and Dixie Junior College memorabilia (1914-1938), and memorabilia from the Centennial events of 1947 and 1961.
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections’ hours or by appointment. Researchers must complete an Application for Use and show a photo ID prior to accessing materials.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Orson C. Hall was born July 7, 1890 in Rockville, Utah. He was educated in Rockville and St. George. He married Philena Pickett in 1915 and had five children. He died in St. George, Utah in 1989.
Adelia Rushforth was the eldest child of Orson C. and Philena Pickett Hall, born March 5, 1918 in St. George, Utah. She served in the US Navy during World War 2. She married Steve Rushforth in 1944 and had six children. Rushforth was active in education in her community, acting as a teacher at Dixie High School and Layton High School, and as a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She died in Fruit Heights, Utah in 2008.
Full Extent
6 Files (6 folders in gray legal document case)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
The Orson C. and Philena Pickett Hall collection contains various memorabilia collected by themselves, their children, and their grandchildren depicting their time in St. George, including newspapers, news clippings, school memorabilia, and programs for local events.
Arrangement
This collection was arranged alphabetically by topic, with the contents of each folder being arranged chronologically.
Bibliography
“Obituary for Orson Charles Hall, 1890-1989 (Aged 98).” Newspapers.com, February 17, 1989. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum-obituary-for-orson-ch/48971024/.
Source
- Rushforth, Adelia Hall, 1918-2008. (Person)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Madeline White, Special Collections Paraprofessional
- Date
- May 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2024: The biographical/historical note, abstract, scope & contents, and description of arrangement was updated to more accurately reflect the contents of the collection. - MW 7/29/2024
Repository Details
Part of the Utah Tech University Special Collections and Archives Repository
330 Holland Centennial Commons
225 South 700 East
Saint George 84770 United States
(435) 634-2087
specialcollections@utahtech.edu