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Wills, Catherine D., 1896-1982

 Person

Biographical History

Citation:
new.familysearch.org (Catherine D. Wills 1896-1982)

Obituary, Provo Herald, April 18, 1982. (attended the University of Utah and graduated from Brigham Young University; married Wyman L. Wills on December 30, 1931 in Springville; worked as an elementary school teacher in Nebo School District for many years and was known for her musical talent; active in political groups and served as vice chairman of the Republican precinct)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, July 23, 2014 (born on June 11, 1896 in Springville, Utah to parents Hugh MacSwein Dougall Jr and Rhoda Rebecca Groesbeck Dougall; Wyman L. Wills (1888-1941); Wells died on April 16, 1982 in Springville, Utah)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Catherine D. Wills papers, approximately 1915-1939

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8208 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Collection includes a 60-page unbound scrapbook containing over 300 photographs dated 1915-1919. Collection also contains legal correspondence between Catherine D. Wills' husband Wyman L. Wills and her cousin and attorney William H. Streeper postmarked 1938 and 1939. Materials dated 1915-1939.

Dates: approximately 1915-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hugh M., Jr, Rhoda R. Dougall, and Catherine D. Wills family papers

Hugh M., Jr, Rhoda R. Dougall, and Catherine D. Wills family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8208
Scope and Contents

Contains papers of Hugh M. Dougall, Jr., his wife Rhoda Rebecca Groesbeck Dougall, and their daughter Catherine Dougall Wills. The Dougall family members were early residents of Springville, Utah. This collection includes journals, autograph albums, financial records, correspondence, a scrapbook, and other printed ephemera from 1882-1939.

Dates: 1882-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Subject
Autograph albums 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Diaries 1
Financial records 1
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Tax records 1
Utah County (Utah) 1
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