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Ollerton, Anna, 1883-1956

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1883 - 1956

Biography

Anna Ollerton (1883-1956) was an academic librarian in Utah.

Citation:
Everyone has a library story, 2012 (Anna Ollerton)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Sept. 21, 2012 (Anna Ollerton; Annie Ollerton; Ann Ollerton; b. Feb. 12, 1883 in Parowan, Utah; parents, James Ollerton and Mary Emma Adams; d. Dec. 24, 1956 in Phoenix, Ariz.)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Sept. 21, 2012 (Anna Ollerton; baptized 1891 into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Brigham Young University, 1975: vol. 2, p. 301 (Anna Ollorton; head librarian at Brigham Young University, beginning 1923)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Everyone has a library story

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233626982]
Identifier: MSS 8063
Scope and Contents

Contains a story by Deanna Earl Ehman about her parents meeting, courtship, and marriage, and the role of the Brigham Young University Library in their story. Also includes photographs and email correspondence regarding the library story.

Dates: 2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Anna Ollerton biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315217]
Identifier: MSS SC 1718
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Anna Ollerton who was Head Librarian of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (1931-1948). She helped plan the Heber J. Grant Library and was president of the Utah Library Association for many years.

Dates: approximately 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Fay Ollerton Tarlock papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232483468]
Identifier: MSS 6216
Abstract

This collection contains biographies of Fay Ollerton Tarlock, Anna Ollerton, Alice Louise Reynolds, Martha Spence, and Martha Cox; a scrapbook about Anna Ollerton and her work with the Brigham Young University library; and other miscellaneous articles and papers. The items are circa 1930-1989. Also includes a cassette tape of the memorial service for Fay Ollerton Tarlock, 1989.

Dates: approximately 1930-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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