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Stark, Anna Elizabeth (1897-1989)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1897 - 1989

Biography

Anna Elizabeth Stark (1897-1989) was a teacher and school supervisor in Utah.

Anna Elizabeth Stark was born November 30, 1897 in Mammoth, Utah to Moroni Pedersen Stark and Sarah Christina Hanson Stark. She graduated with a normal teaching certificate and a degree in education administration from Brigham Young University. She taught elementary school in Nebo School district for 6 years, directed teacher training at Weber College for 10 years, and then worked as an elementary district supervisor until she retired in 1964. Anna Elizabeth Stark was also a prominent member of the Business and Professional Women organization (BPW). She served as the BPW president for the state of Utah in the early 1960s. Anna Elizabeth Stark died December 20, 1989 in Leland, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch.org, via WWW, Oct. 3, 2019 (born November 30, 1897 in Mammoth, Utah to Moroni Pedersen Stark and Sarah Christina Hanson Stark; died December 20, 1989 in Leland, Utah) Newspapers.com, via WWW, Oct. 3, 2019 (graduated with a normal teaching certificate and a degree in education administration from Brigham Young University; taught elementary school in Nebo School district for 6 years; directed teacher training at Weber College for 10 years; worked as an elementary district supervisor; retired in 1964; was also a prominent member of the Business and Professional Women organization (BPW); served as the BPW president for the state of Utah in the early 1960s)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Anna Elizabeth Stark papers, 1912-1984

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include correspondence, postcards, journals, and ephemera from Anna E. Stark. Most of these materials are personal correspondence with friends and family, but there are also materials relating to Anna Elizabeth Stark's career as a teacher and supervisor. There are also materials relating to her involvement with the Business and Professional Women's Foundation (BPW). Materials dated 1912-1984.

Dates: 1912-1984

Anna Elizabeth Stark photographs, approximately 1890-1980

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include 2 photograph albums and photographs of Anna E. Stark and her friends and family. Also included are cabinet photographs, boudoir card photographs, cartes-de-visite, and portraits. Materials dated aproximately 1890-1980.

Dates: approximately 1890-1980

Oral history interview with Anna Elizabeth Stark

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231023844]
Identifier: MSS 6818
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Anna Elizabeth Stark, conducted by Helen Candland Stark on January 11, 1982. Anna discusses her early childhood in Leland, Utah and parents, her Danish ancestry, her teaching career at Weber State, Duchesne, Beaver and her retirement. The collection includes a rough draft, original transcript, a newspaper clipping about Anna and a bound copy of the interview.

Dates: 1982

Anna E. Stark oral history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321413]
Identifier: MSS SC 2296
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcript of an interview conducted by Helen Candland Stark in 1981. Anna tells about her life in Leland, Utah, her family, and her Danish ancestry.

Dates: 1981

Stark family collection

 Collection — Box 18: [Barcode: 31197239115931]
Identifier: MSS 2357
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence, photographs, journals, and ephemera collected by the Stark family. Materials are related to the personal lives of the Stark family. Some materials relate to Moroni Stark's mission to Denmark for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Grant Stark's mission to New Zealand. Materials dated approximately 1880 to 2014, with the bulk dated approximately 1880 to 1986.

Dates: approximately 1880-2014

Stark family papers, 1891-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials contain correspondence, postcards, journals, and other ephemera collected by members of the Stark family. Most of these materials relate to personal and family life. Many materials also relate to the missions Moroni Stark and Grant Stark served for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Materials dated 1891 to 1984.

Dates: 1891-1984

Stark family photographs, approximately 1880-2014, bulk: approximately 1880-1986

 Series — Box 7: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232481207]
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs, slides, and photograph albums collected by various members of the Stark family. These include professional individual and family photographs. These also include candid photographs of friends and family and photographs and slides taken while traveling. There are also photocopies of many of these photographs. Materials dated approximately 1880-2014, with the bulk from approximately 1880-1986.

Dates: approximately 1880-2014; Majority of material found within approximately 1880-1986

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 4
Collection 3
 
Subject
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Denmark 5
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- New Zealand 5
Denmark 3
Diaries 3
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Denmark 3