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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 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Anna Elizabeth Stark

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