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Card, Zina Presendia Young Williams, 1850-1931

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1850 - 1931

Biographical History

Zina Presendia Young Williams Card (1850-1931) was the daughter of Brigham Young and Zina Diantha Huntington, and wife of Charles Ora Card. She served as director of the Brigham Young Academy Primary Department and as a member of the General Board of the Primary Association.

Citation:
Bradley, Martha Sonntag. The four Zinas, 2000: CIP galley (Zina Presendia Young Williams Card; b. Apr. 3, 1850; d. Jan. 31, 1931)

FamilySearch, via WWW, Dec. 13, 2007 ( Zina Presendia YOUNG, b. 3 Apr. 1850 Salt Lake City, d. 31 Jan. 1931 Salt Lake City, daughter of Brigham Young and Zina Diantha Huntington; md. Thomas Williams 12 Oct 1868, Salt Lake City; Charles Ora Card, 17 Jun 1884, Logan, Utah)

Journal of history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spring 1997: page 107 (Zina Presendia Young Williams Card) page 109 (Zina Young; born 3 april 1850) page 112 (Zina married Thomas Williams in Salt Lake City) page 116 (Zina was matron of the Brigham Young Academy) page 117 (received a letter from Charles O. Card proposing marriage at her Provo home) page 119 (home in Logan) page 123 (moved to Cardston on June 3, 1887) page 127 (moved back to Logan in 1903; Zina moved to Salt Lake City in 1906 after her husband's death; served 15 years on the Primary General Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; matron of LDS Business School in Salt Lake City; Zina Young Card died 31 January 1931)

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, 1881-1930

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1421 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Zina Young Williams Card collection is a valuable source of primary materials dealing with the early history of Logan, Utah and Cardston, Alberta, Canada. It also contains some documents related to her life in Provo, Utah and her affiliation with the educational institutions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in that day, particularly the Brigham Young Academy at Provo.The personal correspondence of Zina Young Williams Card covers the period from 1881 to 1930....
Dates: 1881-1930

Karl G. Maeser religious lecture minutes

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2980
Scope and Contents

Minutes to lectures given by Karl G. Maeser in his Book of Mormon, New Testament, extempore exercises, and grand theology religion classes at the Brigham Young Academy. Minutes recorded by James E. Talmage, Susa Young, Zina Williams, and others. Second folder includes a typed copy of the minutes, prepared by Evelyn C. Fannin in about the late 1990s.

Dates: 1878-1879

Newspaper clippings, 1899-1919, 1976 April 2

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1421 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains full newspaper sheets, mainly from newspapers in Utah and Canada. Dated from 1899 to 1919 and April 2, 1976.

Dates: 1899-1919; 1976 April 2

Patriarchal blessings, 1878-1903

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1421 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains serveral patriarchal blessings of Zina Prescinda Young Williams Card. Dated 1878 to 1903, with some undated material.

Dates: 1878-1903

Personal and family papers, 1870-1973

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1421 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains financial records, certificates, programs, local histories, and other family papers. Dated 1870 to 1973.

Dates: 1870-1973

Semi-centennial celebration of the Brigham Young University

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233275095]
Identifier: UA SC 41
Scope and Contents

Includes addresses, prayers, dedication of the Heber J. Grant Library, brief histories of the University and Academy.



Dates: date of production not identified

Student essays

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012029]
Identifier: UA 349
Scope and Contents

Contains eight student essays written in response to lectures given by Zina Young Card.

Dates: 1920

Samuel Leo Stutz history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316025]
Identifier: MSS SC 1845
Scope and Contents

One typewritten dictation by Leo Samuel Stutz regarding Zina Card and one typewritten paper containing comments by Keith Shaw about Stutz's views of Card.

Dates: 1981

Zina Presendia Young Williams Card incoming correspondence, circa 1875-1931

 Sub-Series — Box 18: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233599429], Folder: 3-7
Identifier: MSS 3192 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from peers and family members, primarily husband Charles Ora Card, as well as her mother, Zina D.H. Young, and other peers and family members. Letters discuss daily life and family events. Dated circa 1875-1931.

Dates: circa 1875-1931

Additional filters:

Type
Collection 12
Archival Object 7
 
Subject
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 7
Letters 7
Latter Day Saints -- Alberta -- Cardston -- History 6
Church Government 5
Church officers -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Correspondence 5