Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert correspondence with family and friends, 1900-1973
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence between family members and friends documenting Minerva Teichert's personal and family life.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1973
Creator
- Teichert, Minerva Kohlhepp, 1888-1976 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Laurie Teichert Eastwood collection on Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert and Herman Teichert must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert (1888-1976) was a Mormon painter and homesteader in Idaho.
Minerva Bernetta Kohlhepp was born August 28, 1888, in Ogden, Utah, to Frederick John Kohlhepp and Mary Ella Hickman. She was the second of ten children. Minerva grew up in Idaho, until she left at the age of fourteen to work as a nursemaid in San Francisco. After this, she graduated from high school and taught school in Idaho to earn money to attend school in the east. By the time Minerva was nineteen, she had saved enough money to attend the Chicago Art Institute. In 1915, Minerva began studying at Art Students' League in New York. Here she took classes from George Bridgman, Dimitri Romanoffski, and Robert Henri, who all recognized her immense amount of talent and encouraged her to pursue art.
In 1917, Minerva returned to Idaho. On September 15, 1917, she married Herman Adolph Teichert, right before he left to fight in World War I. Together, they had five children: Herman, Hamilton, Robert, Laurie, and John. Minerva spent much of her life on a ranch in Cokeville, Wyoming. As she raised her family and ran the ranch, she continued to paint, focusing on the American West and topics relating to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as her principle subjects. She painted the murals in the World Room in the Manti Utah Temple, and painted an entire series on the stories of the Book of Mormon. Teichert died on May 3, 1976, in Provo, Utah.
Extent
14 folders
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Contains five subseries: 1. Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert letters from family members, 1902-1973. 2. Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert letters to family members, 1905-1970. 3. Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert letters between family members, 1900-1972. 4. Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert letters from friends, 1909-1967. 5. Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert letters to friends, 1909-1951.
Other Finding Aids
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Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2243.xml
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States