Norma Elliott collection of The Kinsman
Content Description
The collection contains copies of The Kinsman (including pre-1960's when it was known as The Knapper), the Jesse N. Smith Family Association newsletter. Materials are dated 1950-1986.
Dates
- 1950-1986
Creator
- Elliott, Norma Larson, 1916-2009 (collector, 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 Norma Elliott collection of The Kinsman must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Norma Larson Elliott (1916-2009) was a Mormon family history specialist in Arizona.
Norma Larson Elliott was born on May 30, 1916 to Margaret Smith (1884-1973) and Alof Pratt Larson (1882-1961) in Lakeside, Arizona. She studied family history at Brigham Young University in 1962, and it remained a passion for her whole life. She not only found much of the genealogy that is listed for the Larson, Smith, Hunt, and Marsden families, but also collected their histories. She also maintained records about her parents' homestead businesses, Latter-day Saint missions, and lives.
She had no children of her own, but was a motherly influence in the lives of her nieces and nephews.
Elliott died on June 5, 2009 in Tempe, Arizona.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Norma Elliott collected the copies of The Kinsman, then gave them to her sister, Dorothy Lisonbee, who then donated them to the library in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Dorothy Lisonbee; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2015.
- Title
- Register of Norma Elliott collection of The Kinsman
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Margaret Weddle
- Date
- 2015 March 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States