Marilyn Curtis White papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains research material about Keetley, Utah gathered by Marilyn Curtis White for her Master’s of History thesis at Brigham Young University. Keetley, Utah, was a small mining and agricultural town in Wasatch County, Utah, that served as a refuge for Japanese Americans who were expelled from California in 1942. Materials include oral history interviews on audiocassettes, articles, letters, and other research materials. Materials are dated 1890 to 1990. Most of the materials are photocopies collected for research purposes, including the earlier dated materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1990
Creator
- White, Marilyn Curtis (Person)
Language of Materials
Contains materials in both English and Japanese.
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 use material from this collection must be obtained from the Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
Marilyn Curtis White was born in 1941 in Washington, D.C. She married Weston J. White, an attorney, and had eight children. She graduated from Brigham Young University for the first time in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She graduated from BYU with her master’s degree in American history in 1989. In 1994, she worked as a history consultant, history teacher, and historian in Beaumont, California. She also worked as an author, a freelance writer, a lobbyist at the Hawaii State Legislature, the editor of The Forum (a newsletter for Hana Pono), and the resource chair for the American Association of Women.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
1 media box (0.5 linear ft.)
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: 1. Marilyn Curtis White research materials on Keetley, Utah, 1890-1990. 2. Marilyn Curtis White oral history interviews, 1988.
Custodial History
Donated by Marilyn Curtis White.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Marilyn Curtis White; date unknown.
Appraisal
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Emily Perkins; 2020
Subject
- White, Marilyn Curtis (Person)
- Pamphlet, bibliography, articles, papers
- Title
- Marilyn Curtis White papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2020 October
- 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