Ethel P. Beck journals and personal history
Scope and Contents note
The Ethel Porter Beck journals and personal history goes through the life of Ethel from 1954 until 1990. Rebecca Ethel Porter Beck was born in 1893 in Wyoming and died in 1991. She writes primarily about her family life, being a faithful Latter-day Saint, and the world and local events taking place around her. Ethel includes a family history in her own personal history. The documents are located on two floppy disks.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1991
Creator
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Ethel Porter Beck journals and personal history must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Rebecca Ethel Porter Beck was born on 16 July 1893. She was married to Joseph Frederick Beck on 20 October 1915. She died on 29 January 1991.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Ethel Porter Beck journals and personal history goes through the life of Ethel from 1954 to 1990. The documents are located on two floppy disks. She writes about being a faithful Latter-day Saint, her family life, and the world and local events occuring around her.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3.5 inch floppy disks; Microsoft Word can open these files.
Custodial History note
Donated by Betty Jo Ivie in 1992.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Betty Jo Ivie; 1992.
Appraisal note
20th Century Western and Mormon Americana because Ethel was a Mormon living in the west.
Processing Information note
Processed; Katie Connors; 2008.
Subject
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Register of Ethel Porter Beck journals and personal history
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katie Connors, student processor; John Murphy, curator; 2008
- Date
- 6 August 2008
- 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