Biography and family record of Cecil Grant Ash
Scope and Contents
Biography and family record of Cecil Grant Ash, 1990 where Ash recounts his experiences growing up in Lehi, Utah from the 1920s to the 1940s. He also discusses his POW experiences, including journal enteries and war poems written in the camps by U.S. soldiers
Dates
- 1990
Creator
- Ash, Cecil Grant, 1922-2007 (author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public access.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Biography and family record of Cecil Grant Ash must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Cecil Grant Ash was born in 1922 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. During World War II, he served as a lead bombardier in the 740th Bombardment Squadron. He became a German POW when his plane was shot down in Vienna, Austria in May 1944. While at BYU, he married Zola Rae Law in Dec. of 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple and they had four children together. Ash died in 2007 in Provo, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collection in 1997.
Appraisal
LDS scholarship and historiography (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.III, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Biography and family record of Cecil Grant Ash
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lucy Brimhall
- Date
- 2013 February 22
- 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