Florence Shepherd Draper journals
Scope and Contents
Collection contains materials documenting the life of Florence Shepherd Draper including: letter, journals, and photographs. Materials are dated 1966-2008.
Dates
- 1966-2008
Creator
- Draper, Florence Shepherd (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 Florence Shepherd Draper Journals must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Florence Shepherd Draper (1922-2008) was an active Latter-day saint that enjoyed researching her family history.
Florence Shepherd Draper was born 3 April 1922, in Orem, Utah, to John Shepherd and Florence Pace Shepherd. On 7 March 1942 she married Don R. Draper in Kimball, Nebraska. She and her husband had four children: Richard D. Draper, Linda Draper Smith, Sterling R. Draper, and Kendall J. Draper. Florence Draper was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed doing genealogy and family history and, for much of her adult life, she kept a journal. She and her husband served a mission in the Visitor’s Center of the Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mormon Temple. Don Draper died 26 March 2000.
Florence Shepherd Draper died 29 August 2008.
Extent
13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Florence Shepherd Draper journals consists of one series of journals and autobiographies, documenting the lives of the Florence and Don Draper family from 1966-2004.
Custodial History
Donated by Richard Draper, son of Florence Shepherd Draper, in 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Richard Draper, son of Florence Shepherd Draper; 2009.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Americana collection development policy 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Alicia Lynn Harris, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Florence Shepherd Draper journals
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alicia Lynn Harris
- Date
- May 2009
- 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.
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 14 (Text)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States