Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card
Scope and Contents
The life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card, includes 1 (one) loose-leaf collection of the four wives of Charles O. Card, one newspaper article concerning Charles Card, and one essay concerning Sarah Jane Beirdneau (one of the wives).
Dates
- 1987
Creator
- Card, Charles Ora, 1839-1906 (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 Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Ora Card was born 5 November 1839 in New York. He is known for establishing Cardston, Alberta, a town between Lethbridge and the international boundary. In 1887, he moved his family and other settlers to the town and became its first mayor. He later established a general store owned by the Cardston Company. Card also served as the stake president of the Alberta stake. He died in 1906 after having married four times in his life. This collection accounts the life histories of his wives: Sarah Jane Beirdneau, Sarah Jane Painter, Zina Presendia Young, and Lavinia Clark Rigby.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The item was donated to Special Collections in 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Brigham Young Card; 1988.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 June 18
- 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