Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall family papers
Scope and Contents
Diaries, photographs, and other papers of Margaret Greer Nuttall and her husband, William A. Nuttall. Includes autobiographical sketch of Margaret and papers relating to her activities as a student at Brigham Young Academy, including diaries, class notes, report card, and three group photographs of her with classmates. Her diaries, dated 1896-1902, also reflect her activities in Wallsburg, Utah, and in Provo Canyon. William Nuttall's papers relate to his service as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand, including photocopied diary entries dated 1900 and a photograph of him with three other persons. The collection includes typed transcriptions of Margaret's diaries, prepared by the BYU Department of Special Collections and Manuscripts during 1998-1999.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1976
Creator
- Nuttall, Margaret Grace Greer, 1880-1971 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
These materials are available with the approval of the University Archivist.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Latter-day Saint woman; student at Brigham Young Academy, 1897-1904 (institution name changed to Brigham Young University, 1903).
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Diaries, photographs, and other papers of Margaret Greer Nuttall and her husband, William A. Nuttall. Includes autobiographical sketch of Margaret and papers relating to her activities as a student at Brigham Young Academy.
Arrangement
Arranged in three series: 1. Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall papers, 1897-1976; 2. William Albert Nuttall diaries, January-October 1900; and 3. Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall photographs, circa 1899-1903.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2070.xml
Custodial History
Four volumes of Margaret Greer Nuttall diaries, 1896-1899, were formerly cataloged under MSS 540. In 1998 a daughter of William and Margaret Nuttall donated additional family papers, including two more of Margaret's diaries. The diaries and other papers were combined under a new call number, MSS 2070, in December 1999.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; daughter of William and Margaret Nuttall; 1998.
Appraisal
Papers document the history of Brigham Young University and its student life.
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Separated Materials
A compilation of scriptural "Ready References," printed in Maori in 1893 and bound together with a Maori grammar book, was removed from the collection for cataloging in the Americana Collection of the Harold B. Lee Library.
Processing Information
Processed; Brian D. Reeves and Tiffani Rytting; 2000.
Subject
- Nuttall, William Albert, 1878-1942 (Person)
- Brigham Young Academy -- Students (Organization)
- Title
- Register of the Margaret Grace Greer Nuttall family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Brian D. Reeves and Tiffani Rytting
- Date
- 2000
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States