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Miscellaneous Stark family photographs, approximately 1880-1950

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2 Sub-Series 4

Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of members of the Stark family and their friends. These photographs have been collected by various members of the Stark family. These include cabinet photographs, boudoir card photographs, cartes-de-visite, and portraits. Materials dated approximately 1880-1950.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1880-1950

Creator

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

The Stark family were Mormon farmers in Spanish Fork, Utah. Moroni Stark (1869-1934) was the son of Danish immigrants, Soren Stark (1829-1881) and his wife Anna Sophia Petersen Stark (1838-1912). He worked as a farmer and served as a missionary to Denmark from 1915 to 1917. He and his wife, Sarah Hanson Stark (1871-1953), had five children: Anna Elizabeth Stark (1897-1989), Henry M. Stark (1900-1988), Grant Stark (1902-1990), Mark Stark (1904-1968), and Eleanor S. Edman (1906-1990). Anna Elizabeth Stark was a teacher and school supervisor in Utah. Henry M. Stark was a chemist and served a mission to California from 1919 to 1921. Grant Stark was a farmer and served a mission to New Zealand from 1926 to 1928. Mark Stark was a farmer and served a mission to the East Central States from 1929 to 1930. Eleanor S. Edman was a teacher and wife and mother.

Extent

4 folders

2 oversize folders

Language of Materials

English

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