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Alice Hazel Stallings Evans correspondence, 1918-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 8 Sub-Series 5

Scope and Contents

Letters written to and by Alice Hazel Stallings Evans. Majority of letters written by her sister, Mary Stallings. Other letters written by close friend Edith Sargent. Materials dated 1918-1977.

Dates

  • 1918-1977

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Photographic slides are kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

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 History

Mary Stallings was born February 25, 1878 in Coalville, Utah to parents Joseph Heber and Sarah Elizabeth Wilder Stallings. Mary received her education in Summit County and then went on to graduate from Brigham Young University with a degree in business. After college, Mary was called to serve in the Northern States mission. She was set apart on March 12, 1910 and later released on August 25, 1911. During her life, Mary worked as a bookkeeper and stenographer. She passed away on August 7, 1967 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Biographical / Historical

Alice Hazel Stallings Evans was born on November 25, 1885, in Coalville, Utah to parents Heber Joseph and Sarah Elizabeth Wilde Stallings. She attended Brigham Young University, where she met her husband, Robert James Evans. They were married on August 21, 1907, in Salt Lake City, Utah. After graduation from BYU, the family moved to Logan, Utah, where they attended Utah Agricultural College; Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where Rob earned a PhD; Lehi, Utah, where they farmed and raised a yard full of chickens; Ogden, Utah, where Rob taught at Weber College; back to Lehi, and then to Logan, Utah, where Rob served as the head of the Agronomy Department. Despite the many moves, Alice was highly active in church, club, and college activities. She served in Sunday School, Relief Society, Mutual leadership, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Kappa Delta Mother's Club, local football and basketball games, Faculty Women's League, and in her duties as wife of the chairman. She loved the social life and the people in each city they lived. Alice kept a tidy house, with all the normal duties of cooking, cleaning, and raising children. In 1954, when Rob retired, the family moved back to Lehi one last time, where Alice lived until her death on January 20, 1992, in Lehi, Utah.

Extent

8 folders

Language of Materials

English