Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Kimball family history, approximately 1865-2001

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials include personal histories of Heber Chase Kimball and his wife, Pearl Smith Kimball. These include letters written from both Heber and Pearl, photographs of their families and home, copies of scrapbooks, blessings, biographies written about their lives, and ephemera from various life events. Materials were created by Heber, Pearl, and their descendants. Also contains typescripts of letters produced by the Heber C. Kimball Foundation. Dated approximately 1865 to 2001.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1865-2001

Creator

Kimball, Heber Chase, 1888-1976 (contributor, Person)
Kimball, Pearl Elizabeth Smith, 1890-1957 (contributor, Person)
Snarr, Virginia Ruth Geisler, 1943- (collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Heber Chase Kimball was born on August 11, 1888, to Solomon Farnham Kimball and Zula Pomeroy Kimball in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Pearl Smith on April 29, 1909, in the Salt Lake City temple. After Pearl's death, he married Sarah Ann Timmons in 1960. Throughout his life, he worked for the Saltair in Salt Lake City, and also was the assistant president of the LDS Business College. Heber died on December 18, 1976, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Biographical / Historical

Pearl Elizabeth Smith Kimball was born on April 29, 1890, to Albert Smith, and his second wife, Emma Jane Bulter, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married Heber Chase Kimball on April 29, 1909 in the Salt Lake City temple. She was a charter member and the first captain of the Vilate Kimball Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and was also active in the Murray B. Allen Center for the Blind. She died on November 28, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Biographical / Historical

Ruth G. Snarr was born Virginia Ruth Geisler on July 31, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph T. Geisler and Virginia Kimball. She married Wade Robinson, whom she later divorced, and then remarried in the Salt Lake City temple to Lloyd Dee Snarr. Ruth worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 21 years in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also served in various Relief Society presidencies. She enjoyed singing and also served on various community committees. She was raised in Salt Lake City, but she also lived in Newfoundland, Riverside, California, Hawaii and St. George, Utah.