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Stark family slides, approximately 1949-1986

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2 Sub-Series 5

Scope and Contents

Contains slides collected by the Stark family. Many are photographs taken by members of the Stark family while traveling throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Many are professionally produced and were purchased as souvenirs. There are also slides taken by the Stark family while at home. Materials dated approximately 1949-1986.

Dates

  • approximately 1949-1986

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 History

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 boxes

Language of Materials

English

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