Rulon Tingey and Josephine Omer Burton family papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes the papers of various members of the Burton family from 1834 to 2005, with the bulk of the material focusing on the life of Rulon and Josephine Burton. Materials include journals, personal and family correspondence, literary and manuscript drafts, personal and family scrapbooks, notebooks and other family records.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-2005
Creator
- Burton, Jo (Person)
- Burton, Rulon T., 1926- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Privacy restricted until April 2017.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Burton family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Josephine O. Burton (1932- ) is the wife of Rulon T. Burton, and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served three missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with her husband.
Biographical History
Rulon T. Burton (1926- ) is a Mormon lawyer in Utah, and later served three missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Extent
10 cartons (10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized into seven series: I. Rulon T. Burton journals, 1946-1997. II. Robert T. Burton journals, 1881-1899. III. Burton family correspondence, 1946-1996. IV. Burton family writings, 1985-1998. V. Burton family scrapbooks and notebooks, 1943-1971. VI. Burton family records, 1834-2005. VII. Newspaper clippings, 1988.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3135.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Rulon and Josephine Burton.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- Burton, Robert Taylor, 1821-1907 (Person)
- Burton, Jo -- Archives (Person)
- Burton, Rulon T., 1926- -- Archives (Person)
- Burton family (Family)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Denmark--History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Samoan Islands--History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Micronesia--History (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Rulon Tingey and Josephine Omer Burton family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 April 7
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States