Pinto Ward records
Scope and Contents
Contains two minute books for the Pinto Ward Primary Association (1880-1890; 1890-1903), including an account of the organization of the institution on 6 December 1880 by Eliza R. Snow, Zina D. Young, and Minerva Snow; three minute books for the Pinto Ward Sunday School (1888-1896; 1896-1902; 1902-1904); statistical and financial reports for the Pinto Ward Sunday School for 1893, 1897, 1898, and 1900; a 1910 Pinto Ward tithing record; a 1912 Pinto Ward Statistical Report, including ward officers and a list of non-tithe payers; and a 1912 record of ward members, including marriages, births, deaths, baptisms, and ordinations.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1912
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 publish material from Pinto Ward records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Pinto, Utah was first settled in the fall of 1856 by missionaries serving among the Indians in the southern Utah area. It was organized into a branch on 17 July 1859, became a ward on 11 July 1867. The ward was dissolved in 1916 as most of the members had relocated to the town of Newcastle, twelve miles north of Pinto.
Extent
1 oversize box (1 linear ft.)
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3153.xml
Custodial History
The collection was in the possession of Grant Harrison for approximately five years before it was donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. He obtained the records from a family member, but it is unknown how that individual came into possession of them.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Grant Harrison; 2005.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
The loose sheets of statistical and financial information found in Box 1 Folder 6 were removed from within the pages of the Sunday School Minute Books, found in Box 1 Folders 3-5.
Processing Information
Processed; Jana Lloyd; 2005.
Subject
- Title
- Register of Pinto Ward records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 May 24
- 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