Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry papers
Scope and Contents
Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry papers include: Journals, 1881-1917; Photographs, ca. 1885-1941; and Family History and Genealogy, 1953-2005. The collection documents Okelberry's life in Goshen, Utah, as well as her student days at the Brigham Young Academy. Additional materials include family histories and genalogies compiled and prepared by Merrill J. Nelson, grandson of Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-2005
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 Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry was a student at Brigham Young Academy from 1884-1885 and resident of Goshen, Utah.
Born in Goshen, Utah December 5, 1865 Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry attended Brigham Young Academy from 1884 - 1885 and later married Peter Olkelberry in 1886. Together they had five children. Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry died April 12, 1948.
Extent
1 folder (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available in repository.
Custodial History
Collection donated to L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Okelberry's grandson Merrill John Nelson in 2007 who was the last contributor to the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Merrill John Nelson; 2005.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; John M. Murphy; October 2005.
Subject
- Brigham Young Academy (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Julia Maria Jesperson Okelberry papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Murphy, Curator, 20th and 21st Century Western and Mormon Americana
- Date
- 2005 October
- 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