Daughters of Utah Pioneers scrapbooks
Scope and Contents note
Three scrapbooks of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, dated 1948-1950, 1942-1944, and 1947 for the Utah Centennial, 1847-1947.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1950
Creator
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers scrapbooks must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Adminstrative History
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers (1901- ) strives to preserve the history of Utah's original settlers.
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was created 11 April 1901 in Salt Lake City. The first meeting was held at the home of Annie Taylor Hyde with 46 other women of pioneer descent. The constitution says that they are "to perpetuate the names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers in founding this commonwealth by preserving old landmarks, marking historical places, collecting artifacts and histories, establishing a library of historical matter and securing manuscripts, photographs, maps, and all such data as shall aid in perfecting a record of the Utah pioneers." The headquarters are in the Pioneer Memorial Museum at 300 North Main Street in Salt Lake City. There are 185 companies in 15 states and Canada with a membership of 21,451. Any woman "over the age of 18 years, of good character, and a lineal or legally adopted descendant of an ancestor who came to Utah before the completion of the railroad on May 10, 1869," may join. The organization is involved in activities and projects including publication of historical materials such as lesson books, cookbooks, and pioneer song books; preserving landmarks; commemorating the entrance of the pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley; and museums.
Extent
1 oversize box (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three scrapbooks of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, dated 1948-1950, 1942-1944, and 1947 for the Utah Centennial, 1847-1947.
Custodial History note
Donated by Virginia B. Keeler in 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Virginia B. Keeler; 1980.
Appraisal note
20th Century Western and Mormon Americana because the contents deal with a western organization: Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Processing Information note
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Organization)
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Daughters of Utah Pioneers scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Cowles, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- 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