Ethel Adolphia Shirley Clark autobiography
Scope and Contents
Contains the autobiography of a Mormon convert who became a plural wife and lived in the Mormon colonies in Mexico. Dates to 1985.
Dates
- 1985
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 Ethel Adolphia Shirley Clark autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Ethel Adolphia Shirley Clark (1876-1964) was a Mormon convert from Mississippi who lived in the Mexican colonies and later lived in Logan, Utah.
Ethel Adolphia Shirley was born February 16, 1876 in Attala, Mississippi to Jonathan Travis Shirley and Rebecca Jane Thraikill. She was baptized on April 29, 1901 and later immigrated to Utah. She married Arthur Benjamin Clark on September 29, 1903 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. After leaving Mexico she eventually settled in Logan, Utah. She passed away in Logan on May 25, 1964.
Extent
1 folder (.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection materials are arranged in their original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Clayton Clark in 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Clayton Clark; 1985.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).
Contains a biography of a Mormon convert who lived in the Mormon colonies in Mexico and later immigrated to Logan, Utah.
Processing Information
Processed; Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
Source
- Clark, Clayton (Person)
- Title
- Register of Ethel Adolphia Shirley Clark autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2013.
- Date
- 2013 February 20
- 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