A milinary marvel : Aunt Agatha's "Young" creation / by Ann Agatha Walker Pratt
Dates
- Creation: 1905 August 25
Creator
- Pratt, Ann Agatha Walker, 1829-1908 (Person)
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 A Milinary Marvel- Aunt Agatha's "Young" Creation/ by Ann Agatha Walker Pratt must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Ann Agatha Walker Pratt (1829-1908) was a Mormon pioneer, mother, and milliner.
Ann Agatha Walker Pratt was born on June 11, 1829 in Leek, England to parents William Gibson and Mary Godwin Walker. At the age of 14 she and her family were baptized into the Mormon church. Three years later, in 1847, she immigrated to America with a group led by apostles Parley P. Pratt and John Taylor.
She eventually married Parley P. Pratt in Winter Quarters, Nebraska while traveling to Utah. Together they had five children. She arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah in September of 1847. Here, she worked as a milliner, making hats for the people in the valley. In 1857 she was widowed when Parley was murdered while traveling through Arkansas.
She married Joseph Harris Ridges on March 4, 1860 and together they had two children. Six years following their marriage they separated.
Pratt devoted her life to the church and served in the Relief Society. She passed away on June 25, 1908 in Ogden, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The collection was purchased from Benchmark Books in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Benchmark Books; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Catie Freedman, student manuscript processor, John M. Murphy, curator; 2015.
- Title
- Register of A milinary marvel : Aunt Agatha's "Young" creation / by Ann Agatha Walker Pratt
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Catie Freedman
- Date
- 2015 March 5
- 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