Agnes Bracken scrapbook of Mercur, Utah
Content Description
Contains scrapbook of Agnes Bracken's life in Mercur, Utah. Includes photographs, clippings, printed ephemera, reunion programs, articles, and poems about Mercur and Agnes Bracken's family.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1962
Creator
- Bracken, Agnes, 1879-1954 (creator, 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 the Agnes Bracken scrapbook of Mercer, Utah must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
Agnes Bracken (1879-1954) was a resident of the early hard rock mining town of Mercur, Utah.
Agnes Bracken was born on October 13, 1879 in Logan, Utah to parents William Crookston and Agnes McKellar. She went on to marry George Asper Bracken on March 13, 1898 in Mercur, Utah. She passed away on November 27, 1954 in Portland, Oregon.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by David and Marilyn Cassidy. David Cassidy is the great-grandson of Agnes Bracken, and the scrapbook was found in the home of Valeda Carole Cassidy, granddaughter of Agnes Bracken, after her passing away.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; David and Marilyn Cassidy; August 2018.
Appraisal
LDS Women (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 1.C, 2016).
Processing Information
Processed; Chelsea McNeil, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2019.
Subject
- Bracken, Agnes, 1879-1954 (Person)
- Bracken, Agnes, 1879-1954 -- Family (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Agnes Bracken scrapbook of Mercur, Utah
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Chelsea McNeil
- Date
- 2019 January 16
- 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