Beverly Harris papers
Scope and Contents
Materials contain journals and scrapbooks pertaining to the life of Beverly Harris between the years of 1972 to 2016. They document her mission in the Philippines, her marriage to Hugh Harris, as well as her daily life. A major portion of these journals focus on her religious activities as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and include notes from several years of Relief Society and sacrament meetings. They were mostly written during the years 2002 to 2016 while she lived in Pennsylvania. Materials dated 1972 to 2016.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1972-2016
- Creation: Majority of material found within approximately 2002-2016
Creator
- Harris, Beverly, 1947- (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical history
Beverly Ann Harris (1947-) was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a missionary in the Philippines, the wife of Hugh Harris, and a NASA employee.
Beverly Ann Gageby was born January 20, 1942 to John Henry Gageby and Lila Mae Billmyer in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She joined The Church of Jesus Christ on May 23, 1970 at the age of 23. She later served a mission in the Philippines Cebu mission from October 1976 to July 1977, and then continued in the Philippines Davao mission from July 1977 to April 1978. After returning she eventually became an employee of NASA doing office work until marrying Hugh Harris in 1995. She has lived all over the United States but currently resides in Pennsylvania.
Extent
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Beverly Harris in 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Beverly Harris; August 2018.
Appraisal
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, II, B, 5, IV).
Processing Information
Processed; Grace Bithell, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator;2019.
Subject
- Harris, Beverly, 1947- -- Diaries (Person)
- Title
- Register of Beverly Harris papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Grace Bithell
- Date
- 2019 May 21
- 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