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John D. and Mary Lorraine Powell photographs of homecoming parade

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9511

Scope and Contents

Contains a small photograph album with black and white gelatin silver photographs, owned by John D. and Mary Lorraine Powell. Photographs are of the Brigham Young University homecoming parade. Materials dated October 12, 1951.

Dates

  • 1951 October 12

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

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 / Historical

John Davis Powell Jr. was born on April 4, 1923, in Pocatello, Idaho to John Davis Powell Sr. and Julia Shields. He was raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized a member in 1931. During World War II he served in the United States Navy, and after his discharge he married Mary Lorraine Howell on December 20, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They eventually had twelve children. Powell attended college, earning bachelor's and master's degrees. He later worked for the railroad and as a high school teacher. John D. Powell passed away on June 22, 1998, in Pocatello, Idaho.

Biographical / Historical

Mary Lorraine Howell was born on August 7, 1928, in San Bernardino, California to Auburn Allen Howell and Florence Binnington Ward. Raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she was baptized in 1936. Howell married John Davis Powell Jr. on December 20, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they eventually had twelve children. She passed away in Idaho Falls, Idaho on December 26, 1997.

Extent

1 album (unpaged) : black and white ; 10 x 15 cm

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Materials were found in a family photo box in 2018 by Vickie Mickelson, a daughter of John D. Powell and Mary Lorraine Powell. She thereafter donated them to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Vickie Mickelson; 2018.

Appraisal

Students and student organizations (University Archives Collection Development Policy, V. b. ii. 2. c, October 2015).

Processing Information

Processed; Starrla Pearson; March 21, 2022.

Title
Register of the John D. and Mary Lorraine Powell photographs of homecoming parade
Status
Completed
Author
Starrla Pearson
Date
2022 March 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

Contact:
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