Abbie Kimball Kemp family photographs
Scope and Contents
Contains a photograph album of the family of Abbie Kimball Kemp which includes 60 copy photographs of album pages and 222 family history related photographs of the Abbie K. Kemp family. Dated approximately 1890-1969.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1890-1969
Creator
- Kemp, Abbie Kimball, 1905- (collector, Person)
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
Abbie Kimball Kemp was born in Idaho to Joseph Ramon Kimball and Abbie Hannah Rice. She was the last of eight children. Her parents moved to San Diego when she was a teenager. During World War II, Abbie helped build B-24s at Convair. She married Omer Kemp on April 16, 1923, in San Diego, California. Together they had three children. Omer and Abbie served a two-year mission to Indigenous American tribes for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the death of her husband in 1987, Abbie married Vern Jack Labrum in San Diego, California. Abbie died on January 22, 2000, in St. George, Utah.
Extent
1 oversize box (0.6 linear ft.)
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 1991 by Abbie Kimball Kemp.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Abbie Kimball Kemp; 1991.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton; October 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy. Rehoused photographs to plastic sleeves for preservation.
Subject
- Kemp family -- Photographs (Family)
- Kimball family -- Photographs (Family)
- Pratt family -- Photographs (Family)
- Title
- Register of Abbie Kimball Kemp family photographs
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 December 12
- 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