Dorothy Morgan family history

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 1495

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A collection of photocopied records of Dorothy Morgan's family history. Includes photocopies of family history records and pedigree charts, life stories (both biographies and autobiographies), transcripts of patriarchal and other blessings, photographs, article excerpts, and journal entries. Many of the materials relate to the Draper family. Materials dated approximately 1882 to 1976.

Dates

Creation: 1882-1976

Creator

Morgan, Dorothy, 1921-2010 (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. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Dorothy Morgan was born on January 10, 1921, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Carson Owen Draper and Ann Artell Stratton. She had eight siblings and lived in Utah for most of her life. In 1944, she married Yale Royal Morgan in Kansas, right before Yale was sent off to serve in WWII. They were sealed in the Latter-day Saint Los Angeles Temple in 1958. Morgan and her husband adopted five children. Yale Morgan died in 1976. Dorothy loved to do genealogy in her spare time and held many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Dorothy died on October 20, 2010, in Provo, Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Materials were gathered or created by Dorothy Draper Morgan and donated in March 1979.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Dorothy Draper Morgan; 1979.

Appraisal

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.a, 2020).

Processing Information

Processed; Isabella Titus; 2024.

Related Names

Subject

Draper family (Family)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Register of Dorothy Morgan family history
Status: In Progress
Author: Isabella Titus
Date: 2024 January 29
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