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Autobiography, correspondence, and photographs of family members. The letters are between Anna Brady and Lorin F. Wheelwright relating to donations for the Brigham Young University Centennial. Anna Lindquist was born in Fairview, Utah, attended Snow College and Brigham Young University, and married William Wells Brady (1886-1964). She later moved with her husband to Rigby, Idaho. She was the mother of four children, was a musician, and was active in Mormon Church callings.

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Photocopies of handwritten diaries. The items were placed in plastic bindings. Della writes about her daily activities and her association with friends and family.

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Typed transcript of an oral history interview of Sidney Alphonso Brady. The interview was conducted by Albert Winkler between August 1973 and April 1974. The transcript notes that during the interview, "Wendell, Leota, and Sidney were present." Sidney tells anecdotes of working on the railroads, ranching, and growing up in the early 20th century in Fairview, Utah.

Scope and Contents Photocopy of microfilm copy of a typed autobiography. Cheney writes about her early life and her conversion to the Mormon Church in 1837. She moved with her family to Nauvoo, Illinois, where she heard sermons by Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church. She also heard Brigham Young (1801-1877), second president of the Mormon Church. Talitha married William Howard Avery in 1844. He died in 1847. She migrated to Utah in 1853 and married Elam Cheney. She lived...

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Typewritten history of Fairview, Utah, by George F. Olson and Ellis D. Coombs. The item was composed in 1930 and 1931. The item gives the history of Fairview, Utah, a Mormon settlement in central Utah, from its founding in 1859 to the 1930s.

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Typewritten town history written by Coombs, George F. Olsen and Allie L. Carlston.

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Typewritten autobiography. Coombs was born and raised in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Ellis married Leslie McLean Coombs who died in 1917. She lived in several towns in Utah and taught school in Mexico and in Canada. She spent most of her educational career (1918-1948) teaching school in Fairview, Utah.

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Oral reminiscences of Geneva Day Larsen, discussing contents of her journal of 1906, including relatives, genealogy, father's plural wives, illnesses, chores, and home in Fairview, Utah. Also discusses courtship, marriage, family, education and church activities.

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This collection consists of three notebooks. They contain Mrs. Larsen's diaries, histories of her ancestors, some of her activities as the wife of a prominent professor at Brigham Young University, and her personal observations on life. The entries for her later life are short and sketchy. The account of her early life in Fairview is more detailed. The journals usually summarize some of her activities for the specified year.

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Photocopy of a typewritten autobiography of William Wells Brady. Brady was born in Fairview, Utah and moved to a number of locations to pursue his teaching career.