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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Grantsville -- Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

J. Allen Parkinson biographies

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 827
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of residents of Grantsville, Utah and other areas of Tooele County, Utah. The materials were created by students in James Allen Parkinson's civics class, primarily during the 1950s. Also contains documents and photographs about or written by residents of Grantsville, likely collected by Parkinson. All materials are photocopies. Dated 1933 to 1962.

Dates: 1933-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. Allen Parkinson biographies

James Allen Parkinson scrapbook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230347111]
Identifier: MSS 413
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of biographies of various residents of Grantsville, Utah, one of which is dated 1936. Also included is a brief, handwritten history of Grantsville describing history up to 1956, and a program for the dedication of the post office in Grantsville in 1962 at which James Parkinson gave the benediction. Collection dated approximately 1936 to 1962.

Dates: approximately 1936-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Allen Parkinson scrapbook

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