Dates
Biography
Nellie Harper was born September 6, 1902, in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, to John Harper and Mary Elizabeth Holding. Following graduation from high school, she took a job as a legal secretary for Utah Attorney General Charles Hollingsworth. She enjoyed travelling, and in 1930 she took a trip with her friend Myrtle Goddard to Seattle, Washington; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Alaska. The following year, 1931, Nellie and Myrtle embarked on an "around the world" trip which lasted approximately four months.
On March 14, 1932, Nellie married Clyde Foster Curtis, a grocery store manager from Sacramento, California. She and her husband had two daughters, Cherrill Curtis Hoeff and Karen Curtis Domingues. Nellie and her husband played a leading role in the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in and around Placerville, California. Clyde Foster Curtis died March 28, 1971, in Placerville, California. Nellie Harper Curtis died August 24, 1983, in Concord, California.
Citation:
UPB files, April 3, 2020 (Nellie Harper; born September 6, 1902, in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, to John Harper and Mary Elizabeth Holding; after high school, took job as a legal secretary for Utah Attorney General Charles Hollingsworth; enjoyed travelling; 1931, Nellie and friend Myrtle Goddard took "around the world" trip; married Clyde Foster Curtis on March 14, 1932; had two daughters; Nellie and her husband played a leading role in the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in and around Placerville, California; died August 24, 1983, in Concord, California)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7255
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a bound photocopy of Nellie Harper's 1931 journal and scrapbook of her "around the world" trip. Extended and thoughtful typewritten journal entries, with photographs and related ephemera, document her experiences with her traveling companion, Myrtle Goddard, as they traveled by ship, rail, and bus from the United States to Japan, China, the Philippines, Singapore-Penang, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, England, Wales, and the United States. ...
Dates:
1931-2009
