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Ollerton, Anna, 1883-1956

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1883 - 1956

Biography

Anna Ollerton (1883-1956) was an academic librarian in Utah.

Citation:
Everyone has a library story, 2012 (Anna Ollerton)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Sept. 21, 2012 (Anna Ollerton; Annie Ollerton; Ann Ollerton; b. Feb. 12, 1883 in Parowan, Utah; parents, James Ollerton and Mary Emma Adams; d. Dec. 24, 1956 in Phoenix, Ariz.)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Sept. 21, 2012 (Anna Ollerton; baptized 1891 into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Brigham Young University, 1975: vol. 2, p. 301 (Anna Ollorton; head librarian at Brigham Young University, beginning 1923)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Anna Ollerton biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315217]
Identifier: MSS SC 1718
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Anna Ollerton who was Head Librarian of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (1931-1948). She helped plan the Heber J. Grant Library and was president of the Utah Library Association for many years.

Dates: approximately 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Anna Ollerton biography

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