Barry J. Ewell papers
Content Description
Materials contains thirteen CD's compiled by Ewell reflecting the completion of his review of the BYU microfilm collection. The discs contain images, newspaper articles, correspondence, birth certificates and other information related to his family's history. The data dates from 1840 to 2004. The CD's were created in January 2006.
Dates
- 2006 January
Creator
- Ewell, Barry J. (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. Permission to publish material from Barry J. Ewell papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Barry J. Ewell is a renowned genealogist.
Barry J. Ewell graduated from Brigham Young Universitiy with a bacehlor's degree in communications in 1981. He worked for software companies such as Rational Software, 3M, and IBM, and came to work in the genealogy field. Ewell is the founder of genealogical websites such as MyGenShare.com, genealogybybarry.com, and barrysblog.mygenshare.com. He is a published author, and also continues to do research and presesntations as well as mentor other genealogists. He lectures at BYU Education Week. Ewell is married with children and grandchildren.
Extent
13 computer disks (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Barry J. Ewell to Howard Bybee, Genealogy/Microforms Reference Librarian at the BYU Harold B. Lee Library, January 25, 2006, giving permission for use by BYU. Howard Bybee transferred the collection to Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Barry J. Ewell; January 25, 2006.
Appraisal
20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5. VII, August 2007.
Existence and Location of Copies
Preservation copies of discs 4 and 8 were added to the collection.
General
Discs 1-3 were not capable of being scanned due to deterioration. Discs 5-7 were duplicates of disc 4. Discs 9-13 were duplicates of disc 8. The scans of the duplicate discs have been deleted.
Processing Information
Processed; McKinley Griffin, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; November 2, 2015.
- Title
- Register of Barry J. Ewell papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- McKinley Griffin
- Date
- 2015 November 2
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States