First school in northeast Provo
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook describing the first school in northeast Provo (later to be known as Pleasant View and/or Edgemont), its building, teachers, and students. Includes pictures, short biographies, and family group records of the teachers and students. Includes writings from Shirley Blackburn and Eva Gillespie. Also discusses the early devolopment of education in Provo.
Dates
- circa 1996
Creator
- Davis, Dora, 1923- (Person)
- Gillespie, Eva Giles, 1895-1969 (Person)
- Blackburn, Shirley, 1933- (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 First school in northeast Provo must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
2 folders (76 leaves)(0.15 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Item came to Special Collections through routing slip from Acquisitions Department. The donor received the item from the creator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Verl G. Dixon.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
General
The small log school house was eventually moved to the Sons of the Utah Pioneers "Pioneer Village" in North Park in Provo, Utah.
- Title
- Register of First school in northeast Provo
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 December 14
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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