Personal history of Frances Parrish Barlow
Scope and Contents
Details her childhood in Centerville, Utah; attendance at University of Utah and Utah State University; work as a schoolteacher; marriage; travels; church service, including a Latter-day Saint welfare mission to Oklahoma, 1977-1978; and teaching at BYU. Includes original poetry; significant information about her husband, Joel C. Barlow, their children, and other family members; and photographic images. Also includes autobiographical sketches of her parents, Parley P. Parrish and Elizabeth Collings Parrish; and biographical sketches of her grandparents, James Collings Jr., Frances Phoebe Rich Collings, Joel Parrish, and Elizabeth Bratton Parrish.
Dates
- 1990
Creator
- Parrish, Elizabeth Collings (Person)
- Parrish, Parley P. (Person)
- Barlow, Frances Parrish, 1911- (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 Personal history of Frances Parrish Barlow must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Faculty member, College of Family Living, Brigham Young University, 1952-1975.
Extent
1 item (ca. 300 p.)
Custodial History
Carol Ottesen, historian of the Emeritus Alumnus Association, telephoned and invited Frances Barlow to share a copy of her personal history with University Archives, as part of the Professional Papers Program. Brian Reeves borrowed the original history from Sister Barlow on 22 September 1999, and had it photocopied for the archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Brian Reeves; 1999.
Appraisal
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Personal history of Frances Parrish Barlow
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 December 17
- 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