Photograph of Pearson family
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a studio photograph of Henry Pearson and family, dated early 1900s.
Dates
- early 1900s
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 the Photograph of Pearson family must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical / Historical
The Pearsons were a Latter-day Saint family residing in Draper, Utah.
Henry Pearson (1839-1914) was a Swedish immigrant to Draper, Utah. Henry Pearson was born in Malma, Vastmanland, Sweden on the June 8th, 1839, to Ola Pehrsson and Anna Andersdotter. Pearson's mother died in childbirth, and he and his twin sister were taken in by a Swedish nobleman and his family. Pearson was converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the age of seventeen, along with his sister and father, and he was baptized on September 23, 1856. Pearson emigrated to the United States in 1862. Henry Pearson married Sarah Martisha Allen on March 7, 1868, and had nine children, eight of which lived to adulthood. Sarah Pearson died on February 28, 1901, and Henry Pearson was remarried to Marie Jorgenson on September 1, 1905. Henry Pearson died on the July 27, 1914, in Draper, Utah.
Extent
1 oversize folder (0.15 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Catherine and John Taylor, descendants of Henry Pearson, in October 2017.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Catherine and John Taylor; 2017.
Appraisal
20th Century Photography (Photographic Archive collection development policy, 2.B.2, September 2019)
Processing Information
Processed; Paulee Fogleman, student manuscript processor, and Tom Wells, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Photograph of Pearson family
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Paulee Fogleman
- Date
- 2019 September 12
- 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