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Theone Paxton Vincent scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9463

Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks created by Theone Paxton Vincent, dated 1942 to 1958. Scrapbooks focus mainly on Theone's time at Millard High School in Fillmore, Utah, with most of the content from her senior year (1953 to 1954). Also includes elementary school pictures of Theone and friends, an eighth grade science project, and some newspaper clippings dated after Theone graduated high school. There are various memorabilia in the pages aside from the photographs, which include newspaper clippings, booklets, and keepsakes.

Dates

  • 1942-1958

Creator

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Theone Paxton was born on September 30, 1936, in Fillmore, Utah, to Mark Paxton and Nelda Tomkinson Paxton. Mark Paxton was the mayor of Fillmore, Utah where Theone attended high school at Millard High School. She was very involved in her school as a cheerleader and member of the band. Theone graduated from Millard High School in 1954, and married Kent B. Vincent on July 25, 1958, in the Manti Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She then graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in elementary education and taught school at the Midvalley and Copperview elementary schools. Theone and her husband had four children. She died August 8, 2011.

Extent

2 oversize boxes (1.4 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Purchased from Grandin Book Company in 2020.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased; Grandin Book Company; 2020.

Appraisal

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Processing Information

Processed; Tayla Boyer; 2021.

Title
Register of Theone Paxton Vincent scrapbooks
Status
In Progress
Author
Tayla Boyer
Date
2021 December 6
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States