Thelma F. Priday collection of Farnsworth and Priday family histories
Scope and Contents note
Letter from Thelma F. Priday to Arthur R. Watkins concerning his request for information to create a biography of her; "Reflections on BYU- Fifty-three years later," Farnsworth and Priday family histories, and History of Leland Forbes Priday and Thelma Farnsworth Priday.
Dates
- 1988-1994
Creator
- Priday, Thelma Farnsworth (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Thelma F. Priday collection of Farnsworth and Priday family histories must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Thelma Farnsworth (1920-) was a teacher in American Fork that graduated from Brigham Young University.
Thelma Farnsworth was born on 11 August 1920 to Samuel Taylor and Elsie Kathleen Smith Barnsworth in Beaver City, Utah. She began studying at Brigham Young University in 1937 and graduated in 1941. That fall she began teaching in American Fork. She married Leland Forbes Priday on 15 July 1942 in the St. George, Utah, LDS temple. They had eight children together. She stayed busy with her family, participating in the community and with church callings.
Extent
1 folder (0.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter from Thelma F. Priday to Arthur R. Watkins concerning his request for information to create a biography of her; "Reflections on BYU- Fifty-three years later: March 1994; Farnsworth and Priday family histories, 1988; History of Leland Forbes Priday and Thelma Farnsworth Priday.
Custodial History note
Donated by Thelma F. Priday in 1994.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Thelma F. Priday; 1994.
Appraisal note
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007) because of the families' residency in the west and activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Processing Information note
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Thelma F. Priday collection of Farnsworth and Priday family histories
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Cowles, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- 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