Vernon Gurnsey Liston autobiography, scrapbook, and other materials
Scope and Contents
Materials include an autobiography, scrapbook, photocopy of the scrapbook, and a photograph of Liston in military uniform. Dated approximately 1943-2001.
Dates
- approximately 1943-2001
Creator
- Liston, Vernon Gurnsey, 1923-2001 (creator, Person)
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 Vernon Gurnsey Liston autobiography, scrapbook, and other materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Vernon Gurnsey Liston (1923-2009) was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps during World War II and a steel worker in Utah.
Vernon Gurnsey Liston was born on November 28, 1923 in Collinston, Utah to Lavon Reeves Liston and Lola Barney Liston. He was raised in Salina, Utah, and attended Salina public schools. From 1940–1941, he participated in the Civilian Conservation Corps and in 1943 he enlisted in the US Army. He landed at Normandy and fought in France and Germany, spending some time as a prisoner of war. He was wounded several times and received several military decorations.
Following his discharge he worked at Geneva Steel, Columbia Steel, Mountain Fuel Supply, Kennecott Copper, and the Utah Paper Box Company. He married several times, first to Carma Carlson in April 1945; they divorced in 1946. He married Lois Acocks Clark in 1948; they divorced eight years later. He married Helen Hatch in 1957; they divorced in 1968. He married Helen Goodin in 1969; she died in 1991. He married Ella Faye in 1993; she died in 2003.
Liston died on August 15, 2009.
Extent
4 folders (0.4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by material type.
Custodial History
Donated; LeAnn Payne; 2008.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by LeAnn Payne, niece of Liston, in 2008.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th and 21st Century Western and Mormon manuscripts collection development policy, 5.7).
Processing Information
Processed; GlendaLynn Ainsworth; 2008.
Reprocessed; Sarah Flinders; 2014.
- Title
- Register of Vernon Gurnsey Liston autobiography, scrapbook, and other materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Flinders
- Date
- 2014 April 29
- 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