Leighton E. Cluff collection
Scope and Contents note
Collection consists of Cluff family materials collected by Leighton E. Cluff, including two scrapbooks created by his grandmother, Sara Eggersten Cluff, which contain newspaper clippings of events and poetry, quotes and cards. It also contains a book of Cluff's family history dated 2003, Cluff's memoir dated 2004, and a talk by James E. Talmage dated 1922.
Dates
- 1878-2004
Creator
- Cluff, Leighton E. (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 Leighton E. Cluff collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Leighton (Lee) E. Cluff (1923-2004) was medical doctor in Florida. He was born 10 June 1923 in Utah, and studied medicine at George Washington University. In 1944, Leighton married Beth Allen Merrill. He worked and taught at Johns Hopkins, established the medical school at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and was an executive at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He died 14 April 2004.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of scrapbooks, family history, and a memoir of Leighton E. Cluff.
Custodial History note
Donated by Leighton Eggersten Cluff in 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Leighton Eggersten Cluff; 2004.
Appraisal note
LDS scholarship and historiography (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts 5.III, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student processor; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Leighton E. Cluff collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 28 May 2009
- 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