Ida Boyd Reid collection on the Boyd family
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondences, pictures, family memorabilia, newspaper clippings, awards and certificates. The scrapbooks relate to J. D. Boyd Jr., the sheriff in Provo from 1920 to 1930, John David Boyd III, George Edward Boyd, Sadie B. Peay, John David Boyd Sr., and J. D. Boyd and Hannah. The collection contains two cartons of different artifacts of John Boyd Jr.'s time as the sheriff known as "scorge of the bootlegger" and artifacts from Johnny Boyd relating to World War II. The collection also contains many unique photographs as well as papers of John Boyd Sr., dating from between 1839 and 1996.
Dates
- 1839-1996
- 1839-1996
Creator
- Reid, Ida Lucile Boyd, 1922-2006 (collector, Person)
- Boyd (Family : Boyd, John David, 1839-1917) (creator, Family)
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 Ida Boyd Reid collection on the Boyd family must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Ida Lucile Boyd Reid (1922-2006) was a Brigham Young University student and worked as a secretary for the Geneva Steel Plant.
Ida Lucile Boyd Reid was born on December 3, 1922 in Heber City, Utah, to Hannah Peterson Boyd and John David Boyd Jr., a sheriff of Utah County. She graduated from the Brigham Young High School and later attended Brigham Young University. Ida Boyd married Arvil Shields Reid on November 4, 1942 in Provo, Utah; the marriage was later sealed in the Manti Temple on July 1, 1952. During the Second World War she worked at the Geneva Steel Plant. She later worked as a secretary at Brigham Young High School and also as a secretary for the Provo School District where she worked for eighteen years. Ida Boyd Reid and her husband Arvil were the parents of two children, Leslie Ann Reid Gledhill and Becky Sue Reid Dayton. Ida Lucile Boyd Reid died in Provo, Utah on December 9, 2006.
Biographical History
The Boyd family were lawmen in the West. John David Boyd (1839-1917), an immigrant from the United Kingdom, worked as a deputy sheriff in Cochise County, Arizona. His son, John Boyd Jr. (1871-1963), also known as J.D., worked as a sherrif in Provo, Utah in the 1920s. J.D.'s daughter, Ida Lucile Boyd Reid (1922-2006), later worked to preserve the Boyd family heritage.
Extent
1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes (1.75 linear ft.)
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes (1.75 linear ft.)
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ida Boyd Reid collection of John Boyd Sr. family papers contains papers, photographs, clippings, and scrapbooks related to the Boyd family. Much of the collection is regarding John Boyd Jr., a colorful Provo sheriff known as "scourge of the bootlegger."
Custodial History
Donated by Ida Lucille Boyd Reid in 2006.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Ida Lucille Boyd Reid; 2006.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts because the collection lends itself to a valuable part of Utah history as the Boyds were an influential family in Utah County.
Processing Information
Processed; Katie Connors, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Ida Boyd Reid collection on the Boyd family
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katie Connors, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2008
- Date
- 2008 September 17
- 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