Emma Priscilla Evans Little papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of Emma Priscilla Evans Little , including diaries, biographies, correspondence, notes, and patriarchal blessings. Little kept her diaries off and on from 1901 to 1941. There are many gaps including one from 1901 to 1922. Little documents her life on a ranch near Kanab, Utah, then later her life in Cedar City, Utah, starting in 1932. The correspondence is largely to and from family members, most of which was written between 1875 and 1914. The biographies are for members of the Evans, Little, and Merriman families. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members, local community histories, and various notebooks kept by Little.
Dates
- 1854-1941
Creator
- Little, Emma Priscilla Evans, 1856-1948 (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Emma Priscilla Evans Little was born December 31, 1856, to parents Thomas David Evans and Priscilla Maerriman in Spanish Fork, Utah. Little lived on a ranch near Kanab, Utah, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She went on to marry James Little on August 24, 1877, in Spanish Fork, Utah, and together they had nine children. Emma lived in Ceder City, Utah beginning in 1932. She passed away on November 23, 1948, in Glendale, Utah.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Utah and Western American and LDS cultural, family, social, intellectual, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1 and 4, November 2013).
Processing Information
Processed; Chelsea McNeil; 2019.
Processing Information
Processed; Ivy Griffiths; 2023.
- Title
- Register of Emma Priscilla Evans Little papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 18
- 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.
Revision Statements
- 2019 March 20: Notes added and revised, subjects revised; Chelsea McNeil.
- 2022 August 23: Item-level entries added; Ivy Griffiths.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States