Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers including family histories, books of remembrance, correspondence, portraits of various family members, records, books, newspapers, and photographs (3 tin types). The last box in the collection includes 9 glass plate negatives and 1 nitrate negative that are restricted because of fragility. Dated 1834-1956.
Dates
- 1834-1956
Creator
- Welchman, Arthur Pendry, 1834-1919 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Curator's permission required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Arthur Pendry Welchman (1834-1919) school teacher, ranchman, High Priest in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Arthur Pendry Welchman was born on April 20, 1834 in Kineton, England to Edward Welchman and Emma Jemima Williams. Arthur P. Welchman came to Utah in September 1854. He was a member of the Preston Thomas Oxteam Company and drove five yoke of oxen to the valley. In Utah he was a school teacher, ranchman, and a High Priest in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was very involved in education and in 1862 helped begin a permanent juvenile day school. He married Sarah Lucretia Kershaw on March 16, 1867 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Arthur Pendry Welchman died on April 3, 1919 in Grover, Wyoming.
Extent
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
1 oversize box (0.75 linear ft.)
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)
1 box (0.25 linear ft.)
10 items (6 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection comprises Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers from 1834 to 1956.
Custodial History
Donated by the A.P. Welchman Family Organization in 1980 and 1984.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; A.P. Welchman Family Organization; 1980 and 1984.
Appraisal
LDS cultural, social, and religious history (Collection development policy for 19th-20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Meghan Mathews; 16 July 2007.
- Title
- Register of Arthur Pendry Welchman family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 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