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Almira Teresa Porter Durrant biography

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4203

Scope and Contents note

Almira Teresa Porter Durrant’s biography refers to Durrant by her nickname, Maude. Maude joins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1901, although her sisters write her many letters (included) urging her to change her mind. She applies and is appointed to be a teacher at the Fielding Academy in Paris, Idaho. While teaching there, she meets her husband, Walter Durrant. Their courtship is humorous and their marriage comes as a surprise to their friends. Her family ignores her and rarely even mentions her name after the wedding. Maude has three sons and one daughter, named Grace. When Grace is born, her family suddenly welcomes Maude for a visit. The estrangement is forgotten. She also adopts a boy, but he lies to the neighbors about the family and gets himself sent away. Maude administers chloroform for a doctor and has an amusing incident when some of the chloroform gets to her. She passes away when only forty-seven. Grace, her daughter and writer of this biography is only six at the time of her mother’s death.

This is a well written and enjoyable biography, complete with correspondence and many photographs. It is divided into 5 parts: 1) Youth and Family in Canada. 2) New Fields – Marriage. 3) Pioneering in Idaho. 4) Epilogue. 5) Appendix. 1 volume. 84 pages of text with many pages of pictures between each part.

Dates

  • 1871-1918

Creator

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 the Almira Teresa Porter Durrant biography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Grace Durrant Lehman was born to Walter H. Durrant and Almira Teresa Porter on February 21, 1912 in Driggs, Teton, Idaho. She married Daniel David Lehman January 23, 1945 in Vernon, Toole, Utah. She passed away on October 8, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The biography of Almira Teresa Porter Durrant, divided into five sections, 1871-1918.

Custodial History note

Donated by Verna D. Humphries in 1976.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; Verna D. Humphries; 1976.

Appraisal note

LDS cultural, social, and religious history (Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).

Processing Information note

Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 30 July 2007.

Title
Register of Almira Teresa Porter Durrant biography
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Glenn and H. Christine Swindler, student processors 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

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