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Ruth Ellsworth Knudson family history

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6825

Scope and Contents note

One volume of family history, entitled Chiaroscuro: Portrait of a Family, 377 pages, 1989. Written by Ruth Ellsworth Knudson. Contains chapters about herself, her husband and each of her children, with photocopied pictures included.

Dates

  • 1989

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 Ruth Ellsworth Knudson family history must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Ruth Ellsworth Knudson was born 11 March 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois to German Edgar Ellsworth and Mary Rachael Smith. She married James Jay Kaiser Knudson 29 May 1930 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. They had six children. Ruth died 19 November 1999.

Extent

1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

One volume of family history written by Ruth Ellsworth Knudson, entitled Chiaroscuro: Portrait of a Family, 377 pages, 1989.

Custodial History note

Donated by Ruth E. Knudson in 1989.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; Ruth E. Knudson; 1989.

Appraisal note

Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Processing Information note

Processed; Karen Glenn; 29 April 2009.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Ruth Ellsworth Knudson family history
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.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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