Carol Smith family history papers
Scope and Contents
Contains pedigrees of the Rosevear, Mark families, and further ancestors. There are photographs of William Rosevear's headstone and other locations in Cornwall, where many of Smith's descendents originated. There are pictures of Smith visiting those places as well as stories of her motivation for doing family history research. Includes small, printed maps of the United Kingdom and southern Utah area, where her ancestors settled. Other documents include information about the family crest, pedigrees (photocopied), a copy of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers calendar of 1996, and a journal called "Beehive History 16: Mining and Materials." All materials dated circa 1990-2012.
Dates
- approximately 1990-2012
Creator
- Smith, Carol Ann Grose (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 publish material from the Carol Smith family history papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Carol Ann (Grose) Smith (b. date unknown) is a Mormon housewife and mother who researches family history.
Carol Ann (Grose) Smith was born (date unknown) to Rowland Thomas Grose and Margery Stock Grose. She was one of two children, with an older brother named Blaine C. Grose. Her mother died in May 1967, and Rowland remarried a woman named Cora Wood in November of that year. Carol Ann herself married Larry Jackson and had three children with him. They then divorced and she remarried a man named Jim Smith. They had another child. Smith studied Human Development & Family Relationships at Weber State University 1957-1959, and Psychology there in 1960. She worked various jobs at Z.C.M.I., McDougal's Realtors, and PacifiCorp/Utah Power & Light. She and her husband also raised Shih Tzu puppies for many years. Now she is retired in Murray, Utah, where she spends her time researching family history.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder (0.6 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Files kept in their original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Carol Ann (Grose) Smith in 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Carol Ann (Grose) Smith; 2012.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.V, August 2007.)
Processing Information
Processed; Kelsey Samuelsen, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
- Title
- Register of Carol Smith family history papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kelsey Samuelsen, student processor; John Murphy, curator; March 16, 2012.
- Date
- 16 March 2012
- 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