John M. Butler address
Scope and Contents
Materials include a typed address delivered by John M. Butler at the Centerville Second Ward on October 7, 1936. The address pertains to his personal family history, and specifically the story of Ellen Hancock Burns MacDuff, who immigrated from England to the United States and travelled to Utah with the Mormon Pioneers.
Dates
- 1936 October 7
Creator
- Butler, John M., 1878-1966 (author, 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 John M. Butler address must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
John M. Butler (1878-1966) was a business owner, a grocer, and a proud family historian.
John MacDuff Butler was born on March 2, 1878 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents William L. and Jane Rowan Macduff Butler. Like his father, he went into the grocery business, and eventualy owned his own store. On October 7, 1936, he wrote and delivered an address to the Centerville Second Ward that outlined his family history, naming his grandparents, his mother and her siblings, and enumerating the extended family at that time. He died on October 13, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Benchmark Books in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Benchmark Books; 2013.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
General
Located in box 598
Processing Information
Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor; 2013.
- Title
- Register of John M. Butler address
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Weddle
- Date
- December 2013
- 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