Stella Sudweeks Wood papers
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and handwritten autobiography, genealogy, letters from family members, and a Patriarchal blessing given by the Mormon patriarch Joseph Smith, Sr. in 1836. Wood relates childhood experiences in Piute County, Utah, and Kimberly, Idaho. She details her missions for the Mormon Church to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1912 and to London, England, in 1946. She discusses her family, pioneering experiences, and her Mormon Church related activities.
Dates
- 1978
Creator
- Wood, Stella Sudweeks, 1890-1986 (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 Stella Sudweeks Wood papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
16 items (103 p.)(0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Stella S. Wood in 1978.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Stella S. Wood; 1978.
Appraisal
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).
Physical Description
Handwritten, typewritten, photocopied.
- Autobiographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- City and Town Life
- Home and Family
- Kimberly (Idaho) -- History -- Sources
- Latter Day Saint women -- Idaho -- Kimberly -- Biography
- Missions and Missionaries
- Patriarchal blessings (Latter Day Saint churches) -- History
- Piute County (Utah) -- History
- Social Life and Customs
- Sudweeks family
- Title
- Register of Stella Sudweeks Wood papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 July 19
- 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