Biography -- 20th century
Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:
Leigh William Clark / by Sadie Ollorton Clark
Contains a seven-page typescript of the biography of Leigh Clark, a Standard Oil Company executive who became a patriarch in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Life History of Julius Sylvester Dalley
Account of Julius S. Dalley's life in Summit and Kanab, Utah, and elsewhere. Contains diary entries and other information on his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern States Mission, serving in New York City, 1906-1908. Includes autobiographical writings by Julius, writings by his wife and children, and reproduced pictures and documents. Also includes information on the family of Julius's father, James Dalley.
Era P. Lowe biography
This collection consists of 12 leaves photocopied from a typewritten newspaper article authored by Era P. Lowe, son of Thomas G. Lowe who was a Mormon pioneer; Indian scout, missionary, and colonizer. Thomas Lowe also built tabernacles and other community buildings under the direction of Brigham Young and John Taylor. Thomas was held in high regard among the Mormons, non-Mormons, and Indians alike and served in many community and Mormon Church positions.
Nevada Mother of the Year
Photocopies of papers relating to the life of Genevieve Asay Smith and her being named as the 1978 Nevada Mother of the Year.
Eleanor Nicholes
Typewritten biography of Eleanor Nicholes. Eleanor was born in American Fork, Utah, in 1915. She became an officer in the Army and served much of the war in hospitals in the Midwest, mostly in Iowa. She never married and died in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles Sidney Noble funeral services
Typewritten copy of funeral services held in Centerville, Utah on 26 Nov. 1978. Noble was a city manager in Vernal and Tooele, Utah. He also held administrative positions in a number of colleges at various places in the United States. Speeches were given by the Mormon Bishops Merrill Shupe, Thomas Randall, and Frank Woodbury.
Mary Jane Ollerton biography
Typescript of the biography of Mary Jane Ollerton, known as Mamie, who became the head of the Department of Elementary Education at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Our legacy : remembered and renewed, personal history book
104 personal histories contributed by the women in Cardston, Alberta, Third Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These were compiled by Ada Blackmore, Clara Matkin, Julie Kerr, Lila Cahoon, under the direction of the Relief Society President, Priscilla Hatch.
Personal histories of Andrew May, 1906-1933; Alfred James, 1905-1991; and Verda Pauline Carter, 1908-1998
Eliza Bratton Porter biography
Typed, mimeographed, and bound biography of Eliza Bratton Porter. The item gives particular emphasis on Porter's association with the Mormon Church and her role as a Relief Society president.