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Contains one DVD called Be Thou an Example: The Life History of Elna Ruth Bowen Johnson. Includes two discs which have discussion of her early childhood through their service on missions to the Philippines and Genealogical Library. Dated approximately 2011.

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Typewritten biographies of George Washington Bean and his children. The items were edited by Merrill D. Beal. The members of the Bean family were Mormons who lived mostly in Utah.

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Handwritten biography of Anne Kristin Smoot and a photocopy of it. The item was written by an unnamed daughter of Anne Smoot. Anne came from Norway and married Abraham O. Smoot. The biography contains information concerning the temporal and spiritual experiences of Anne Smoot.

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Typescript of the "History of Sophia Lewis Jewkes." The author of the item is unknown and the date of composition is uncertain. Sophia was a convert to the Mormon Church, a pioneer to Utah, and a nurse and a midwife in that state.

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Bound typewritten autobiography of Mary Woolley Chamberlain. Mary lived in St. George, Kanab, Provo, and Salt Lake City, Utah. She gives detailed accounts of family life, Mormon Church activities, and events in these towns and in Utah in general from her birth to 1936 when she wrote her history. This record was compiled, typed, and put with genealogy work-sheets and photographs probably in 1981. Also included are tributes to Mary by family members.

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Typewritten biography of Mary Ann Brown Clark (1859-1962). Mrs. Dixon writes about Mary Clark, who died at the age of 103 and was thought to have been the oldest woman in Utah at that time. Mrs. Dixon relates the experiences of Mary Clark while she was living in Pleasant Grove, Panguitch, St. George, and Provo, Utah.

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Photocopy of handwritten biographical sketches of family members. Cordelia Cox writes about Emeline Whiting Cox, Emma Peterson Cox, Jemima Losee Cox, Lydia Losee Cox, Frederick Walter Cox, and Isaac Morley. Also included is Cordelia Cox's testimony to the truthfullness of the Mormon faith. She also writes about her experiences as a plural wife of Frederick Cox.

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Photocopies of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The materials are biographies of members of the Crawford and Hansen families. These people were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most of them lived in Rockville and Oak Creek, Utah.

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Contains biography, certificates, and recordings related to the Eggertsen family. Materials date from between 1911 and 1977.

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The George S. and Algie Ballif collection consists of the personal and professional papers of these well-known Provo community leaders. Considering the length and significance of their respective careers, the collection is quite small, and seems to contain more materials about the Ballifs or materials given to them--clippings, awards, certificates, etc.--than papers created by them. Inclusive dates are 1918-1982 with the bulk of the material falling between 1960-1978.The George...