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Ole Pettit papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0250

Scope and Contents

The Ole Pettit papers (1895-1944) consist of journals, notebooks, publications, programs, and miscellaneous items dealing with Pettit's time as a student at the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind in Ogden, Utah.

Dates

  • 1895-1944

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Ole Pettit was born 6 June 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended West High before transferring to the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind. He met his future wife, Sena Jensen, at this latter school and they were married in 1912. They settled on a small farm next to the Jordan River. Ole Pettit died around 1959.

Extent

1 Box (0.5 linear feet)

Abstract

The Ole Pettit papers (1895-1944) consist of journals, notebooks, publications, programs, and miscellaneous items dealing with Pettit's time as a student at the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind in Ogden, Utah.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0087).

Processing Information

Processed by Nancy Schlehuber Martin in 1981.
Title
Inventory of the Ole Pettit papers, 1895-1944
Author
Finding aid created by Nancy Schlehuber Martin
Date
© 1981 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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