Biographies
Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:
Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers
The Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers (1883-2006) contains correspondence, family genealogies, clippings from her writing career, including the history of Magna, Utah. Alta Pehrson was active in the town of Magna, Utah, and was the first woman President of the Magna Chamber of Commerce.
Phillips Gallery records
The Phillips Gallery records (1950s-2006) contain materials reflecting the art and artists associated with this Salt Lake City, Utah, gallery.
Ann Pingree collection
The Ann Pingree collection (2011) consists of an autobiography of her grandmother, Alta Marilla Johnson Erickson Howard entitled This Magic World: The Life of Alta J. Howard.
Ethel M. Piper papers
The Ethel M. Piper papers (1930-1992) contain correspondence written by Ethel M. Cashmore Piper (b. 1892), as well as additional correspondence, news clippings, awards, eulogies, and a short biography. These items document her teaching career and 100th birthday. Piper was an elementary school teacher in Ogden, Utah (1918-1963).
Ivy Baker Priest papers
The Ivy Baker Priest papers (1889-1975) document the career of this U. S. Treasurer and California State Treasurer and are concerned primarily with national and California political issues. A Utah native, Priest (1905-1975) was active in Republican party activities, was an unsuccessful Utah congressional candidate in 1934 and 1950, and served on Utah's Women's Legislative Council.
Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees family history
The Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees family history (1988) details four generations of the descendents of Laura Burbank and David Morgan Rees.
John Reese biography
The John Reese biography consist of an undated typescript biography of John Reese (b. 1808), a Nevada settler who played a prominent role in the government of that state. The biography describes Reese's adventures in settling the West and gives information about Nevada history in general.
Agnes Just Reid papers
The Agnes Just Reid papers (1850-2004) consist of a biographical sketch, an oral history transcript (1972), personal correspondence, and biographical sketches and correspondence relating to her mother, Emma Thompson Bennett Just. Included are correspondence and other materials related to the publication of her book Letters of Long Ago.
William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy]
The William Fletcher Reynolds biography [photocopy] consist of a sketch of the life of William Fletcher Reynolds, Utah pioneer of 1852, dictated and prepared by his eldest daughter, Ellis Reynolds Shipp.
Standley Hunter Rich family papers
The Standley Hunter Rich family papers (1836-1971) consist of material representing the Hunter, Rich, and Standley families of Idaho, the Hunter family papers being the most complete. Included are genealogical records, the personal papers of Edward Hunter, biographies, autograph books, Rich family correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, and other materials.
Shirley Ririe papers
The Shirley Ririe papers (1946-2010) consist mainly of programs, announcements, and news clippings pertaining to Ririe and the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Also included are correspondence, biographical information, and miscellaneous personal material. Shirley Ririe is a co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, which is based in Salt Lake City.
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company records
The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company records (1950s-2010) consist of various materials reflecting the conception, business, and artistic aspects of this company, founded in 1964 by Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Suzy Harris Rytting papers [photocopies]
The Suzy Harris Rytting papers (1944-1988) consist of photocopied clippings and other documents covering Suzy Harris Rytting's career in ski racing and her election to the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1988. Suzy Harris Rytting is a ski racer. She was a member of the 1952 U.S. Olympic team.
Saving the Legacy collection
This collection consists of items donated by World War II veterans in conjunction with their oral history interviews conducted by the American West Center. This collection is ongoing, and items will be added periodically.
Alan Schoenberger papers
William C. Seifrit papers
Linda Sillitoe papers
The Linda Sillitoe papers (1940-1996) contain handwritten and typed manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as research files consisting of news clippings, correspondence, articles, promotional materials, and other documents. Included are drafts and correspondence for a biography of Lowell L. Bennion by Mary Bradford for which Linda Sillitoe served as editor. Sillitoe is a writer and poet.
SL-1 Film records
The film SL-1 is a chilling re-enactment of the first fatal nuclear accident in the United States by Diane Orr and C Larry Robert, indie filmmakers from Salt Lake City. This collection includes flyers, newspaper/magazine clippings, and correspondence, tell of the making of the film, the chronology of events, biographies of the filmakers, as well as reviews of the documentary.
Amanda Barnes Smith papers
The Amanda Barnes Smith papers (1809-1886, 1921) consists of a typescript of a journal written by Amanda Smith and consists of a family history of Smith and of many of her descendents. Included in the collection is a typescript of an article written by Hulda Cordelia Thurston Smith addressed to her children and grandchildren.
Bess Foster Smith papers
The Bess Foster Smith papers consist of a five-page biography of George Washington Hill written by Smith, but based on a manuscript by Theresa Snow Hill, a descendent of Hill.