Biographies
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 181 Collections and/or Records:
Baltzar Hans Jacobson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0716
Abstract
The Baltzar Hans Jacobson papers (1883-1996) contain correspondence, journals, clippings and a substantial scrapbook documenting his life as student, educator and father. The collection also includes a small selection of documents of his wife, Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson.
Dates:
1883-1996
Karl and Vicki Beck Jacobson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2762
Abstract
The Karl and Vicki Beck Jacobson papers (1978-1995) consist of a biographical sketch, news clippings and a calendar produced by Jans Mountain Outfitters that features a photograph of Karl Jacobson.
Dates:
1978-1995
Bruce S. Jenkins papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1630
Abstract
The Bruce S. Jenkins papers (1974-1996) consist of speeches given during his career as a United States District Judge along with articles featuring Jenkins.
Dates:
1974-1996
Biography of the Jensen-Lauritzen families
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0537
Abstract
This collection consists of a carbon copy of typescript titled, "Biography of the Jensen-Lauritzen families who emigrated to Utah in the years of 1862 and 1864."
Dates:
undated
Jacob Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0331
Abstract
The Jacob Johnson papers include a biography of Johnson written by his daughter, a photocopy of a speech before Congress in 1914, and a photocopy of Johnson's certificate of appointment to the bench of the Utah Territorial First District Court. Jacob Johnson was a Utah territorial era lawyer and judge and a Utah delegate to Congress. He practiced law in San Juan, Grand, and Emery counties, Utah.
Dates:
circa 1860-1925
Peter G. Johnston papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1755
Abstract
The Peter G. Johnston papers (1896-1961) contain a photocopy of a letter between Johnston and David O. McKay, other correspondence, minutes of a meeting between McKay and the Oakland Temple District, and a paper titled "That Was Peter G: A Review of the Life of Peter Green Johnston" by Peter Budge Johnston. Johnston was a Scottish convert to the LDS Church. After emigrating to the United States around 1881, he became a sheep rancher in Idaho and a member of the Idaho state legislature in 1907.
Dates:
1896-1961
Stanley Jones papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042155913]
Identifier: MS 0335
Abstract
The Stanley Jones papers consist of materials concerning the 1979 commemorative trek by Stan Jones and Harvey C. Leake to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Wetherill-Cummings-Douglass expedition which "discovered" Rainbow Bridge. Included are biographies of Jones and Leake, historical background material, and an itinerary of the trek.
Dates:
1979
Timothy Kendell autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0041
Abstract
The Timothy Kendell autobiography (1861-1948) includes personal and family information, poetry, and a history of Uintah, Utah. The autobiography was compiled by Carolyn Kendell.
Dates:
1969 September
Walter Affleck Kerr papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0427
Abstract
The Walter Affleck Kerr papers (1862-1932) consist of Kerr's fifteen-page biography of George Montayne Marshall, an English professor at the University of Utah from 1896 to 1932. The content is basically about Marshall's teaching and schooling, and has very little on his personal life. There are many quotations by various people telling what kind of teacher (and man) Marshall was.
Dates:
1862-1932
Lauretta L. Kidman biography on Lauritz Larsen
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042319881]
Identifier: ACCN 0618
Abstract
The Lauretta L. Kidman biography on Lauritz Larsen details Lauritz's history, from his birth in Denmark to his death in Utah. Topics discussed include the conversion of the Larsen family, emigration to the United States, the journey across the plains in the Matthias F. Cowley party, his plural marriages, and his life in Spring City, Utah.
Dates:
1970