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Biographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:

Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0186
Abstract

The Utah Federation of Women's Republican Clubs records (1929-1971) consist of minute books, newsletters, convention resolutions, scrapbooks, and financial and membership papers.

Dates: 1929-1971

Utah Medical Association Alliance records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2587
Abstract The Utah Medical Association Alliance records (1924-2005) present the history of the organization beginning with its establishment in 1922. This collection consists of scrapbooks describing annual activities, events, budgets, officers, and board meetings of the organization. The records also contain information and materials related to the chapters of the Utah Medical Auxiliary Association which includes Salt Lake County Chapter, Davis County Chapter, Weber County Chapter, and the University...
Dates: 1924-2005

Utah Order of Women Legislators records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0152
Abstract

The Utah Order of Women Legislators records (1933-1986) consist of a minute book, scrapbooks, biographical sketches, correspondence, resolutions, and bicentennial materials for this women's organization.

Dates: 1933-1986

Utah State Society Daughters of the Revolution records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0153
Abstract

The Utah State Society Daughters of the Revolution records (1898-1984) consist of minute books, membership admissions, financial records, correspondence, biographies, scrapbooks, and other materials relating to the society.

Dates: 1898-1984

Lucy May Van Cott papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0717
Abstract

The Lucy May Van Cott papers (1920s-1955) contain correspondence and notes relating to Lucy May Van Cott, as well as genealogy and various personal items which she collected. Van Cott served as Dean of Women at the University of Utah (1907-1931).

Dates: 1920s-1955

Bruce A. Van Orden papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1388
Abstract

The Bruce A. Van Orden papers (1981-1993) consist mainly of articles by Van Orden on subjects such as W.W. Phelps, celestial marriage, Brigham Young, hymns, Joseph Smith Jr., and scripture. Family history records and other personal information are also included.

Dates: 1981-1993

Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0281
Abstract

The Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan papers (1876-1984) consist of personal and family materials. Included are handbills, artwork, announcements, flyers, poetry, religious materials, and Dorothy's unpublished master's thesis. Dorothy Van Stipriaan (1909-1976) was a member of Salt Lake City's prominent Shepherd family. She was appointed head of the library's Fine Arts Department in 1966.

Dates: 1876-1984

Stewart Van Vliet papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042319907]
Identifier: ACCN 0679
Abstract

The Stewart Van Vliet papers (1859-1980) contain articles concerning Van Vliet as well as photocopies of photographs and correspondence. Van Vliet (1815-1901) was an army officer who supplied armies in the Utah War and the American Civil War.

Dates: 1859-1980

Harold George Wagstaff autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042068033]
Identifier: ACCN 0759
Abstract

This collection consists of a typewritten autobiography of Harold George Wagstaff of Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes biographies of his children and genealogies of the Wagstaff family.

Dates: circa 1900s

Walker family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0463
Abstract

The Walker family papers (1838-1883) consist of biographical accounts of various Walker family members during the 1880s. The Walker family was prominent in Utah's mining and banking industries.

Dates: 1838-1883

Glenn Walker Wallace papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1141
Abstract

The Glenn Walker Wallace papers (1860s-1991) consist of personal, financial, and business materials relating to the lives of Glenn Walker Wallace (1898-1988) and her family. Wallace was a Utah musician and dancer who was co-founder of the Utah Symphony and Ballet West. She was the daughter of Matthew H. Walker, co-founder and president of the Walker Bank and Trust Company and the wife of John McChrystal Wallace, president of the bank from 1944 to 1957

Dates: 1860s-1991

Florence Ellen Ware papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2224
Abstract

The Florence Ellen Ware papers (1895-1967) consist of a variety of materials relating to this Utah artist. Included are catalogs, news articles, writings, programs, diaries, correspondence, drawings, and various ephemera. Ware was a painter, illustrator, costume designer, interior designer, and muralist. She is probably best remembered for her murals at Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah.

Dates: 1895-1967

Tim Wengerd papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1122
Abstract

The Tim Wengerd papers (1985-1989) contain clippings, a biographical sketch, and articles about Wengerd's career as a dancer and choreographer with the Repertory Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1985-1989

Jean M. Westwood papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0112
Abstract

The Jean M. Westwood papers (1934-1995) contain much that is applicable to national, Utah, and Arizona politics, as well as the women's movement. Included are correspondence, speeches and articles, and a variety of documents resulting from her affiliation with various political and civic organizations, as well as her leadership in the Democratic party at both the state (Utah and Arizona) and national levels.

Dates: 1934-1995

Charles Willden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0325
Abstract

The Charles Willden family papers (1949-1963) consist of materials primarily relating to Charles (1806-1883) and Elliott Willden, Charles' son. Included is a biography of Charles Willden, an early settler of southern Utah, compiled by his great granddaughter, Jennie Jensen Hancock. The biography includes diary extracts from an LDS mission to England in 1847 and family group sheets. Also included is a biography of his son, Elliott Willden, by Manila May Willden Hardy.

Dates: 1949-1963

Joseph S. Willes biography on William Willes

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042321663]
Identifier: MS 0355
Abstract

The Joseph S. Willes biography on William Willes consist of a brief biographical sketch of the life of William Willes, with excerpts from several journals kept by him, by Joseph S. Willes, a grandson. The subjects summarized give a biographical sketch of Willes' conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, persecution he suffered as a result, his mission to India and England, and his life in Utah.

Dates: undated

Thomas S. Williams chronology compiled and edited by James W. Moss

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042140691]
Identifier: ACCN 2957
Abstract

The Thomas S. Williams chronology (2013) was compiled and edited by James W. Moss and is entitled, "Walking Tall in Utah Territory: The Chronology of Thomas S. Williams and His Father, Alexander with Alexander Williams' Genealogy Addendum." Included are research materials collected by Moss while compiling the history.

Dates: 2013

Marian Robertson Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0202
Abstract The Marian Robertson Wilson papers (1920s-2013) consist of correspondence, article drafts, writings, research materials and other papers. The bulk of the materials relate to Wilson's writings about her father, Leroy J. Robertson, a world-renowned musician and composer, and her research into coptic studies. Wilson (b. 1926) is a musician, as well as a linguist and teacher. She has been recognized internationally as music editor of Coptic Encyclopedia and has lectured and taught at...
Dates: 1920s-2013

O. Meredith Wilson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS 0389
Abstract

The O. Meredith Wilson papers (1961) consist of a biographical sketch and materials relating to Wilson's Milton Bennion Memorial Lecture at the University of Utah. Also included are materials pertaining to Wilson's inauguration as president of the University of Minnesota, including a microfilmed scrapbook.

Dates: 1961

Joan Woodbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2384
Abstract

The Joan Woodbury papers (1936-2010) consist mainly of dance materials generated from Woodbury's years teaching at the University of Utah and her career as co-founder of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Included are programs, announcements, news articles, correspondence, biographical papers, notes, reports, minutes, travel information, and other dance-related materials.

Dates: 1936-2010