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Genealogy Notebooks

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 8-10

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Karl Maeser and Valeria Cheney Pack papers (1847-1998) consist of correspondence, school work, church materials, genealogy, financial materials, newspaper clippings, and materials related to the Western Pharmacal Company. The school materials relate to the educations of Valeria Cheney, Karl Maeser Pack, and their daughter, Evelyn Pack (Mrs. Alf Engen). The church materials include journals and logs from Karl Maeser Pack's L.D.S. mission. The genealogical materials include biographies of several family members as well as an extensive collection of pedigree charts and family group records.

The 2012 addendum (boxes 30-34 consists of materials similar to those previously donated. These boxes were briefly located in the Alan Engen Papers, and may be marked as such.

The 2013 addendum (boxes 35-47) consists mainly of an extensive collection of correspondence between Karl Maeser Pack (KMP) and Valeria Cheney Pack (VCP), nee Valeria Evelyn Cheney (VEC), as well as a limited amount of correspondence between Evelyn Pack (EP, Ms. Alf Engen) and her father, KMP. Box 46 contains a number of pressed flowers removed from the correspondence. These flowers are over 100 years old and require special handling.

Dates

  • 1847-1998

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.

Extent

From the Collection: 26.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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