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Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0440

Scope and Contents

The Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview (1959) consist of a transcript of an oral history between Morris, G. E. Untermann, A. Russell Mortensen, and Everett L. Cooley. The interview took place in Vernal, Utah, when Morris was eighty-nine years old.

Dates

  • 1959

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

Josie Bassett was born in 1870 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Herbert Beck Bassett. Her family moved to Brown's Park, Utah, in 1877. Josie married three times, the first to Jim McKnight, secondly to Emerson Wells, and thirdly to Ben Morris. Her first two husbands died, and she divorced the third. In 1919, Josie moved to Vernal where she spent most of her life.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

The Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview (1959) consist of a transcript of an oral history between Morris, G. E. Untermann, A. Russell Mortensen, and Everett L. Cooley.

Processing Information

Processed by Antonette Chambers in 1984.
Title
Inventory of the Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview, 1959
Author
Finding aid prepared by Antonette Chambers
Date
© 1984 (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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