Scope and Contents Mrs. Haynes was born July 14, 1881 in Mississippi. In the interview, she is difficult to understand and there are many gaps in the conversation. She was unable to attend school of any sort because she had to help her mother take care of her eight siblings. She came to Utah in 1927 because her husband’s family, who had originally come to Utah with Brigham Young, was here. She tells stories about the family’s trip to Utah, and a bit about their history, describing how she cared for various family...

Scope and Contents Henry was born in Holsten Louisiana in 1920, where her father was tenant farmer. She then lived in Topeka Kansas where she lived with her grandfather, who was a minister. She describes feeling like she knew more than others her age while in school and that she was athletic and a bit of a tomboy. She went to segregated schools until junior high, which was integrated and she says she found this jarring. Her husband was a college graduate and worked as an aid to the state capitol while in Kansas....