Biographies
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Alberta Hunt Nicholson papers
The Alberta Hunt Nicholson papers (1940-1997) contain materials regarding Nicholson's involvement with aviation from 1940-1990. Nicholson (1914-2002) was one of the first women test pilots to fly for the United States Air Force. She was a member of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II, from 1943 until the group was disbanded in 1944.
Matthew Frederick and Claire Wilcox Noall papers
The Matthew Frederick and Claire Wilcox Noall papers (1805-1970s) consist of the Noalls' personal and professional records, as well as records passed on to them by their ancestors.
Chieko N. Okazaki papers
Mildred Harris Olson biography on Ole Van Harris and Annie May Perry Harris
The Mildred Harris Olson biography on Ole Van Harris and Annie May Perry Harris (1986) consist of a 25-page typescript entitled "History of Ole Van Harris and Wife, Annie May Perry Harris."
Gladys Young Orlob papers
The Gladys Young Orlob papers (1908-1949) contains biographical information, an article written by Orlob about Brigham Young, news clippings, and a copy of Marchen und Erzahlungen fur Unfanger, a German language reader, with pencil drawings and notations.
Helen Zeese Papanikolas papers
The Helen Zeese Papanikolas papers (1954-2001) contain materials concerning the research and writing of this Utah historian and folklorist. Included are correspondence, research files, news clippings, oral history manuscripts, published and unpublished articles.
John Parker biography
The John Parker (1812-1886) biography was written by his daughter, Alice Parker Isom. Parker was an early Mormon convert and settler in Dixie, Utah.
Joshua Hughes Paul papers
The Joshua Hughes Paul papers (1800s-1900s) consist of a biography of Joshua Hughes Paul taken from his diaries, essays and poetry written by Paul and others.
Eva A. Paxman biography on Olive Alger Truman
The Eva A. Paxman biography on Olive Alger Truman (b. 1894), a southern Utah nursing home administrator, is titled "Look Up, Laugh and Live." Truman began one of the area's first aged-care facilities.
Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers
The Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers (1883-2006) contains correspondence, family genealogies, clippings from her writing career, including the history of Magna, Utah. Alta Pehrson was active in the town of Magna, Utah, and was the first woman President of the Magna Chamber of Commerce.