Biographies
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Utah Order of Women Legislators records
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.
Utah State Society Daughters of the Revolution records
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.
Lucy May Van Cott papers
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).
Bruce A. Van Orden papers
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.
Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan papers
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 Included are handbills, artwork, announcements, flyers, poetry, religious materials, and Dorothy's unpublished master's thesis.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.
Stewart Van Vliet papers
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.
Harold George Wagstaff autobiography
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.
Walker family papers
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.
Glenn Walker Wallace papers
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
Florence Ellen Ware papers
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.