| Title |
Rufus Chester Allen |
| Collection |
MSS B 289 The Works Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1941 |
| Source Container |
Box 1, Folder 11 |
| Date |
1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940 |
| Subject |
Allen, Rufus Chester, 1827-1915; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Ogden; Latter Day Saint pioneers--Biography; Immigrants--Utah--Biography |
| Spatial Coverage |
Washington County, Utah, United States; Iron County, Utah, United States |
| Creator |
Allen, Rufus Chester, 1827-1915 |
| Description |
Typescript of a biographical sketch of Rufus Chester Allen, from an interview in 1905, copied in the 1930s by Katie Webb for the Utah Works Progress Administration's "Pioneer personal history" survey. He was born in New York in 1827 and came to Utah in 1847 after serving in the Mormon Battalion. He helped emigrants come to Utah, explored southern Utah, and lived at Ogden, Virgin City, Kanarraville, Paragonah, and Saint George |
| Rights Management |
Online access. Reproduction and use by permission from Utah State History. |
| Publisher |
Published by Utah State History; digitized and hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Adobe Acrobat Pro X as a pdf. |
| Date Digital |
2016-04-19 |
| Contributor |
Webb, Katie; United States. Works Progress Administration. Utah Section |
| Language |
eng |
| Is Part of |
http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/B00289/B0289.xml |
| Scanning Technician |
Janelle Michaelis; Cedar Gonzales; Alexis Hansen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jd7203 |
| Setname |
dha_wpabs |
| ID |
700639 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd7203 |
