Pioneer personal history, Roy George

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Title Pioneer personal history, Roy George
Collection MSS B 289 The Works Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1941
Source Container Box 4, Folder 16
Date 1938-05-18; 1938-12-01
Subject George, Roy, 1880-1957; George, Henry, 1851-1934; George, Elizabeth Shelton, 1857-1918; Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona--Saint Johns; Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico--Ramah; Oral history; Latter Day Saint pioneers--Biography; Latter Day Saint churches--New Mexico--History; Latter Day Saint churches--Arizona--History
Spatial Coverage Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States; Saint Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States; Ramah, McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Creator George, Roy, 1880-1957
Description Typescript of answers by Roy George for a questionnaire filled out for Utah Works Progress Administration's "Pioneer personal history" survey by Alice G. MItchell in 1938; and a biographical sketch of Mr. George from an interview by Elvera Manful in 1939. He was born in Mendon, Utah, in 1880, son of Mormon pioneers who moved down to Saint John's, Arizona, and Ramah, New Mexico. They eventually settled at Montpelier, Idaho, where Roy was a miller for many years, until he became a barber and moved to Ogden
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 Mitchell, Alice G.; Manful, Elvera; 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/s6p86h56
Setname dha_wpabs
ID 702096
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p86h56
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