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Ada Morrell Family scrapbook collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0355

Scope & Content

This collection consists of nine scrapbooks compiled by Ada Morrell which contain the family histories of several prominent families (Woolf, England, Seamons, Hambleton, and Morrell) of Hyde Park and Logan, Utah. Included are pedigree charts, family histories, individual and family photographs, LDS patriarchal blessings, court documents, educational records, and newspaper articles. Materials in the collection range in time from the settlement period of Cache Valley in the 1850s to modern times.

Dates

  • Creation: 1844-1980

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Ada Morrell Family Scrapbook Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

Ada Eliza England Morrell was born April 9, 1887 in Hyde Park Utah to Charles England and Phebe Almira Woolf England. Ada was a graduate of the Brigham Young College, a member of the Eliza R. Snow Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and was active in the leadership of her local LDS ward and stake. On May 26, 1909 Ada married Joseph P Morrell in Logan Utah, and would spend the majority of their lives together in Cache County Utah. Ada and Joseph lived through the deaths of three of their children, Thelma Ada, Evelyn, and Reid England Morrell all passed away between 1912 and 1928. Joseph Morrell passed away on August 23, 1973, four years later Ada passed away on December 5, 1977. Ada was survived by Adrian H. Morrell, Wendell G. Morrell, Helen Shelton, and Josephine Wadsworth.

Extent

9 Boxes (3.5 Linear Feet)

Abstract

The Ada Morrell Family Scrapbook Collection documents several families (Woolf, England, Morrell, Hambleton, and Seamons) mostly from Cache Valley, although a small portion of the collection does cover Tooele, Utah. The scrapbooks were compiled by Ada Eliza England Morrell.

Arrangement

The Ada Morrell Family Scrapbook Collection consists of nine boxes. Each box contains several folders and every folder holds multiple pages from Ada Morrell's scrapbook.

The scrapbooks are inventoried by two categories: Images and Non-images. All photographs are individually numbered and contain a unique ID such as 02:01:01.

Every item in the collection has been placed into a box and a folder; a listing of the contents of each box and folder is given below.

Custodial History

Scrapbooks collected and compiled by Ada England Morrell.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Reid B. Morrell in 2006.

Processing Information

Processed in October of 2007

Title
Guide to the Ada Morrell Family scrapbook collection, 1844-1980
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Trevor Alvord
Date
©2008
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)