Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
-
Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Family Documents, Journals and Notebooks
- School Materials of Valeria Cheney
- School Materials of Karl Maeser Pack
- School Materials of Evelyn Pack and Assorted School Materials
- L.D.S. Mission Materials of Karl Maeser Pack and Church Materials
- L.D.S. Church Materials
- Genealogy Materials
- Correspondence
- Western Pharmacal Company
- Family Property and Financial Materials
- Published Material
- General Materials
- Oversize Materials
- Personal Papers and Correspondence
- Business Papers and Correspondence
- Subject Files
- General Materials
- Subject Files A-Z
- Correspondence
- Oversize Materials
- Names and Subjects
Karl Maeser and Valeria Cheney Pack papers, 1847-1998
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pack, Karl Maeser, 1890-1949
- Title
- Karl Maeser and Valeria Cheney Pack papers
- Dates
- 1847-1998 (inclusive)19151932
- Quantity
- 26.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1993
- Summary
- The Karl Maeser and Valeria Cheney Pack papers (1847-1998) consist of correspondence, school work, church materials, genealogy, financial materials, newspaper clippings, and materials related to the Western Pharmacal Company. The school materials relate to the educations of Valeria Cheney, Karl Maeser Pack, and their daughter, Evelyn Pack (Mrs. Alf Engen). The church materials include journals and logs from Karl Maeser Pack's L.D.S. mission. The genealogical materials include biographies of several family members as well as an extensive collection of pedigree charts and family group records.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Karl Maeser Pack (1890-1949) was born in Woods Cross, Utah, to Walker Xenophon Pack and Bertha Marie Charlotte Zahler. He spent three years serving as a missionary for the L.D.S. Church in the Swiss-German Mission and was one of the last missionaries to leave the mission after World War I began. In 1916, he married Valeria Cheney. Karl Maeser Pack worked as an elementary school teacher, an insurance salesman, and an entomologist for the U.S. government. He later obtained a degree in pharmacy from the Capitol College of Pharmacy and established the Western Pharmacal Company. He was also a partner in the Alf Engen Company which was established with his daughter, Evelyn, and her husband, Alf Engen. He was actively involved in church and community organizations, including the Kiwanis Club, until his death in 1949.
Valeria Cheney Pack (1891-1985) was born in Centerville, Utah, to William Evans Cheney and Rosena Lucas. She attended the Latter-day Saints' University. She was known for her writing and for her musical abilities on the piano and organ. Karl Maeser and Valeria Cheney Pack had five daughters, Evelyn (Mrs. Alf Engen), Mariel (Mrs. David Gardner), Rosalind, Aleen Amanda, and Karla Mae (Mrs. Donald Bennion). After Karl Maeser Pack's death, Valeria Cheney Pack assumed management of Western Pharmacal Company and was an active partner in the Alf Engen Company. She was a member of the Davis Stake Genealogical Committee and extensively researched her family history. She was also actively involved in church and community activities until her death in 1985.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Karl Maeser and Valeria Cheney Pack papers (1847-1998) consist of correspondence, school work, church materials, genealogy, financial materials, newspaper clippings, and materials related to the Western Pharmacal Company. The school materials relate to the educations of Valeria Cheney, Karl Maeser Pack, and their daughter, Evelyn Pack (Mrs. Alf Engen). The church materials include journals and logs from Karl Maeser Pack's L.D.S. mission. The genealogical materials include biographies of several family members as well as an extensive collection of pedigree charts and family group records.
The 2012 addendum (boxes 30-34 consists of materials similar to those previously donated. These boxes were briefly located in the Alan Engen Papers, and may be marked as such.
The 2013 addendum (boxes 35-47) consists mainly of an extensive collection of correspondence between Karl Maeser Pack (KMP) and Valeria Cheney Pack (VCP), nee Valeria Evelyn Cheney (VEC), as well as a limited amount of correspondence between Evelyn Pack (EP, Ms. Alf Engen) and her father, KMP. Box 46 contains a number of pressed flowers removed from the correspondence. These flowers are over 100 years old and require special handling.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Family Documents, Journals and NotebooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Certificate of Election of Zacheus Cheney |
1859 |
| 1 | 2 | Marriage Certification for Thomas Snowden Rowland and Emma Rosalia Cheney |
1883 |
| 1 | 3 | Certificate of Marriage of William E. Cheney and Rosena Lucas |
1888 |
| 1 | 4 | Journal of Walter X. Pack |
1898 |
| 1 | 5 | Wedding Invitation for the Marriage of Valeria Evelyn Cheney and Karl Maeser Pack |
1916 |
| 1 | 6 | Birth Announcement for Evelyn Pack |
1917 |
| 1 | 7 | Funeral Services for Bertha Z. Pack |
1926 |
| 1 | 8 | Funeral Services for Karl Maeser Pack |
1949 |
| 1 | 9 | Last Will and Testament of Karl M. Pack |
1949-1952 |
| 1 | 10 | Obituary of Valeria Cheney Pack |
1985 |
| 1 | 11 | Constitution and By-laws of the John Pack Family Association |
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| 1 | 12 | Pack Family Documents |
1847-1947 |
| 1 | 13 | Daughters of Utah Pioneers Membership Application |
1955 |
| 1 | 14 | Writing |
1887 |
| 1 | 15 | Scrapbook |
1898 |
| 1 | 16 | Notebook |
1898-1899 |
| 1 | 17 | Assorted Notebooks |
1912-1917 |
| 1 | 18 | Notebook |
1920 |
| 1 | 19 | Day Planner |
1949 |
School Materials of Valeria CheneyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | School Notebooks |
1903-1905 |
| 2 | 2-3 | School Notebooks |
1908 |
| 2 | 4 | Sewing Notebook |
1908-1909 |
| 2 | 5 | School papers |
1908-1909 |
| 2 | 6-7 | School Notebooks |
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| 2 | 8 | Assorted Academic Materials of Valeria Cheney |
1902-1914 |
School Materials of Karl Maeser PackReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | School Notebook |
1907-1908 |
| 3 | 2 | Geology Notebook |
1920 |
| 3 | 3 | Chemistry Workbook |
1934 |
| 3 | 4 | School Notebook |
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| 3 | 5 | Assorted Academic Materials of Karl Maeser Pack |
1901-1921 |
School Materials of Evelyn Pack and Assorted School MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 |
Book Report on
Silas Marner
|
1919 |
| 4 | 2 | Geography Notebook |
|
| 4 | 3 | Report on Utah |
|
| 4 | 4-5 | Davis High School Yearbooks |
1934-1935 |
| 4 | 6 | Davis High School Yearbook Layout |
1935 |
| 4 | 7 | Davis High School Yearbook |
1935 |
| 4 | 8 | Davis High School Graduation Diploma of Evelyn Pack |
1935 |
| 4 | 9 | Assorted Academic Materials of Evelyn Pack |
1933-1936 |
| 4 | 10 | Assorted School Materials |
1890-1954 |
L.D.S. Mission Materials of Karl Maeser Pack and Church MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1-2 | Missionary Logs |
1912-1915 |
| 5 | 3 | Missionary Journal |
1912-1915 |
| 5 | 4 |
Laurence Fossler;
Material for Practical German Conversation
|
1904 |
| 5 | 5 | German Bible |
|
| 5 | 6 | Teacher Training Notebook |
1926 |
L.D.S. Church MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | L.D.S. Church Materials
This folder includes an 1843 Elder's License of Elijah Cheney which was signed by Joseph Smith. A photocopy is in the collection, and the original has been placed in the safe in the Manuscripts Division.
|
1843-1966 |
| 6 | 2 | Church Notebook |
|
| 6 | 3 | Patriarchal Blessings
This folder includes transcripts of blessings given by John Smith to Amanda Miller Cheney and Zacheus Cheney.
|
1864-1865 |
| 6 | 4 | Patriarchal Blessing of Valeria Evelyn Cheney Pack |
1917 |
| 6 | 5 |
Improvement Era
|
1924-1929 |
| 6 | 6-9 |
The Instructor
|
1935-1936 |
| 6 | 10 | L.D.S. Family Record |
Genealogy MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | Genealogy Correspondence |
1915-1969 |
| 7 | 2 |
Frederick J. Pack;
The Life of John Pack
|
1958 |
| 7 | 3 | Family Biographies
This folder includes biographies of James Lucas, William Hynes Evans, Frances Achsa Cheney, Emma Rosalia Cheney Rowland, Valeria Evelyn Cheney Pack, and Zacheus/Zachery Cheney.
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| 7 | 4 | Family Biographies
This folder includes biographies of William Evans Cheney, Hannah Benner Evans, Rosena Lucas Cheney, and Elijah Cheney.
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| 7 | 5 | Biographical Account of William Evans Cheney's Life |
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| 7 | 6-7 | Notebooks with Family Biographies |
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| 7 | 8-10 | Genealogy Notebooks |
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| 7 | 11 | Genealogical Research Materials |
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| 7 | 12 |
Walter M. Everton;
The How Book For Genealogists
|
1948 |
| 7 | 13 |
William H. Prince;
Genealogical Work Shop: A Basic Course
|
1955 |
| 8 | 1-3 | Genealogical Research Materials |
1956-1998 |
| 8 | 4-7 | Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records |
1981 |
| 8 | 8-9 | Pedigree Charts, Family Group Records, and Personal Records |
|
| 8 | 10-12 | Family Group Records |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 9 | Correspondence |
1851-1912 | |
| 10 | Correspondence |
1913-1917 | |
| 11 | Correspondence |
1917-1925 | |
| 12 | Correspondence |
1926-1949 | |
| Folder | |||
| 13 | 1 | Correspondence |
1950-1979 |
| 13 | 2 | Correspondence, Karl Maeser Pack to Valeria Cheney Pack
This folder includes a letter with an envelope that reads "To be opened only in the event of my death."
|
1929 |
| 13 | 3 | Correspondence |
|
| 13 | 4 | Greeting Cards |
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| 13 | 5 | Christmas Cards |
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| 13 | 6-8 | Postcards |
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Western Pharmacal CompanyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 14 | 1 | Western Pharmacal Company |
1937-1952 |
| 14 | 2 | Cash Receipts Ledger |
1926-1928 |
| 14 | 3 | Purchase and Sales Ledger |
1926-1930 |
| 14 | 4 | Western Pharmacal Company Share Ledger |
1926-1937 |
| 14 | 5 | Purchase and Sales Ledger and Cash Receipts Ledger |
1930-1934 |
| 14 | 6 |
Pharmic Ute
|
1949-1954 |
Family Property and Financial MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | Family Property and Estate Materials |
1858-1968 |
| 15 | 2 | Financial Documents Related to Cheney Property |
1916-1927 |
| 15 | 3 | Abstract of Title to Part of Lot 3, Block BA, Big Creek Plat, Centerville |
|
| 15 | 4 | Stock Shares |
1867-1925 |
| 15 | 5 | Warranty Deeds |
1890-1940 |
| 15 | 6-7 | Tax Materials |
1856-1931 |
| 15 | 8-11 | Financial Materials |
1852-1955 |
| 16 | 1 | Financial Ledger |
1852-1892 |
| 16 | 2 | Log of Tithing Paid at the City |
1863-1874 |
| 16 | 3-8 | Financial Logs |
1904-1927 |
| 17 | 1-2 | Bank Statements and Checks |
1911-1921 |
| 17 | 3 | Checks |
1899-1900 |
| 17 | 4-9 | Checkbooks |
1907-1922 |
Published MaterialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1 | Vest-Pocket Guides
This folder includes Dickson's Vest-Pocket Writing-Desk Book and Conklin's Vest-Pocket Argument Settler.
|
1895-1905 |
| 18 | 2 |
John Ruskin;
The King of the Golden River
|
1898 |
| 18 | 3 |
The Knack of Selling, First--Mapping Out the Canvass
|
1912 |
| 18 | 4 | German Booklets |
1913-1914 |
| 18 | 5 |
Basle, Switzerland, Guide Through Basle and Environs
|
1915 |
| 18 | 6 |
Life Insurance Salesmanship,
Missouri State Life Insurance Company
|
1917 |
| 18 | 7 |
Frederick Wick;
The Boys' Glee Club
|
1929 |
| 18 | 8 |
Utah Educational Review
|
1935 |
| 18 | 9 |
The Executive Record and Travel Guide
|
1949 |
| 18 | 10 |
Victory Map of New Central Europe
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General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | Membership Fee Receipt Log, Centerville Community Club |
1921 |
| 19 | 2-4 | Membership Rosters, Kiwanis Club of Salt Lake City |
1947-1949 |
| 19 | 5 | Concert Programs |
1909-1915 |
| 19 | 6 | Assorted Events, Dances, and Plays |
1914-1936 |
| 19 | 7-8 | Recipe Books |
1910-1931 |
| 19 | 9 |
Gem Chopper Cook Book
|
1902 |
| 19 | 10 | Specifications for a Pressed Brick Residence at Woods Cross, Utah |
1910-1915 |
| 19 | 11 | Travel Document Organizer |
1912-1929 |
| 20 | 1 | Assorted Materials |
|
| 20 | 2-3 | Memorabilia |
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| 20 | 4 | Ephemera |
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| 21 | Newspaper Clippings |
Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 22 | Assorted Certificates and Memorabilia
This box includes a Karl Maeser Pack's graduation diploma from the Capitol College of Pharmacy. It also includes a graduation diploma for Winifred Louise Rees and an assortment of other certificates and memorabilia.
|
1942-1943 |
| 23 | Sheet Music |
|
| 24 | Scrapbooks |
1914-1926 |
| 25 | Pharmacy Notebooks |
1942 |
| 26 | College Scrapbook |
1908-1909 |
| 27 | Chemistry Notebook |
1943-1944 |
| 28 | Assorted Memorabilia and Ephemera |
|
| 29 | Insect Collection |
Personal Papers and CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 30 | 1 | Personal |
1938-1952 |
| 30 | 2-4 | Early Correspondence |
1914-1916 |
| 30 | 5 | Later Correspondence |
1930-1950 |
| 30 | 6 | Insurance Policies, Stocks, Recipts, tc |
1919-1942 |
| 30 | 7 | Farm Papers, Warantees, Deeds, etc |
1931-1942 |
| 30 | 8 | Re: Sale of vacant land on Parrish Lane |
1960s-1970s |
| 30 | 9 | Registration Certificates, Colorado and Nevada |
1940s |
Business Papers and CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 31 | 1-3 | Western Pharmacal Company: H.B. Wilson, Re: Trademarks |
1945-1953 |
| 31 | 4 | Laboratory Machinery - Bought |
1946 |
| 31 | 5 | Western Pharmacal Company - Form Letters |
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| 31 | 6 | Summer Snow Correspondence and Ownership Info |
1955-1961 |
| 31 | 7 | Summer Snow and the Los Angeles County Fair |
1960 |
Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 32 | 1 | American Pharmaceutical Asociation |
1944-1948 |
| 32 | 2 | The Consolidated Capital Companies Materails |
1980-1986 |
| 32 | 3 | Estate, W.X. Pack |
1928-1938 |
| 32 | 4 | Hill, Golden R. |
|
| 32 | 5 | McQuarrie, Dr. Evan D |
1947-1949 |
| 32 | 6 | Moore, Chas D., Attorney at Law |
1939 |
| 32 | 7 | Pharmacueticals |
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| 32 | 8 | Pack, Dr. R.X. |
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| 32 | 9 | Utah Power and Light 1st Mortgage Bond, due 2016 |
1986-1992 |
| 32 | 10 | Utah Bank and Trust |
1964-1990 |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 33 | Correspondence by Letter |
1913-1914 |
| 34 | Subject Files by Letter |
1910-1920 |
| 35 | Personal Papers
Birthday Cards, Wedding Inviations, KMP Mission Call, etc.
|
1910-1940 |
| 36 | Western Pharmacal Materials
Tax documents, formulas, legal documents, etc.
|
1930s-1970s |
Subject Files A-ZReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 37 | 1 | Abstract of Title Lots 9 and 10 Roseland Addn, Alf and Evelyn Engen |
circa 1940 |
| 37 | 2 | American Building and Loan Rates |
circa 1915 |
| 37 | 3 | Centerville Liberty League Meeting Minutes |
1918 |
| 37 | 4 | Centerville Liberty League Ledger (KMP Secretary and Treasurer) |
1918 |
| 37 | 5 | Centerville 2nd Ward Relief Society Report |
1922 |
| 37 | 6 | Arthur B. Margetts and Amanda E. Cheney Marriage Certificate |
1894 |
| 37 | 7 | Clippings |
1910-1930 |
| 37 | 8 | "The Johnson Agency" Notepad, property of KMP |
1910-1916 |
| 37 | 9 | KMP Formulas (Personal) |
circa 1920 |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 38 | Correspondence: KMP to VEC |
1910-1912 |
| 39 | Correspondence: KMP to VEC |
1913 |
| 40 | Correspondence: VEC to KMP |
1912-1914 |
| 41 | Correspondence: KMP to VEC |
1914-1915 |
| 42 | Correspondence: KMP to VEC |
1915-1923 |
| 43 | Correspondence: KMP to VEC |
1924 |
| 44 | Correspondence: KMP and VEC |
1920-1934 |
| 45 | Correspondence: KMP and VEC, Special Correspondence
Includes undated items, orphaned items, postcards, and other misc. correspondence.
|
1910-1940 |
Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 46 | Pressed Flowers
Pressed flowers removed from correspondence. These items require special handling.
|
1910-1940 |
| 47 | General Materials
Frederick Remington prints, other oversized art prints, KMP High School Diploma.
|
1910-1940 |
| 48 | Collected artwork
This box contains only reproductions.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Pack, Valeria Cheney--Archives
Family Names
- Cheney family
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
Finding aid prepared by Aaron Curtis
2011 (last modified: 2020)
