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Margaret McNeil Ballard autobiography [typescript], 1850s-1917
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ballard, Margaret McNeil, 1846-1918
- Title
- Margaret McNeil Ballard autobiography [typescript]
- Dates
- 1850s-1917 (inclusive)18501917
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- MS 0126
- Summary
- The Margaret McNeil Ballard autobiography [typescript] (1850s-1917) describes her life as a Scottish-born LDS Church pioneer.
- 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
Margaret McNeil Ballard was born on 14 April 1846 to Thomas and Jeanette Reid McNeil in Tranent, Heddingtonshire, Scotland. As members of the LDS Church, her parents moved the family from Scotland to Utah around 1858. Margaret married Henry Ballard in 1861. She spent her life raising her children and serving in the LDS Church. She died in 1918.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Margaret McNeil Ballard autobiography [typescript] (1850s-1917) describes her life as a Scottish-born LDS Church pioneer. The last four pages contain biographical reminiscences by a relative or acquaintance written after her death.
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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint women--United States--Biography
- Latter Day Saints--Biography
Geographical Names
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography
- Logan (Utah)--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies
- Diaries
Finding aid prepared by Ann Reichman.
1978 (last modified: 2019)
