Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview, 1959

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Morris, Josie Bassett McKnight Wells, interviewee
Title
Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview
Dates
1959 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number
MS 0440
Summary
The Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview (1959) consist of a transcript of an oral history between Morris, G. E. Untermann, A. Russell Mortensen, and Everett L. Cooley.
Repository
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

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

Josie Bassett was born in 1870 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Herbert Beck Bassett. Her family moved to Brown's Park, Utah, in 1877. Josie married three times, the first to Jim McKnight, secondly to Emerson Wells, and thirdly to Ben Morris. Her first two husbands died, and she divorced the third. In 1919, Josie moved to Vernal where she spent most of her life.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview (1959) consist of a transcript of an oral history between Morris, G. E. Untermann, A. Russell Mortensen, and Everett L. Cooley. The interview took place in Vernal, Utah, when Morris was eighty-nine years old.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Antonette Chambers in 1984.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Cooley, Everett L. (contributor)
  • Mortensen, A. Russell (Arlington Russell) (contributor)
  • Untermann, Gerhard Ernest, 1864-1956 (contributor)

Geographical Names

  • Brown's Park (Utah)--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Oral histories