Fern Flagler Peery papers, 1840-2008
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Peery, Fern Flagler
- Title
- Fern Flagler Peery papers
- Dates
- 1840-2008 (inclusive)18402008
- Quantity
- 10.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2473
- Summary
- The Fern Flagler Peery papers (1840-2008) contain correspondence, diaries, vital records, genealogy, and news clippings of Peery and her family members. Also included is family history research.
- 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 Note
Fern Flagler was born 13 January 1917 in Elko, Nevada, the daughter of Robert H. Flagler and Elizabeth Fisher Flagler. In 1936 she married Frank E. Larson Jr., and had two children, Frankie and Brent. The couple divorced sometime in the 1940s. Fern was married again in 1949 to University of Utah professor Joseph S. Peery and had two children, Teri and Tana. They divorced in 1991.
Content Description
The Fern Flagler Peery papers (1840-2008) contain correspondence, diaries, vital records, genealogy, news clippings and scrapbooks. The bulk of correspondence is regarding Fern F. Peery's children, and second husband Joe. The collection houses many books and newspaper clippings regarding Henry Morrison Flagler, the Father of Miami, a relative of Fern F. Peery. Also of note are two tubes containing numerous brass rubbings made by Fern. Where possible, original order of the creator has been maintained.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Diaries and Memorabilia
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Description: Birth, Death, and Marriage CertificatesDates: 1911-2000Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Insurance PapersDates: 1940sContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Memorabilia
Folders 3 and 4 contain personal material gathered by Fern, including news clippings about various gardening awards she had won, her 50 year high school reunion, poetry, and photocopies of her marriage license to Frank Larson.
Dates: 1938-1997Container: Box 1, Folder 3-4 -
Description: Cambridge Trip DiaryDates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 5-6
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Description: European Trip DiaryDates: 1968-1969Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Correspondence
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Description: Frankie's LettersDates: 1939-1981Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Brent P. Larson, Vital RecordsDates: 1940-1973Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Brent, School PapersContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Brent and Frankie, Car AccidentDates: 1947Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Brent, Navy CorrespondenceDates: 1959-1968Container: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: Teri and TanaDates: 1968-2008Container: Box 2, Folder 6-7
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Description: Letters regarding JoeDates: 1946-1995Container: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: Fern and Joe's WeddingDates: 1949Container: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: Kids and GrandkidsDates: 1974-2002Container: Box 3, Folder 3-4
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Description: Fern's Family Letters, R. H. Flagler, Beth and Ruth
Contains letters from father, Robert Henry Flagler, and sisters Beth Flagler Spratt and Ruth Flagler Barnabei.
Dates: 1907-1969Container: Box 3, Folder 5-6 -
Description: Vardis Fisher
Fern's mother, Elizabeth Fisher Flagler, was a cousin to Vardis Fisher.
Dates: 1840-1991Container: Box 3, Folder 7 -
Description: Leroy Fisher FlaglerDates: 1939-1965Container: Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: Blank PostcardsContainer: Box 3, Folder 9
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Daughters of the American Revolution and Books on Brass Rubbings
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Description: Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage ChartsContainer: Box 4, Folder 1-2
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Description: DAR Salt Lake Valley Chapter YearbookDates: 1996-1998Container: Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: Monumental Brasses , Herbert MacklinDates: 1966Container: Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: Monumental Brasses in Cambridgeshire and the Isle of ElyDates: 1968Container: Box 4, Folder 5
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Henry Morrison Flagler
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Description: Henry Morrison Flagler, Magazine and News ClippingsDates: 1976-1998Container: Box 5, Folder 1
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Description: The Henry Morrison Flagler MuseumDates: 1975Container: Box 5, Folder 2
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Description: The Flagler Story and Memorial ChurchDates: 1975Container: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: Edward N. Akin, Flagler: Rockefeller Partner and Florida BaronDates: 1988Container: Box 5, Folder 4
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Description: Sidney Walter Martin, Florida's FlaglerDates: 1949Container: Box 5, Folder 5
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Description: David A. Redding, Flagler and His ChurchDates: 1970Container: Box 5, Folder 6
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Description: Sandra Wallus Sammons, Henry Flagler: Builder of FloridaContainer: Box 5, Folder 7
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Poetry Books
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Description: Henry Drummond, The Greatest Thing in the WorldContainer: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Ted Malone, ed. Pack Up Your TroublesDates: 1942Container: Box 6, Folder 2
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Description: James J. Metcalfe, Poem PortraitsDates: 1948Container: Box 6, Folder 3
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Description: Ogden Nash, The Face Is FamiliarDates: 1941Container: Box 6, Folder 4
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Oversize Materials
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Description: Awards and Certificates
Box 7 includes certificates awarded to Fern for perfect attendance in elementary school, bowling league awards, wine labels, and a cork from a bottle of champagne served and Fern and Joseph S. Peery's wedding in 1949.
Dates: 1920-1968Container: Box 7 -
Description: Neighborhood Garden Club ScrapbookDates: 1984-1985Container: Box 8
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Description: Brass Rubbings
Boxes 9 and 10 contain brass rubbings done by Fern Flagler Peery, most likely during her stay in Cambridge in 1966. Most are done in black wax on white paper, with a few done in blue and copper. Of note, there are several rubbings of the Lace Lady, as well as various religious figures.
Container: Tube 9-10 -
Description: Scrapbooks
Box 11 contains two scrapbooks of new clippings created by Tera Hunter, Fern's granddaughter. Box 12 contains a scrapbook of the Neighborhood Garden Club.
Dates: 1984-1987Container: Box 11-12 -
Description: Posters
Tubes 14 and 15 contain an assortment of posters, including a map of open spaces in Salt Lake City, baseball players, the University of Utah football and gymnastics teams, calendars from the Cosmic Aeroplane, playbills, possibly designed by Teri Peery, and caricatures of Teri, Tana and Joseph Peery while in Paris.
Dates: 1967-1994Container: Tube 13-14
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913
- Peery, Joseph S.
Family Names
- Flagler family
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Genealogy
- Scrapbooks
