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Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers, 1883-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pehrson, Alta LaRee Hill, 1920-2006
- Title
- Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers
- Dates
- 1883-2006 (inclusive)18832006
- Quantity
- 12.5 linear feet, (25 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2298
- Summary
- The Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers (1883-2006) contains correspondence, family genealogies, clippings from her writing career, including the history of Magna, Utah. Alta Pehrson was active in the town of Magna, Utah, and was the first woman President of the Magna Chamber of Commerce.
- 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 hours advance notice encouraged. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English, English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson (1920-2006) was born to Samuel Forrest and Almena May Morris Hill, in Hunter Utah. She went to various schools, including Hunter, Granger, and Cyprus High School in Magna. As a single woman, she worked as a florist for ZCMI, and at Hotel Utah. She was one of the first usherettes for the Centre Theatre on 3rd South and State. Alta LaRee married Nils Pehrson on June 7, 1941. Together they had three children, Judith LaRee, Neal Eugene, and Mark Joseph. After their marriage, LaRee worked for the US Post Office, and at the Magna J. C. Penny. A few of the true loves of LaRee's life was writing for the Green Sheet newspaper, and serving on various Magna councils and boards. Because of her great love for Magna, LaRee fought for and against things she thought were important to the community. She was instrumental in bringing in the Metropolitan Phone Service, lobbied for the Magna Recreation Center, a free standing public library, the "Save the Ice Rink" campaign, and was part of the committe to incorporate Magna. Conversely, LaRee fought against putting the Salt Lake County garbage dump on the east side of the Oquirrhs, installing a fiber glass plant near Webster School, and kept a poultry feed mill out of town. She also closed a cement plant that was polluting the water, in the Salt Lake and Utah canals. LaRee joined the Magna Chamber of Commerce in 1967, and became their first woman president in 1980. She held that position for six years. At the end of her life, she was still involved with her community, still collecting history and photographs, and evidently, still not being afraid to state her opinion. She died July 12, 2006.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers contain correspondence, family genealogies, clippings from her writing career, and as well as her major passion, the history of Magna, Utah. Boxes 1-4 contain personal information, correspondence, and speeches. Boxes 6-7 contain pioneer histories, sketches and biographies. Boxes 7-13 contain the history of Magna, and some of the surrounding area, and include written articles, xeroxed photos, and newspaper clippings. Boxes 14-23 contain her notebooks, some dated and some not.
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
Acquisition Information
Donated by Neal Pehrson in 2006.
Processing Note
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2006.
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Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Notes and Biographical Information |
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1 | 2 | Diary
Minutes of "Pleasant Green Camp" of the Daughters of the Pioneers.
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1927-1932 |
1 | 3 | Correspondence |
1972-2004 |
1 | 4 | New Testament Studies |
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1 | 5 | Cards |
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1 | 6-7 | National Federation of Press Women |
1977-1984 |
1 | 8 | Appointment Calendars |
1972-2003 |
1 | 9 | Property Rezoning |
1977 |
1 | 10 | 4-H Documents |
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1 | 11 | Notes |
Political, Religious Material and SpeechesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Religious and Feminine Pamphlets |
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2 | 2 | John F. Michell, The View over Atlantis
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1983 |
2 | 3 | Democratic Party Speeches and Campaigns |
1976-2006 |
2 | 4 | Printed Material |
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2 | 5 | Postcards |
1943-1998 |
3 | Speeches and Talks |
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4 | Speeches and Talks |
Pioneer Biographies and Histories, A-WReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
5 | 1 | Alldredge Family |
5 | 2 | Henry Bawden Family |
5 | 3 | Hyrum Bertach |
5 | 4 | Frank Edwin Chambers |
5 | 5 | Coon Family |
5 | 6 | Henry Grow |
5 | 7 | Hancock, Hanks, Hirst, and Huggins Families |
5 | 8 | Hill Family |
5 | 9 | Mary Howard |
5 | 10 | Daniel and Mary Mains Jacobs |
5 | 11 | Sara Farr Le Cheminant |
5 | 12 | Little Family |
6 | 1-3 | George Morris Autobiography and Family History |
6 | 4 | Pehrson-Perkins |
6 | 5 | Spenser Family History |
6 | 6-7 | "A Copy of the Diary of Samuel Barnes Taylor" |
6 | 8 | Taylor Family Histories |
6 | 9 | Wight, Hewitt Glenn, "Nine Lives, An Autobiography" |
6 | 10 | Miscellaneous Histories |
Subject FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
7 | 1 | Antelope Island |
1993 |
7 | 2 | Banks |
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7 | 3 | Beauty Pageants |
1923-1970 |
7 | 4-7 | Chamber of Commerce |
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7 | 8 | Churches |
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7 | 9 | City and State Histories |
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7 | 10-12 | Community Council |
1962-2001 |
7 | 13 | Community Plan |
1986 |
7 | 14 | Community Survey of Magna |
1894-1948 |
7 | 15 | Copper Days |
1988 |
8 | 1 |
The Cyprusonian
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1926 |
8 | 2 | Diplomas and Address Books |
1966-1972 |
8 | 3 | Names List |
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8 | 4-6 | Fiftieth Class Reunion Materials |
1989-1999 |
9 | 1 | Deed Book |
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9 | 2 | Draper Historical Society Annual Home Tours |
1982-1990 |
9 | 3 | History Articles |
1979 |
9 | 4 | Demollished Magna |
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9 | 5 | Economic Redevelopment Program |
1974 |
9 | 6 | Ethic Groups Articles |
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9 | 7 | Farm and Wildlife |
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9 | 8 | Fire Department |
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9 | 9 | Garfield History |
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9 | 10 | General Interest Articles |
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9 | 11 | Ghost Towns |
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9 | 12 | Infrastructure Articles |
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9 | 13 | Hercules and Kennecott |
1986 |
10 | 1 | History Pamphlets and Articles |
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10 | 2 | Historical Buildings and Places |
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10 | 3 | Hunter Ward Pamphlet |
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10 | 4-5 | "Save the Ice Rink" Campaign |
1992-1993 |
10 | 6 | Landscaping
Magna Library.
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10 | 7 | Museums and Memorials |
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10 | 8-11 | Magna Main Street
Includes the "West Main Street Plan."
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1981-1988 |
10 | 12 | Magna City Life |
1932-1985 |
10 | 13 | Magna People |
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10 | 14 | Mount Pleasant Ward |
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11 | 1 | Pleasant Green Histories |
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11 | 2 | Pleasant Green Cemetary |
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11 | 3 | Pleasant Green Cemetary Records |
1976-1983 |
11 | 4 | Emma Smith
Emma Smith was a midwife in Pleasant Green. These are the records of births she attended in the late 1800s.
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12 | 1 | Oquirrh Stake Homecoming and Anniversary |
1961-1973 |
12 | 2 | "The Mighty Oquirrh News" |
1965-1974 |
12 | 3 | Relief Society Notes |
1914-1933 |
12 | 4 | Salt Lake City Houses |
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12 | 5 | Webster Elementary School |
1907-19995 |
12 | 6 | Magna and Hunter Schools |
1883-1970 |
12 | 7 | Seminary History |
1921-1925 |
12 | 8 | Magna Senior Citizens Center |
1995 |
12 | 9 | Magna Utah Stake 75th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet |
1923-1998 |
12 | 10 | The Empress and Gen Theatres |
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12 | 11 | Veterans and Holidays |
Environmental and Government ConcernsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
13 | 1 | Magna Incorporation Study |
1983 |
13 | 2 | Environmental Assessment |
1990 |
13 | 3 | Environmental Concerns Brochures |
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13 | 4 | Landfill Proposal Correspondence |
1976-1977 |
13 | 5 | Landfill Impact Studies |
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13 | 6 |
West Valley Residents Say "Absolutely No Dumping"
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1977 |
13 | 7 | "Proposal to Undertake Environmental Management of the West North Temple Street Landfill" |
1976 |
13 | 8 | "Sanitary Landfill Site Selection and Feasibility" |
1976 |
Notebooks and DirectoriesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
14 | Notebooks |
1975-1979 |
15 | Notebooks |
1979-1989 |
16 | Notebooks |
1990-2003 |
17 | Notebooks
Boxes 17-23 contain notebooks that are undated.
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18 | Notebooks |
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19 | Notebooks |
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20 | Notebooks |
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21 | Notebooks |
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22 | Notebooks |
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23 | Notebooks |
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24 | Magna City Directories |
1965-2002 |
Family RecordsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
25 | 1 | Sally the Shoshone |
25 | 2 | Mary Sarton, Joseph Addison, and Sir Richard Steele |
25 | 3-5 | Family Genealogies |
25 | 6 | Certificates |
25 | 7 | Certificates |
Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description |
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tube | |
25 | Blueprints |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- English--United States--19th century--Biography
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Sources
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--Utah--Biography
- Sanitary landfills--Utah--Salt Lake City
- Women historians--Utah--Archives
- Women journalists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Personal Names
- Pehrson, Alta LaRee Hill, 1920-2006--Archives
Corporate Names
- Magna Chamber of Commerce--Presidents--Archives
Geographical Names
- England--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Magna (Utah)--History--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Blueprints (reprographic copies)
- Calendars
- Certificates
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Condition reports
- Deeds
- Family histories
- Genealogical tables
- Personal correspondence
- Research (Documents)
- Speeches