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Corinne Godbe Miles (1923-2015) was born November 30, 1923 in Salt Lake City to parents Murray and Ruth Godbe. She graduated from East High School, after which she attended the University of Utah. She met her husband, Edwin Ruthven Miles IV, while at college, and they were married May 20, 1944 in Pittsburg, Kansas. After he returned from World War II, they were sealed in the Salt Lake Latter-Day Saint Temple. Together, they had ten children. She graduated from California State University, Fullerton in 1964.
She held a variety of positions within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, such as a Sunday School teacher, seminary teacher, and Institute instructor. Her civic positions included membership in the Utah State Women's Legislative Council, the University of Utah Alumni Class Vice President, Republican Party District Vice Chairman, American Contemporary Theatre Board of Directors, Trustee of the Brigham Young Family Association, National Director of Educational Services for Odyssey House, and Director of the Osmond Foundation. She was also awarded the "Utah Woman of the Year" award by the Deseret News.
Corinne Godbe Miles died November 16, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The digitized copies, available for research within Special Collections, consist of the scrapbooks, journals, and family history of Corinne Godbe Miles. Digitized scrapbooks include photographs, correspondence, journaling, and news articles about the Miles family, extended family, and friends. Quoted scrapbook descriptions are taken from Miles's own index of her scrapbooks, with some abbreviations written out fully.
Arranged by volume. Volume numbering was provided by Corinne Miles.
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Donated by Ann Reynolds in 2016.
Processed by Hannah Waddel in 2017.
Forms part of the
"Corinne Godbe Miles, Life History, Journal, Writings, Ruth Godbe's Journal (Mother)"
"Courtship and marriage, High school graduation, U of U, Corinne news pictures, WWII - OCS, Marriage, Fort Sill Oklahoma, Fort Bragg North Carolina, Washington DC, Ed - France"
"Careers, Juvenile jobs, Adult jobs"
"Temples"
"Family life, Education, Service, Religion"
"Christine born, Ed overseas postcards, Ed returns, 5 generation picture, Kentucky, Mammoth Cave, Tennessee to Salt Lake City return, Spanish Fork, Dent - Zay ?, 'WWII and the Miles Family'"
"Salt Lake City home, Poems - Ann Christine, Move to California, Beach, Patty visits, Ed - bishop's counselor, Big Sur, Sequoia, Yosemite, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Mesa Temple, Lake Tahoe, Rick's birth, Art award Christine"
"San Francisco, Chinatown, Alcatraz, Balboa, La Jolla, Huntington Beach, Scott born, Los Angeles Temple completed, Ed - Bishop, Piano Recital, Knotts Berry Farm, Big Bean, Santas Village"
"Travel, California - Utah, Grand Canyon, Arizona, Mesa Verde, Colorado, Tiajuana, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Barbara, Kathy born, Grandma Dempster, Ed bishop, Beach, Disneyland, Ruth May Fox dies 104, Ann poetry"
"Scriptures, John born, Beach, Grandpa Fox dies, Joan marries, Chris - essay winner, Chris graduates junior high, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Ensenada"
"Carmel, Karen born, Christine models, Cheerleader, Homecoming Court, Kathy and Karen mascots Anaheim High, THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Personal Ponderings Corinne, Scriptures, Index Movie/Video"
"Anaheim, Karen - 1 yr, John, Kathy, Scott, Rick, Michelle, Ann, David, Christine - Homecoming Royalty, Cheerleader, Mascots - Anaheim High, Karen - Kathy"
"California to Alabama, Kathy writes, Corinne graduates college, Christine graduates Anaheim High and Seminary, Chris, BYU, David graduates Seminary, Huntsville, Ann poetry"
"Huntsville, Alabama, Ann, Rick's band, Easter - Florida vacation, Michelle cheerleader, Christine graduates BYU, Gunnersville Lake, Atlanta, Georgia, Teri born, Whileslung(?) swim team, Homecoming, Michele"
"Huntsville, Teri Miles baby, Ann BYU, Christine - Chile, Scott - Bachelor of the Month, Menuche puppy, Ed - Scottsboro Branch President, Michelle - Miss Teenage Huntsville, Kathy poems, Ann marries, Rich's band"
"Letters Chris (Christine), Christine returns from Chile, Christine marries William Nelson, Honor roll of inventors"
"Awards, Recognition, Positions, Ed + Corinne, Etc.", Patent correspondence regarding tire uniformity tester.
"Ann, Debi, Ed, Scott, Karen poem, Kathy's 15 year old testimony of heavenly mother, Rick graduates Brighton High, East High burns, 50th wedding anniversary of Mother and Dad, Bryan Miles born, Georgia with David's family, Corinne, Debi, Scott, Rich, Michelle - Mission to Spain, Nelsons - Ed - Reynolds, Kathy, Karen, Debi, Rick's mission - Philippines, Scott's church talk, Michelle poem"
"Photographs and memorabilia of the celebration of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Corinne Miles's parents, Ruth and Murray Godbe."
"Michelle-Spain Mission, Brooke born, Rich - Mission, Michelle, Scott, hotdogging, Kathy 'Sound of Music', 'With Love, Mother', Rich's letters, David, palms"
"Rick letters, Manila mission, Michelle Spain, Erin Nelson born, John visits Germany, Debi baptised, Michelle marries, Karen-13 years autobiography"
"Rick mission release, Michelle marries, John, Debi, Karen, Ed, Kathy, Nelsons-Reynolds, Scott's mission-Brazil, Brandon Reynolds born, Dad, Chicago trip with Odyssey, Scott in Chicago, Hubers, Boston Trip, David Miles Family"
"Kathy graduation, Kathy- Brighton Chorus, Karen - Award, Debi - Granny - Ed, Corinne, Nelsons-Reynolds, Scott Mission Letters, John - Georgetown, United Nations, Debate, Osmonds, David Miles - Learning Fundamentals"
"Xmas letters to friends, NY with Odyssey, Kathy marriage, Erin, Rick, Christine Nelson, Rick, Jana Miles, Cones, Mother, Dad, Blair, Ann, Karen, John, Debi, Johnny born Oct. Cone's, Nelsons Reynolds, Scott - Letter from Brazil, Therapeutic Community Teaching Model, Corinne Miles"
"Thanksgiving, Mother, Dad, Murray, Corinne, Ed, Scott from Brazil - letters, Nelsons - Reynolds - Cones, David Miles family, Corinne, Kathy + U, Dad - Menuche, Rick + Jara engaged, Thanksgiving, Highlights of 1970's, Christmas Eve"
"Resume, Dad died June 1976, Ryan Reynolds born Nov 11, Story by Ann, Scott letters and photos from Brazil, Nelsons, Kathy and Vasili, David Miles family, Osmonds - Osmond Foundation, Karen Junior High cheerleading, Certificate, Rick and Jana wedding - April 2, Granny and Grandad, Gus born April 29, Poem by Kathy, Debi - Highlights of 1976, Letter to family by Ed"
"Corinne, Debi, Ed, John, Nelsons (Chris) - Karen, Scott, Cones, Rick Miles family, Letters from Brazil, Resume, Scott - Letter Brazil - Missionary news, Patriarchal Blessing Corinne Godbe 1942, Odyssey Institute - National Director Educational Services Corinne Miles"
"Scott in Brazil, Karen cheerleading, John Miles, Debi, Granny, Murray and family, Nelsons (Christine Miles), Jana and Rick, Kathy and Gus (Miles), Cones (Michelle Miles), Teri, Bryan Miles, 'The Journal', Resume - Corinne Miles, Patriarchal Blessing, National Director Educational Services"
"Karen graduates from Brighton High, Michelle returns from mission, Scott leaves on mission to Brazil, Postcards from Boston trip, History of Butlerville, Kathy Miles Kefalopoulos solo in The Messiah"
"Cones, Kefalopaulos, Reynolds, Scott mission, Corinne, Ed, Karen, Rania born, Kathy's writings, John Miles - Reagan campaign, John Miles resume, David Mrg - resume, Debi poem - report card, 'Educational Services', Patriarchal Blessing, Debate and Forensics, Journal Corinne Godbe, John Miles - news"
"Karen, Debi, John, Corinne - jury service, The journal, 'Celebration', David Miles, Jenny Rebecca Miles born, Oakland, California Temple, Dad's temple sealings, David Miles family, Reynolds, Kefalopoulos', Kathy poems, Rick, Dara, Jenny"
"Scriptures, Journaling, Family Life, Children, Grandchildren, Patriarchal Blessing, 'The Journal', John Miles, Debi Miles, Rania Kefalopoulos, Kathy Miles Kefalopoulos, Rick Miles, Karen Miles, Birthday Cards Corinne, Educational Services"
"Writings - Kathy, Utah travel, Odyssey article interview, Karen Junior Prom Court, John mission, Male Priesthood - official declaration, Karen - Mazatlan, 'Celebration' Debi, Jason Miles born, Johnny and Leukemia, Homecoming"
"Karen - Cheerleading, Karen - Honor Roll, Kathy writings, Emma Smith Relief Society presentation, Poems - Corinne, Letter - Johnny, Mothers of the year, Debi letter, John poem, Todd born, John mission, Kathy 'Promised Valley'"
"Beach with Cones, Clarksburg, Maryland, Lake Powell, Todd born, Karen marries, John mission, Jennifer Cone born"
"Published - Vita and Corinne Miles, Birthday Cards, Cones - San Antonio Johnny, Karen and Bif Densley marry, John Miles - Paris, France, Reynolds, Scott Miles in Paris, Mikelle Miles born, Rick Miles family, Nelson family, David Miles family, Kathy Smith - Messiah soloist, Smith family, Debt, Alisha Miles born"
"Ruth May Fox birthday 94 years with Grandad Fox, David Miles Family, Debi - report card, Nelsons, Alisha - newborn, Cones with Johnny, ACT concert - Rania, Jenny, Intermission, Poem - John Miles, Reynolds, Kathryn Miles Kefalopoulos journal, Cones (Michelle Miles)"
"Karen Miles ACT, John Miles poem, Debi/Karen ACT, Debi/Karen report cards, Jason M - Mikelle (David Miles), Jenny M - Alisha Miles, Adam Reynolds, Jennifer Cone, Mothers of Utah - Corinne, Ryan Nelson, Jennifer - John Cone - beach, Todd Nelson, "The Cat Fight and What Matters Most" Emma Lou Thayne, Patriarchal Blessing"
"Scott Miles and Dana marry, Cone family with Johnny, ACT - Karen, Debi, David Miles family, Lake Powell, Corinne, Debi, Nelsons, Debi - New Horizons, Reynolds and John Miles at Iron Blossom-SnowBird, Dana and Scott Miles, Cones, Canada trip, Letters"
"Scott + Dana Wedding, Nelsons, Canada, Rania, Gus Kefalopoulos, Corinne, Ed Miles, New Horizons-Debi Miles, Reynolds, Cones w/ Johnny 4th birthday, Letters, Patriarchal Blessing, Corinne Godbe, Debi (Deborah) Miles resume"
"Johnny + Jason Cone, Rania and Gus Kefalopoulos, Alisha-Jenny, Mathew Reynolds born, Cone Family, ACT Debi, Karen ACT (American Contemporary Theatre), Corinne- Gr Mothers of Ut, John Miles-Paris, Fr, Scott Miles-play, Brooke, Erin Nelson and Michelle Cone letters, Corinne Godbe- Patriarchal Blessing, Debi Miles-Report card, Letters"
"New horizons, Kathy poems + journal, Cones, Nelsons, Card to Rick from Jana, Matthew + Reynolds, Homecoming-Debi, Jara, Alisha, Jenny, Karen + Bif Densley, Scott + Dana, David Miles - San Antonio, Joyce Webb, Corinne, Helen Pugh, Emma Lou Thayne, My House, Johnny's BD party, John Miles Poem, Resume"
"Debi-resume, Karen and Bif, New Horizons, Debi, Cones, Murray's family, Kefalopaulos, Xmas eve party with murray + family + mother, Jenny/Alisha/Rick, Nelsons, Reynolds, Ed-John-Debi, Corinne, San Antonio to see Johnny at Xmas, Alamo, Kathy's Writings"
"Cones - Jessica born, Alisha/Jenny Miles, New Horizons - Debi, Debi - Cheerleader, Debi - Report Card, Johnny's funeral, Poem - John Miles, Letters - Debi, Sympathy Cards, Letters of Recommendation for Debi Miles, "Plan Ahead Calendar", a glance into my days - CM"
"Anaheim Ward 25th, Corinne/Ed - Anniversary, Family picture at Johnny's funeral, Gus - Rania Kefalopoulos, Jason Miles (David Miles), Achievement Award John Miles BYU, Cones (Michelle Miles), Matthew Reynolds (Ann Miles), New Horizons - Debi, Brooke Nelson, Honorary Alumnus - Emma Lou Thayne, Scott Miles Family, Letters and 'Plan Ahead'"
"New Horizons at Disneyland, Patriarchal Blessing CM, Cones (Michelle Miles), Ranie, Gus, Kathy Smith, Debi Miles, Matthew Reynolds (Ann Miles), Kathy writings, Problem solving with Ed, Family feud, Jessica Milesw born with Scott and Dana, Jessica's Blessing with Granny, Poem - Debi Miles, Letters - Mothers Day"
Correspondence, Family photographs
"Family photographs, Debi Miles report card, Debi Miles journal excerpts, Family correspondence"
"Mikelle and Teri Miles, Nathan born - Densleys, Karen, Bif, Corinne, John and Karen marry, Oakland, California, Granny, Santa and Jessica Miles, Kathy, Rania, Gus, Corinne and Santa, Nelsons (Christine Miles), Debi - New Horizons, Dana Miles and Scott family, Patriarchal blessing"
"Letters exchanged between mother and her children (especially beautiful letter from Michelle about the days/hours before her son's death)"
"Densley Family, Rachel Cone blessed at my house, John Miles and Karen open house, New Horizons, Butler Dance Company, Dana and Jessica Miles, Corinne, Debi, Nathan, Jason and Mikelle Miles, Karen T. Miles, Brighton High Dance, Debi models"
"Nathan - Karen - Bif, Debi teaches dance, Corinne - Debi - Gus, Tammy Hill, Cones - Nelsons, 'Every Woman in Her Time' Emma Lou Thayne, David Miles family, Kristin Nelsen, Ann Michelle Reynolds, David Miles family, Family pictures, Xmas letter, John Miles, Dana Miles, Scott, Jessica, Rick and Lauren Nelson, Corinne Miles, Ryan Reynolds, Erin Nelsen, Tammy, Debi, Family Picture"
"John graduates BYU, IHC Rick Miles, Christopher Miles born, Marie Osmond wedding invitation, Lisa Miles born, Tammy Hill, Troy Caldwell killed, Kristin and Lauren 9 months, Nelsons, Debi Miles Journal, Corinne - Patriarchal Blessing, Corinne and Ed Miles Family, Nelsen (Chris Miles), Jen and Mark Huber wedding, David Miles Family, Densley (Karen Miles) family, Rich Miles family, Scott Miles family, John Miles family, Debi Miles - New Horizons, Debi Miles surgery, Kathy Miles family, "Queen" - poetry, Michelle Cone Family (Miles), Reynolds (Ann Miles) Family"
"The Days of Our Lives in Letters and Cards, Scriptures, Debi's Journal, Letters and Cards, Corinne Resume"
"Family Pictures"
"Scriptures, Journaling, Kathy poems, Kathy and Frank marry - SL Temple, U of U 20 year reunion, Scott graduates BYU, Kathy poems, Kathy, Rania, Gus Promised Valley, Debi- Homecoming Court - Brighton, USA instructor, State Street flooded, Church History, Scott Miles family, Debi Miles - Resume, Cheerleaders/Songleaders, Saltair Opening performances, Cone Family (Michelle Miles), Rick Miles Family, Densley Family (Karen Miles), John Miles family, Nelson Family (Christine), Corinne Godbe Miles Women's Legislative Council"
"Debi Cheerleading photos, Kathryn marriage, Church history in Missouri"
"USA Stuff, Scholarship Application, Patriarchial Blessing, Letters, Cards Journal insert, Poetry Kathy, Artwork Grandchild, History of the Church in pictures, The Mission of the Church, Corinne Journal Excerpts"
"Chad Densley born, Kimberly Cone born, Teri Miles/Michelle poems, Ashley Reynolds born, BYU-national champs, Debi Miles graduates, USA instructional staff, Brighton High, Hawaii graduation, Gus + Rania Kefalopoulos, Kathy - Promised Valley, poems, Debi biography for BYU, Palm Springs Trip (on video)"
"Church history, Emma Lou Thayne Christmas card, Grandchildren, Utah State Board of Education 1985, Women's State Legislative Council of Utah, Debi Miles homework - Observations of children, Kathy, Gus, Rania perform in Show Boat at Promised Valley Playhouse, Letters and cards from grandchildren, Photographs"
"Cones, Reynolds, Mother - Granny, Debi, Kathy - 'Very Good Eddie', Ed, Corinne, Rick, Simara and Family, Nelsons, David Miles family, Teri, Densleys, John Miles family"
"Debi and David Wedding, Hawaii, David Miles' family, Cones, Reynolds, Densleys, Scott Miles, John Miles, Rick Miles, Kathy Smith, Granny 4 Generations"
"Spring, summer, Nelsons, Reynolds, David Miles family/Jason, John Miles family, Debi Miles, Ed Miles, Scott Miles family, Scriptures"
"Jessica Cone born, Rick, Simara marry July, Dane Smith born, Debi - USA instructor, Cones move into downstairs apt. Oct, Becky Miles born - August, Meghan Densley born - April, David Miles in California, Mr Tutor Warren Report, United Spirit Camps"
"Grand Cayman, 'History of Grand Cayman'"
"Letters and Pictures and Cards - Family and Friends, Deborah Miles - Recovery Photos - Cards, John Gregory Miles Family, Michelle Miles Cone FRamily, Kimberly Art, Murray Godbe Family - Cards, photos, Cindi, Brent, Matthew, Stephen and Family, 'Every Woman in Her Time' - Emma Lou Warner Thayne, 'To Emma Lou' from Corinne, Patriarchal Blessing - Corinne Godbe, Alys Ruth Miles, Corey Hale, Dr. Klein - Insurance, Kay Cracroft + Paul, Kathryn Miles, La Rue Mau Hathaway, Ann Miles Reynolds Family, Patricia Cook, Michelle Miles Cone Family, Jean Godbe Huber (Sister), Scott Douglas Miles Family, Marie Bingham, Emma Lou Warner Thayne - Cards, Ruth Elizabeth Fox Godbe (mother), Petty Family Picture (Ellen Gleason Daughter)"
"Travels, Grand Cayman with Christine and Rick Nelson family, Arizona with Karen and John Miles family - Saguaro National Monument, Heard Museum, McCormick Park, Gila River Indian Monument, Arts and Crafts Center, Flaming Gorge with Karen and Bif Densley family, Great Salt Lake - FHE with Reynolds, Nelsons, Cones, Densleys, Debi, Corinne, Kefalopoulos, Smiths, Snowbird - July 1988 with Corinne and Ed Miles' children and grandchildren and Mother (Ruth Godbe), St. George, Zions National Park, Mazatlan Mexico - Ed and Corinne Miles and Mother (Ruth Godbe) Thanksgiving 1988"
"Journaled, Scriptures, Cayman Islands, Arizona, Park City, Hemet, San Juacinto, Oceanside, Family Portrait"
Grandchildren, Correspondence, Delta Delta Delta reunion, Women's State Legislative Council of Utah, Debi teaches dance
"Debi Miles mission, Doctrine and Covenants Study, 'About Corinne'"
"Passport, Reynolds family, Densley family, 'About Corinne' - Emma Lou Thayne, Emma Lou Thayne correspondence, Mother's Day cards, Emma Lou Thayne 'In the Cemetery of Heroes'"
"June, Message of Endowment, Lake Tahoe, Patriarchal Blessing, 'About Corinne' by Emma Lou Thayne, 'My Life Story' by Corinne Miles, Journal ponderings"
"Personal Journals, Doctrine and Covenants scripture study, East High 50th Reunion, 'About Corinne', 'Friends' - Emma Lou, Jachson Hole with John Miles Family, Bear Lake with John Miles Family, Grand Tetons with John Miles Family, Yellowstone with John Miles Family, Elizabeth Hale wedding, Indianapolis with Irene, Debi and Dale sealing, Saint George, Grand Canyon"
"Teri Wehrli Reynolds, Christmas cards and letters, Mother's Day, 50th East High Reunion, Kylie Miles born September, Miles Aguirre born November, Scriptures, Journaling"
"Bear Lake, 51st East High School Reunion, Emma Lou, Corinne, and friends"
Photographs, postcards, journal entries, articles, and scriptural excerpts relating to a tour of Israel and Rome that Miles took. Special attention is paid to locations she toured related to the life of Jesus Christ.
"'Corinne' by Emma Lou Thayne, Austria, Personal POnderings, Doctrine and Covenants scripture, Alpine tour"
News articles, photographs, and greeting cards documenting the life of Miles and her family in 1994.
"Moscow"
"Vologa River, Uglitch, Kostroma, Nishni, Novgorod, Plyus (Pleus), Yaroslavl, Kimrey"
"Pavlovsk (Pushkin Village), St. Petersburg, Russia"
Correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, event programs, poems by children, Emma Lou Thayne.
"Cruise Mediterranean, Piraeus Greece, Athens, Kusadasi, Turkey, Ephesus, Zakinthos, Greece, Cruise Adriatic Sea"
"Italy, 'In Footsteps of Paul', Venice, Scripture study, Return Salt Lake City, Rooming list, BYU, Patriarchal Blessing Analyses"
Photographs, correspondence, cards, articles, event programs related to Corinne Godbe Miles, her family, and her friends, particularly Emma Lou Thayne.
"Nauvoo, Mormon Pioneer Trail, Illinois, Church History, BYU"
"The Mormon Pioneer Trail"
Travels, Texas, South Padre Island, Mexico, Brighton Meadows Family Reunion, Santa Barbara Lake Powell
"Alaska, Fairbanks, Pipeline, Riverboat, Indian Village, Sled Dogs, El Dorado, Gold Rush, Northern Lights, Midnight Sun, Wildflowers"
"Alaska, Denali, Wildlife, Fires, Anchorage, Seward, Sea Life Center, Dawn Princess"
"Alaska, Inside Passage, College Grads, Glacial Beach, Whales, Sctha, Skagwar, Juneau, Fishing, Ketchikan, Paxman Village, Natives, Forests, Van Cower, Portland, Home"
"Memories including travel, Hubers, Cones/Richards, Chris Tibbetts, Journaled, Aguirres, Rick Miles, Wherli's, Nelson's, Densley's, Scott Miles, Godbe's (Murray), Reynolds, David Miles, Kefalopoulos"
"Canary Islands, SLC to Madrid to Tenerife, Maravella, Ten Bel"
"Canary Islands continued from Vol. 131, Tours, Los Americas, Lero Parque, Santa Cruz, Puerto de la Cruz"
"Personal Journal, Seat of the Soul, Conference, Apr - 1999, Oct"
"Memories, Snowbird, Anaheim Reunion 14 July, Park City Arts Festival, Baby Blessing Jackson Wehrli, Birth Bennett Aguirre and Blessing"
"Memories, Oct-Conference, Nov, Dec, Birthday Club"
"Personal Ponderings by Corinne Godbe Miles, Scripture Journals, Mosiah 2 to Alma 39, 3 Nephi to end, Personal Ponderings and Private Feelings, To Ed, #6 - 7 - 8"
"Journal of Corinne's scripture study and personal commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants sections 67 to 138, official declarations 1 and 2, Moses 1-5, and part of the Book of Revelations."
"Corinne's Great-Grandfather"
"Corinne Godbe Miles, Life History, Journal, Writings, Ruth Godbe's Journal (Mother)"
Ed and Corinne Miles, Children, Resumes, Pictures