Barbara Jean Keiser Hopkins memoir and family history, 2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hopkins, Barbara Jean Keiser
Title
Barbara Jean Keiser Hopkins memoir and family history
Dates
2017
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number
ACCN 3310
Summary
The Barbara Jean Keiser Hopkins memoir and family history (2017) is entitled, My Journey of Faith. This self-published memoir provides historical information regarding her ancestors, her children, and her own history.
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

Barbara Jean Keiser Hopkins was born on September 30, 1950, to Alma Lehi Keiser and Lois Mary Ridd Keiser in Salt Lake City, Utah.  During her childhood she began to take piano lessons which led to a future as an award winning pianist.  Barbara studied for two years at the University of Utah as a piano performance major and then transferred to Brigham Young University to continue her studies.  One of her professors at BYU was Yoshie Akimoto Eldredge.  Barbara studied piano with her privately, until Yoshie moved to Southern California.  In 1972 Barbara decided to move to California to continue her studies with Yoshie.  It was while in California, she met and married her husband, James Lewis Hopkins, M.D., on December 27, 1974.  In 1996, Barbara's husband suffered a health issue which made her become the family's primary provider and caregiver.  Despite many challenges in her life, Barbara's determination and faith helped her overcome many difficulties and to raise four children.  

Barbara is a Daughter of Utah Pioneers and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Barbara Jean Keiser Hopkins memoir and family history (2017) is entitled, My Journey of Faith. This self-published memoir provides historical information regarding her ancestors, her children, and her own history. Included in the book in a CD containing a PDF verion of the book.

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 Barbara Jean Keiser Hopkins.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2024.

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Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1 My Journey of Faith
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ancestors of My Father Alma Lehi Keiser
  • Ancestors of My Mother Lois Mary Ridd (Keiser)
  • My Mother Lois Mary Ridd (Keiser) (1915-2008)
  • My Father Alma Lehi Keiser (1913-2010)
  • My Growing-up Years
  • My Married Life
  • About My Children - Accomplishments and Marriages
  • Commentaries and Trials in My Life
  • My Testimony
  • My Keiser Family Tree
  • Description of Photographs
  • Sources
2017

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint women--Biography

Personal Names

  • Hopkins, Barbara Jean Keiser --Archives
  • Hopkins, Barbara Jean Keiser --Family--Biographies

Form or Genre Terms

  • Autobiographies