J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Alta LaRee Hill Pehrson papers
Pehrson, Alta LaRee Hill, 1920-2006
ACCN 2298
12.5 linear feet
25 boxes
1883-2006
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.
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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.
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.
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Donated by Neal Pehrson in 2006.
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2006.
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Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Pehrson, Alta LaRee Hill, 1920-2006--Archives
Magna Chamber of Commerce--Presidents--Archives
Magna (Utah)--History--Sources
England--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Women historians--Utah--Archives
Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Sources
Latter Day Saint pioneers--Utah--Biography
English--United States--19th century--Biography
Women journalists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Sanitary landfills--Utah--Salt Lake City
Civic Activism
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Biographies
Personal correspondence
Calendars
Speeches
Family histories
Biographies
Autobiographies
Deeds
Condition reports
Genealogical tables
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Certificates
Research (Documents)
Personal Papers
Notes and Biographical Information
1
1
Diary
1927-1932
1
2
Minutes of "Pleasant Green Camp" of the Daughters of the Pioneers.
Correspondence
1972-2004
1
3
New Testament Studies
1
4
Cards
1
5
National Federation of Press Women
1977-1984
1
6-7
Appointment Calendars
1972-2003
1
8
Property Rezoning
1977
1
9
4-H Documents
1
10
Notes
1
11
Political, Religious Material and Speeches
Religious and Feminine Pamphlets
2
1
John F. Michell, The View over Atlantis
1983
2
2
Democratic Party Speeches and Campaigns
1976-2006
2
3
Printed Material
2
4
Postcards
1943-1998
2
5
Speeches and Talks
3
Speeches and Talks
4
Pioneer Biographies and Histories, A-W
Alldredge Family
5
1
Henry Bawden Family
5
2
Hyrum Bertach
5
3
Frank Edwin Chambers
5
4
Coon Family
5
5
Henry Grow
5
6
Hancock, Hanks, Hirst, and Huggins Families
5
7
Hill Family
5
8
Mary Howard
5
9
Daniel and Mary Mains Jacobs
5
10
Sara Farr Le Cheminant
5
11
Little Family
5
12
George Morris Autobiography and Family History
6
1-3
Pehrson-Perkins
6
4
Spenser Family History
6
5
"A Copy of the Diary of Samuel Barnes Taylor"
6
6-7
Taylor Family Histories
6
8
Wight, Hewitt Glenn, "Nine Lives, An Autobiography"
6
9
Miscellaneous Histories
6
10
Subject Files
Antelope Island
1993
7
1
Banks
7
2
Beauty Pageants
1923-1970
7
3
Chamber of Commerce
7
4-7
Churches
7
8
City and State Histories
7
9
Community Council
1962-2001
7
10-12
Community Plan
1986
7
13
Community Survey of Magna
1894-1948
7
14
Copper Days
1988
7
15
The Cyprusonian
1926
8
1
Diplomas and Address Books
1966-1972
8
2
Names List
8
3
Fiftieth Class Reunion Materials
1989-1999
8
4-6
Deed Book
9
1
Draper Historical Society Annual Home Tours
1982-1990
9
2
History Articles
1979
9
3
Demollished Magna
9
4
Economic Redevelopment Program
1974
9
5
Ethic Groups Articles
9
6
Farm and Wildlife
9
7
Fire Department
9
8
Garfield History
9
9
General Interest Articles
9
10
Ghost Towns
9
11
Infrastructure Articles
9
12
Hercules and Kennecott
1986
9
13
History Pamphlets and Articles
10
1
Historical Buildings and Places
10
2
Hunter Ward Pamphlet
10
3
"Save the Ice Rink" Campaign
1992-1993
10
4-5
Landscaping
10
6
Magna Library.
Museums and Memorials
10
7
Magna Main Street
1981-1988
10
8-11
Includes the "West Main Street Plan."
Magna City Life
1932-1985
10
12
Magna People
10
13
Mount Pleasant Ward
10
14
Pleasant Green Histories
11
1
Pleasant Green Cemetary
11
2
Pleasant Green Cemetary Records
1976-1983
11
3
Emma Smith
11
4
Emma Smith was a midwife in Pleasant Green. These are the records of births she attended in the late 1800s.
Oquirrh Stake Homecoming and Anniversary
1961-1973
12
1
"The Mighty Oquirrh News"
1965-1974
12
2
Relief Society Notes
1914-1933
12
3
Salt Lake City Houses
12
4
Webster Elementary School
1907-19995
12
5
Magna and Hunter Schools
1883-1970
12
6
Seminary History
1921-1925
12
7
Magna Senior Citizens Center
1995
12
8
Magna Utah Stake 75th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet
1923-1998
12
9
The Empress and Gen Theatres
12
10
Veterans and Holidays
12
11
Environmental and Government Concerns
Magna Incorporation Study
1983
13
1
Environmental Assessment
1990
13
2
Environmental Concerns Brochures
13
3
Landfill Proposal Correspondence
1976-1977
13
4
Landfill Impact Studies
13
5
West Valley Residents Say "Absolutely No Dumping"
1977
13
6
"Proposal to Undertake Environmental Management of the West North Temple Street Landfill"
1976
13
7
"Sanitary Landfill Site Selection and Feasibility"
1976
13
8
Notebooks and Directories
Notebooks
1975-1979
14
Notebooks
1979-1989
15
Notebooks
1990-2003
16
Notebooks
17
Boxes 17-23 contain notebooks that are undated.
Notebooks
18
Notebooks
19
Notebooks
20
Notebooks
21
Notebooks
22
Notebooks
23
Magna City Directories
1965-2002
24
Family Records
Sally the Shoshone
25
1
Mary Sarton, Joseph Addison, and Sir Richard Steele
25
2
Family Genealogies
25
3-5
Certificates
25
6
Certificates
25
7
Oversize Materials
Blueprints
25