Oral history interviews with Albert R. and Gladys Perkins Lyman. 1984.

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Oral history interviews with Albert R. and Gladys Perkins Lyman. 1984.

Oral history interviews with Albert R. and Gladys Perkins Lyman, conducted by Charles Peterson, Gary Shumway and Stanley Bronson on 4 February 1970 and 23 August 1973 for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program. Albert and Gladys relate their experiences as the first settlers of Blanding, Utah. A lot of the discussion includes experiences with and stories of the of Native Americans in the area. Albert is the sole interviewee in the 1973 transcript as his wife had passed away by this time. Bound manuscript, 38 pages, index included.

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Lyman, Albert R. (Albert Robison), 1880-1973

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Rancher, president of San Juan Stake and later the European Mission. From the description of Platte De Alton Lyman. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122610470 Born in Denmark. Crossed plains as member of the Willies handcart company. Settled in southern Utah, later helped colonize San Juan County. From the description of Bishop Jense Nielson, 1936. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122480914 Born in Denmark, converted to Mormon...

Lyman, Gladys Perkins, 1888-1973

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Albert Robison Lyman (1880-1973), and his wife Mary Ellen Perkins were the first settlers of Blanding, San Juan, Utah. He wrote an autobiography, poetry and historical biographies. Albert Robison Lyman was born on 10 January 1880 in Fillmore, Utah to Platte De Alton Lyman and Adelia Robison. He married Mary Ellen Perkins 26 June 1902 in Salt Lake City. She died in May of 1939 and he remarried to Mary's widowed sister, Gladys Perkins, on 24 July 1939 in Salt Lake City, Ut...