The Laura R. Merrill photograph collection, 1900-1994 (bulk 1930-1980)

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The Laura R. Merrill photograph collection, 1900-1994 (bulk 1930-1980)

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538 photographic images that document the lives of Laura R. and Lorin Merrill and their immediate family. The first 8 folders consist of photographs pasted into a book about Lorin and Laura and their children: Asa June, Harold Reese, Dean Reese, Laura "Dot," Milton R. (for whom the Utah State University library was named after), and Lorin Christian. The book was compiled by Lorin and Laura's son A.J. Merrill and another Merrill relative, Amy Beecher. Also included are images from the Topaz Internment Camp and Laura's Eastern States and Canadian LDS missions and Asa's mission to North Carolina. The collection also contains the negatives of the photos used in the book as well as negatives and photographs of the Merrill family including activities, missions, portraits, weddings, residences, libraries, and churches from the early 1900s to the early 1990s.

0.5 linear feet (1 box)

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7027395

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Merrill, Milton R., 1901-1971

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Milton Merrill was a professor at Utah State University. Reed Smoot was an apostle of the LDS Church and U.S. Senator from Utah. From the description of Milton Merrill papers, ca. 1950. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 47982130 Biographical Sketch of Dr. Milton R. Merrill Milton Reese Merrill was born 3 Apr. 1901 in Richmond, Utah, the son of Loren A. and Laura Merrill. In 1926 he married Bessie while he was teach...

Merrill family

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Central Utah Relocation Center

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Merrill, Lorin Asa, 1876-1919

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Lorin Asa Merrill was a Mormon farmer and farm agent in Logan, Utah. From the description of Merrill family papers, 1920-1985 (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 18230148 In the winter of 1918-1919 a devastating flu epidemic spread throughout the United States, affecting even rural communities like Richmond, Utah. In this small Cache Valley town Lorin Asa Merrill was one of the first victims of the dreaded influenza. On January 26, 1919, Lorin passed aw...

Merrill, Laura Liona Rees, 1876-1963.

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Teacher and librarian in Logan, Utah and in the Central Utah Relocation Camp (Topaz Japanese internment camp). From the description of Laura R. Merrill papers, 1938-1964. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 44524278 Laura Merrill was a long time resident of Logan, Utah. Born in Brigham City on 6 February 1876. After having only formal education to the eighth grade available to her, she studied and passed the teacher's exam and taught primary school. When requirement...