Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card
Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card
Dates: 1987
The life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card, includes 1 (one) loose-leaf collection of the four wives of Charles O. Card, one newspaper article concerning Charles Card, and one essay concerning Sarah Jane Beirdneau (one of the wives).
- Extent: 1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
- Creator: Card, Charles Ora, 1839-1906
- Call Number: MSS 3979
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
English - Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 3979; Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 3979, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- The item was donated to Special Collections in 1988.
- Acquisition Information
- Donation; Brigham Young Card; 1988.
- Related Material
- These items are part of the 19th Century Western and Mormon Archives.
- Subject Terms
- City and Town Life; Salt Lake City (Utah); Social Life and Customs
- Appraisal Information
- 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS3979
- Finding Aid Title
- Life histories of the wives of Charles Ora Card
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rose Frank
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-05-18T04:23-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical/Historical note
Charles Ora Card was born 5 November 1839 in New York. He is known for establishing Cardston, Alberta, a town between Lethbridge and the international boundary. In 1887, he moved his family and other settlers to the town and became its first mayor. He later established a general store owned by the Cardston Company. Card also served as the stake president of the Alberta stake. He died in 1906 after having married four times in his life. This collection accounts the life histories of his wives: Sarah Jane Beirdneau, Sarah Jane Painter, Zina Presendia Young, and Lavinia Clark Rigby.
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