Fountain Hotel and Leather Pool Black and white photo of an elderly person seated outside near a table with vases and flowers. Leafless trees and a house are visible in the background.

Works Progress Administration Biography Sketches Collection

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Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement

Short biographies generated by the Works Progress Administration from and about Utah’s remaining pioneers and historical figures. The collection consists of Personal Pioneer History questionares, autobiographical and biographical sketches, autobiography and diary transcriptions. The items in this collection were generated by WPA field workers between 1936 and 1943.