Finding Aid for the Vickers Family Bible

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Finding Aid for the Vickers Family Bible

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Collection Summary
Title
Vickers Family Bible
Date
Extent
1 archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1070-VFB
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019.

Name of Creator
Harry Leo Vickers
Biographical History
Harry Leo Vickers was born on September 28, 1928 in Blytheville, Arkansas. His wife was Patricia
Bramble born on February 18, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri. The couple was married in Henrietta, Texas
on May 5, 1949. Harry entered the Army Air Forces (now the United States Air Force) in 1945 in
Arkansas as a private and later as a tech sergeant.
Scope and Content
The Bible was presented to Harry Vickers by Patricia Vickers in 1956 upon becoming a Master Mason in
the Freemasons. The Bible has a section for family history, military service, and pertinent masonic
information.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1, Bible
Item 1, Family record sheets [scanned]
Item 2, Bible

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton tying tape and
wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Claudette Daly.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The Family Bible was consulted during the preparation of the biographical history.

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