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Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

A memorial to Congress for the extension of the legislative to 90 days

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305051]
Identifier: MSS SC 757
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legislative appeal to the United States congress to extend a legislative session. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), "Governor" ; Willard Richards (1804-1854), "President of the Council" ; and William W. Phelps (1792-1872), "speaker of the House of Rep." The item is dated 3 March 1852.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A memorial to Congress for the extension of the legislative to 90 days

Brigham Young, William Wines Phelps and Willard Richards petition to Congress

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292884]
Identifier: Vault MSS 726
Scope and Contents

Handwritten petition to the Congress of the United States for an appropriation of sixty-thousand dollars for the erection of a territorial prison in Utah. The item is signed by W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young. The petition states that the prison is needed because of "multiplied crimes and offenses which demand the retribution of imprisonment."

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young, William Wines Phelps and Willard Richards petition to Congress

Photographs of members of the Utah legislature

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7439
Abstract

Includes one black and white group photograph of those affiliated with Utah legislature and corresponding negatives. The collection dates from circa 1890.

Dates: approximately 1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of members of the Utah legislature

Resolution appropriating money to pay the expenses of the Utah Territorial Library

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2400
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legislative act approved on 27 Dec. 1853. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), governor; Willard Richards (1804-1854), president of the council; and Jedediah M. Grant (1816-1856), speaker of the house. The item specifies that money be paid to support the Utah Territorial Library.

Dates: 1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Resolution appropriating money to pay the expenses of the Utah Territorial Library

A resolution creating the office of superintendent of common schools

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321991]
Identifier: MSS SC 2369
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legislative resolution passed by the Utah territorial legislature on 4 Oct. 1851. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), "Governor;" Willard Richards (1804-1854), "President of the Council;" and William W. Phelps (1792-1872), "Speaker of the House of Rep." The measure establishes the office of school superintendent in the schools of the Utah territory.

Dates: 1851
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A resolution creating the office of superintendent of common schools

Resolution in relation to distributing constitution

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319649]
Identifier: MSS SC 2152
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legislative resolution by the Utah legislature on 30 Jan.1852. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), "Governor;" Willard Richards (1804-1854), "President of the Council;" and William W. Phelps (1792-1872), "speaker of the House of Rep." The resolution directs that copies of the constitution be distributed among the members of the legislature.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Resolution in relation to distributing constitution

A resolution making appropriations to the assessor and collector and auditor of public accounts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2053
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legislative act passed by the Utah legislature on 6 March 1852. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), "Governor;" Willard Richards (1804-1854), "President of the Council:" and William W. Phelps (1792-1872), "speaker of the House of Rep." The item relates to public finances.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A resolution making appropriations to the assessor and collector and auditor of public accounts

George Albert Smith letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1947
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to Orson Pratt (1811-1881). Smith states that "An act to amend an act amendatory and supplementary to the Charter of St. George City Approved Feb. 21 1868" had been passed by the legislature of Utah Territory.

Dates: 1870
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Albert Smith letter

Karl Nelson Snow Utah legislative bills collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1785
Scope and Contents

Legislative bills both proposed and passed by the Utah State Legislature, and annual reports. The materials relate to a wide range of subjects dealing with Utah politics.

Dates: 1975-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Karl Nelson Snow Utah legislative bills collection

V Jordan Tanner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2257
Scope and Contents Contains newspapers, clippings, reports, correspondence, newsletters, audio-visual materials, pamphlets, articles, and other materials documenting the professional service of V Jordan Tanner. The majority of the collection is Tanner's legislative papers from his service as a Utah State Representative from 1990 to 2000. It also contains materials from his career in the Foreign Service and other memorabilia from his life. Collection spans from circa 1930 to 2018, with the bulk from 1989 to...
Dates: approximately 1930-2018; Majority of material found within approximately 1989-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

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Collection 33
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Letters 23
Utah -- Politics and government 23
Territorial Government 18
Utah -- History 16
Civil Rights 15
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Educators -- Utah -- Biography 15
Equal rights amendments -- United States 15
Feminism -- Utah 15
Judges -- Utah -- Biography 15
Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Biography 15
Lawyers -- Utah -- Biography 15
Women legislators -- Utah -- Biography 15
Laws 14
Civil Procedure and Courts 6
Reports 4
Bills 3
Legislators -- Utah -- History 3
City Planning 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
County government -- Utah -- History 2
Minutes (Records) 2
Pamphlets 2
Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century 2
Attorneys general -- Utah -- History 1
Autographs 1
Awards 1
Budget -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Certificates 1
Civic Activism 1
Colleges and Universities 1
Constitutional law -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Correspondence 1
County officials and employees -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Courts -- Utah -- History 1
Criminal law -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Davis County (Utah) -- History 1
Diplomatic and consular service, American 1
Dissertations, Academic 1
Education 1
Education -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Finance, Public -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Grand jury -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
International Relations 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Tooele -- History -- Sources 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Saint George -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Law -- Utah -- History 1
Laws -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Legislative bodies -- Utah 1
Legislative bodies -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Legislative materials 1
Legislators -- Utah 1
Legislators -- Utah -- Photographs 1
Libraries -- Utah -- History 1
Liquor laws -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Lobbyists -- Utah 1
Marshals -- Utah -- History 1
Material Types 1
Memorandums 1
Negatives 1
Newsletters 1
Notes 1
Petitions 1
Photographs 1
Political Campaigns 1
Politicians -- Utah -- History 1
Postal service -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Printed ephemera 1
Printers -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History -- Sources 1
Prisons -- Utah -- Finance -- Law and legislation 1
Property -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Provo (Utah) 1
Public Finance 1
Punishment -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Railroads -- United States -- History 1
Railroads -- Utah -- History 1
Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
Resolutions, Legislative 1
Saint George (Utah) -- History 1
School superintendents -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
State budgets 1
Taxation -- Utah -- History 1
Tooele (Utah) -- History 1
Utah -- History -- 19th century 1
Utah. Constitution 1
Voting -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
Women -- Utah -- Tooele -- History 1
Women legislators -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
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