Salt Lake Temple
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1893-
Administrative History
The Salt Lake Temple (est. 1893) is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation
The Salt Lake Temple, 1983: t.p. (Salt Lake Temple) p. 50, etc. (cornerstones laid 4/6/1853; dedicated 4/6/1893)Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
George H. Hansen slides, 1915-1971
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 3
Scope and Contents note
Slides of: George and Afton's family and their travels, and family reunions; Afton's BYU tour to Europe; trips (George and Afton, Mildred) to Hawaii, China, Indonesia, Africa, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia, Denmark, Norway, England, Fiji, Egypt, Greece, India, the Holy Land, Turkey, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1915-1971
George H. Hansen photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1628
Abstract
This is primarily a collection of original Hansen prints, slides, and negatives and also includes photographic albums belonging to George Hansen, Afton Allred Hansen, and Bessie Hansen.
Dates:
approximately 1896-1980
L.D.S. temple record
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2549
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and printed lists of names and dates when temple work was done for them. The item records when persons were given Mormon rights by proxy in the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. The records were apparently kept by Matilda Wilcox, Johanna Larsson, and Arthur O. Neilson.
Dates:
1894-1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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L.D.S. temple record
John Heber Lloyd notes
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2133
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes recorded in a bound volume. Also included is a photocopy of that item. The notes relate largely to family matters and include birth records and patriarchal blessings. Also included are notes relating to wood work on the interior of the Salt Lake Temple of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1900
John D. T. McAllister papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 565
Scope and Contents
Short typewritten biography with genealogical data, typescripts of selected journal entries concerning crossing the plains, 1851, the corner stone ceremony for the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple, 1852, his mission to England, 1852-1856, and travel with a handcart company on his return. Also included are three poems he wrote, correspondence to his wife, Anne E., and to David H. Cannon, 1886-1895, covering family affairs, political views and temple business, and a description of the Washington...
Dates:
1851-1895
My life story
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2215
Scope and Contents
Typewritten autobiography of Agnes Boyer. The information was given to Don E. Norton of Brigham Young University in 1982 and 1983. Mr. Norton is transcribed the interviews. Boyer was active in Mormon Church affairs and served for many years as a temple worker in the Salt Lake Temple. Also included are reproductions of photographs of family members.
Dates:
1982-1983
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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My life story
Olson & Hafen lantern slides
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8413
Scope and Contents
Materials include twelve lantern slides from Olson & Hafen Kodak Studio. These slides include photographs of people hiking Mount Timpanogos, as well as one photograph each of the Salt Lake Temple, the Manti Temple, the Brigham Young Academy building, and a group of soldiers. Materials dated approximately 1890-1920.
Dates:
approximately 1890-1920
Photograph of Salt Lake Temple
Item — item: 1
Identifier: MSS 8241
Scope and Contents
The item is a photograph of the Salt Lake Temple. The photograph was taken between the laying of the capstone in April 1892 and the dedication in April 1893. A part of the Salt Lake Tabernacle is barely visible on the left side of the photograph. Trees surround the Temple, but the gardens have not yet been planted. Two ladders and a man can be seen on the west spires.
Dates:
approximately 1892-1893
C. R. Savage photographs and stereographs of Mormon historical sites
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 3791
Scope and Contents
Collection contains eight stereographs, including images of Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, Utah, scenes on the Union Pacific Railroad, Devil's Gate, Ogden Canyon, the Salt Lake City Temple, and the interior of the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. There are also photographs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints office in Liverpool, England, the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, the interior of the Salt Lake City Tabernacle, and the Salt Lake City Temple with the Brigham Young statue...
Dates:
approximately 1890-1910
Photographs of Salt Lake City
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 3260
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three photographs, ca. 1867-1892. Two photographs are of city scenes (Salt Lake City) from 1870 and 1872. The third is a collage of pictures that follow the construction of the temple and tabernacle in Salt Lake City from 1867-1892.
Dates:
1867-1892