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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Kane family manuscripts and pamphlets, 1898

 Sub-Series — Box 40: Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232551066]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 7 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains pamphlets and manuscripts relating to the Kane family, including information on the Van Rensselaer family and Thomas L. Kane's service during the Civil War. Materials date from around 1898.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family personal papers

Kane family newspapers, 1851-1908

 Sub-Series — Box 64: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197232570017]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 11 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings of articles related to the Mormons and to the Civil War. Materials date from between 1851 and 1908.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1851-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family lithographs, clippings, and other material

Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from Civil War, 1861-1863

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Kane and his wife Elizabeth during his service in the Civil War. Includes information on the course of the war, the Kane family, and personal business. Materials date from between 1861 and 1863.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1861-1863
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Civil War

Thomas L. Kane correspondence from Civil War, 1861-1877

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Kane and family members and friends. Includes discussion of the conduct of the war, command of the Bucktails Regiment, and family and personal news. Also includes correspondence on Kane's resignation in 1863, and later reminiscences. Materials date from between 1861 and 1877.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1861-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Civil War

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 3
Immigration and American Expansion 3
Pioneers 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
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Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Photographs 3
Letters 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Latter Day Saints 1
Manuscripts 1
Pamphlets 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 1
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