Merrill, Joseph F.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1868 - 1952
Biography
Joseph F. Merrill (1868-1952) was an teacher, administrator, and ecclesiastical leader in Utah. He served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Citation:
Liquor and the war, 1942?:t.p. (Elder Joseph F. Merrill, chairman of the Council of the Twelve Anti-Liquor-Tobacco Campaign Committee)UPB files, Dec. 13, 2002 (hdg.: Merrill, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1868-1952; usage: Joseph F. Merrill)
Wikipedia, Dec. 6, 2010 (Joseph F. Merrill; Joseph Francis Merrill; member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1931-1952; Commissioner of Church Education, 1928-1933; principal of University of Utah College of Mines, 1895-1928; assisted the Church in divesting much of its secular education system, transferring assets to states; president of the European Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Ancestry.com, viewed Dec. 6, 2010 (b. Aug. 24, 1868 in Richmond, Utah; d. Feb. 3, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah)
His Influence of the surrounding dielectric on the conductivity of copper wires, 1899.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. W. H. Boyle. Joseph F. Merrill, 1946 October 15, 1946 November 5
Item — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197225536942]
Identifier: UA 1349 Item B007
Dates:
1946 October 15; 1946 November 5
Early Utah account books, 1850-1881
Series
Identifier: MSS 3147 Series 1
Scope and Contents note
Samuel Richards Utah Territorial Tax Book, 1850-1857. Including: A brown, hard-cover book (16 x 9.5 cm) used by Samuel Richards to record territorial and county taxes paid in Utah Territory during the years 1850-1857. Includes some tax information for such prominent Church figures as Heber C. Kimball, W. W. Phelps, Abraham O. Smoot, and others.Samuel Richard Jewkes Sawmill Account Book—Emery County, Utah— 1879-1881. Including: One tan, leather-bound book (19 x 12 cm) used by...
Dates:
Other: 1850-1881
Early Utah business items, 1854-1908
Series
Identifier: MSS 3147 Series 3
Scope and Contents note
Contract between Sidney A. Knowlton and O. B. Huntington— 6 February 1854. Letter—Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Company to Springville Cooperative Institution— 11 May 1887. Letter recommending a certain building site for the Price, Utah courthouse. Bids for building the Utah State Prison— October 1907 and 15 February 1908.
Dates:
Other: 1854-1908
Early Utah collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225547972]
Identifier: MSS 3147
Abstract
The items have been divided into five series: 1) Account Books, 1850–1881; 2) Letters, 1864-1912; 3) Business Items, 1854-1908; 4) Ephemera, 31 March 1866; and 5) Poem, 7 April 1868.
Dates:
1850-1912
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Early Utah ephemera, 31 March 1866
Series
Identifier: MSS 3147 Series 4
Scope and Contents note
Playbill for the Salt Lake Theatre— 31 March 1866. Including: One playbill (31 x 8.5 cm) for the Salt Lake City Theatre. Advertising for The Creole; or, Love’s Fetters, staring Julia Dean Hayne [Brigham Young’s favorite actress]; Handy Andy!; and The Magic Spell!! Folder also includes a photocopy of the playbill.
Dates:
Other: 31 March 1866
Early Utah letters, 1864-1912
Series
Identifier: MSS 3147 Series 2
Scope and Contents note
Letter—Joseph S. Roberson to Nathan Stein— 19 October 1864. Including: One letter, approximately four lines long, written on The Overland Stage Line, Ben Holladay, Prop’r. letterhead. Roberson tells Stein he has arrived in Salt Lake and expects to be installed as agent within a day or two.Letter—Giles Moses to Alonzo Moses— 18 March 1865. Including: One letter (a folio with four pages), written by Giles Moses of Salt Lake to Alonzo Moses of Morgan, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Giles...
Dates:
Other: 1864-1912
Early Utah poetry, 7 April 1868
Series
Identifier: MSS 3147 Series 5
Scope and Contents note
Poem—Ten years old, by Louisa Lula Greene Richards— 7 April 1868. Including: A one page, holograph poem, written by Louisa in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, and addressed To my dear brother Daniel Kent Greene, on his tenth birthday. Apr. 7-1868. Folder also includes a photocopy of the poem.
Dates:
Other: 7 April 1868
Joseph F. Merrill diaries and journals, 1887-1952
Series
Identifier: MSS 1540
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
Collection contains diaries, correspondence, clippings, articles, photographs, and printed ephemera relating to Merrill's activities in education and religion. It includes correspondence with family members, friends, associates, and public figures. The collection also includes files from his work at universities, as well as a collection of talks and articles written by Merrill on religious topics. There is also correspondence with political leaders in the state and nation, and associated...
Dates:
1887-1952
Joseph F. Merrill documents, 1917-1949
Series
Identifier: MSS 1540
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
Collection contains diaries, correspondence, clippings, articles, photographs, and printed ephemera relating to Merrill's activities in education and religion. It includes correspondence with family members, friends, associates, and public figures. The collection also includes files from his work at universities, as well as a collection of talks and articles written by Merrill on religious topics. There is also correspondence with political leaders in the state and nation, and associated...
Dates:
1917-1949
Joseph F. Merrill family correspondence, 1891-1949
Series
Identifier: MSS 1540
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
Collection contains diaries, correspondence, clippings, articles, photographs, and printed ephemera relating to Merrill's activities in education and religion. It includes correspondence with family members, friends, associates, and public figures. The collection also includes files from his work at universities, as well as a collection of talks and articles written by Merrill on religious topics. There is also correspondence with political leaders in the state and nation, and associated...
Dates:
1891-1949
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- Archival Object 19
- Collection 3
- Digital Record 1
- Subject
- Letters 18
- Colleges and Universities 14
- Education 14
- Education -- Utah 13
- Educators -- Utah 13
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Apostles 13
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 13
- Diaries 12
- Photographs 12
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 11
- Printed ephemera 11
- Account books 6
- Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 6
- Labor History 6
- Playbills 6
- Poetry 6
- Price (Utah) -- Courthouses 6
- Stagecoach lines -- West (U.S.) 6
- Theater -- West (U.S.) -- History 6
- Audiotapes 2
- Sermons, American 2
- Commencement ceremonies -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Emery County (Utah) 1
- Forest Dale (Utah) 1
- Oral histories 1
- Price (Utah) 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 1 + ∧ less
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