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Delila M. Abbott newsclippings

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314525]

Identifier: MSS SC 1646

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of four newsclippings describing Mrs. Abbott's political activities.

Dates: 1954-1962

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Delila M. Abbott newsclippings

Delila M. Abbott papers

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364744]

Identifier: MSS 1657

Scope and Contents

Handwritten, typewritten, and printed correspondence, hand bills, pamphlets, book drafts, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials include a typewritten draft of the book "Women Legislators of Utah, 1896-1976." The items relate to Abbott's political career and her association with women legislators in Utah and in the United States.

Dates: 1971-1979

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Delila M. Abbott papers

Myron Alma Abbott autobiography

File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232504610]

Identifier: MSS 661

Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography of Abbott written in 1917. Includes a description of Abbott's life including his birth in Weber County, and life in Tocquerville and Plymouth, Utah, before moving to Bunkerville, Nevada, in 1877. He describes the stay of the Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff, when he was in Bunkerville while dodging federal officials for polygamy. Also includes Abbott's marriage to Mary Leavitt in 1881 and life in Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, from 1886-1910, where he was involved...

Dates: 1917

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Myron Alma Abbott autobiography

Isaura Bentley Abegg diaries

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1642

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries for the years 1952, 1964, and 1966 through 1971. Abegg was a student at Brigham Young University in 1952 and was closely associated with the university in later years. She talks of her daily activities, association with Brigham Young University, and Church responsibilities.

Dates: 1952-1971

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Isaura Bentley Abegg diaries

John James Abert letter

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605356]

Identifier: MSS 4045

Scope and Contents

Letter from John James Abert to James Holt written on February 7, 1861. The letter originally accompanied a copy of Abert's report on the planning of a wagon route between Utah and Nevada. The report was published by the government in 1876.

Dates: 1861 February 7

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John James Abert letter