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Box 41

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Melissa Coray, 1983-2008

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 88
Scope and Contents Contains a glossy repoduced photograph of Melissa Burton Coray, copy of the book "Melissa's Journey with the Mormon Battalion" (published by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in 1994, with miniature color photocopy of the cover), multiple biographies of and articles about Melissa (including newspaper clippings and programs about the naming ceremony of Melissa Coray Peak and commemoration of the Mormon-Carson Pass Emigrant Trail), and articles about her and her first husband William (with...
Dates: 1983-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William Coray, 1988-2011

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 89
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical sketches for William Coray and Melissa Burton Coray Kimball and their life together (including a photograph of their joint burial site), and a family group record for the two of them, as well as correspondence and information about their infant son William and his grave site. Materials dated 1988 to 2011.

Dates: 1988-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

John Cox, 1949-1998

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 91
Scope and Contents

Contains glossy reproduced photograph of John Cox, Battalion data and biographical sketches, family group records for John and wife Eliza Roberts, family correspondence and research on the descendant lines, and biography of Eliza Roberts Cox. Materials dated 1949 to 1998.

Dates: 1949-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

George W. Cummings, after 1964-1998

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 92
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photograph of George Washington Cummings, biographies for George, his son Charles, and his wife Phoebe (or Phebe/Pheby) Jane Ferguson, photocopies from Battalion histories featuring Cummings, and family group record for George and Phoebe. Materials dated from some time after 1964 to 1998.

Dates: after 1964-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Dorr P. Curtis, after 1964-1998

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 93
Scope and Contents Contains a glossy reproduced photograph and biographies of Dorr Purdy Curtis (including photocopies of biographical sources); family group records for Dorr and first wife Sarah Louisa Van Orden; biography of second wife Catherine Adelia Haight and family group record with Dorr; glossy photo, biographies, and family group records for Foster Curtis (unknown relation); and photocopy from the Journal of Mormon History featuring a Josiah Curtis (unknown relation). Materials dated from some time...
Dates: after 1964-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Philander Colton, 1972-1983

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 84
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photo of Philander Colton, and biographical histories and family group record for him and his wife, Polly Matilda Merrill. Materials dated 1972 to 1983.

Dates: 1972-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

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