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Contains 11 Results:

Orson F. Whitney letter to Horace K. Whitney, date of production not identified

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his father, Horace K. Whitney, about attending school. He also mentions a murder that happened recently. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney partial letters, date of production not identified

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Includes six partial and undated letters written by Orson F. Whitney. Most appear to be the last page, since they all include a closing and a signature. Also includes one envelope addressed to Whitney's mother, Helen M. Whitney, stamped in Beaver, Utah, on August 26, 1878.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney, 1877-1883

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Materials include letters from Orson F. Whitney to his parents, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney and Horace K. Whitney, and to his brother, Charles Spaulding Whitney. The letters from 1877 to 1878 contain information about experiences he had in the Eastern States mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The letters from 1883 contain information and experiences Whitney had as a missionary in Europe for The Church of Latter-day Saints. There are also parts of various letters...
Dates: 1877-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family

Orson F. Whitney letter to Horace K. Whitney, 1877 August 9

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter from Orson F. Whitney to his father, Horace K. Whitney. Dated August 9, 1877.

Dates: 1877 August 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 September 28

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, describing his feelings about God and the gospel. He quotes something Wilford Woodruff, his mission president at the time told them about how to be a better missionary. Dated September 28, 1877.

Dates: 1877 September 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 October 5

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney saying that he's completed the eleventh month of his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated October 5, 1877.

Dates: 1877 October 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 November 12

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he ran into some old friends of his father's. Dated November 12, 1877.

Dates: 1877 November 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 November 28

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he's never been better physically or mentally than he is now and that he is traveling to Elyria soon. Dated November 28, 1877.

Dates: 1877 November 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1878 January 17

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. The letter describes a situation that Orson recently defused where Brother Sharp's daughter married a Chinese man and Sharp was so angry that he was threatening violence toward his wife and daughter. Orson had to step in to show Sharp the error of his ways and urge him toward forgiveness. Dated January 17, 1878.

Dates: 1878 January 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Charles Spaulding Whitney, 1883 March 12

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his brother Charles Spaulding Whitney saying that he is proud of Charles's success as an actor even though it might not be the life Orson imagined for him. Dated March 12, 1883.

Dates: 1883 March 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

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