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Box 3

 Container

Contains 14 Results:

Leander S. Harris correspondence with Franklin Stewart Harris, date of production not identified

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 1 File 8
Scope and Contents

Contains two letters from Leander Harris to Franklin Stewart Harris describing a collection of rare documents and letters originally possessed by Emer Harris, great-grandfather of Franklin Stewart Harris, and brother to Martin Harris.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Harris family diaries and correspondence

Divorce proceedings of Emer Harris and Roxana Peas Harris, 1818

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 1 File 9
Scope and Contents

Proceedings of divorce between Emer Harris and his first wife, Roxana Pease Harris, from Lucerne County, Pennsylvania. Dated 1818.

Dates: 1818
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Harris family diaries and correspondence

Almanac, 1823-1825

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 1 File 10
Dates: 1823-1825
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Harris family diaries and correspondence

Emer Harris receipt, 1831

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 1 File 11
Scope and Contents

Receipt signed by Oliver Cowdery from Emer Harris, listing names and cash amounts "to be sent up to the land of Zion." Dated 1831.

Dates: 1831
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Harris family diaries and correspondence

Thomas C. Prensip manuscript, 1820

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 1 File 12
Scope and Contents

Original manuscript describing a heavenly manifestation, "Flaming Sword or a Sign from Heaven," witnessed in 1820 by Thomas C. Prensip and signed by the same.

Dates: 1820
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Harris family diaries and correspondence

Emer Harris letter to Parna Harris and George James, 1833 May 7

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 1 File 13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Harris to his wife, Parna Harris, and George James, Brownhelm, Ohio. Letter is addressed to "all the Brothers and Sisters at Brownhelm", and relates to the missionary labors of Emer and his companion, Martin Harris. Relates the imprisonment of Martin Harris and sends a poem written by a sister who dedicates a poem to Martin Harris on the occasion of his confinement. Dated May 7, 1833.

Dates: 1833 May 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Harris family diaries and correspondence

Correspondence, 1908-1921

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 File 1
Dates: 1908-1921
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Franklin Stewart Harris personal papers / Franklin Stewart Harris correspondence

Biographical material about F. S. Harris, date of production not identified

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 1
Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Franklin Stewart Harris personal papers / Franklin Stewart Harris biographical materials

Certificates, 1914-1960

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 2
Dates: 1914-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Franklin Stewart Harris personal papers / Franklin Stewart Harris biographical materials

Appreciations, citations, honors, date of production not identified

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 340 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 3
Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 340, Harris family papers / Franklin Stewart Harris personal papers / Franklin Stewart Harris biographical materials

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