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Lorymore Free papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6687
Scope and Contents Contains professional and personal papers of Free, including articles, newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, reports, meeting minutes, maps, legal agreements, certificates, , and other papers. Materials primarily deal with his work as a geologist and prospector in the Western United States. His personal papers focus around his studies at Brigham Young University, including notebooks, assignments, and textbooks from his courses. Also includes documents related to his family. Many...
Dates: approximately 1925-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ansil Perse Harmon diary

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 971
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary documenting Harmon's daily activities as a farmer in Holden, Utah. The diary was kept on pages 1 through 32. A handwritten copy of a patriarchal blessing is found on pages 156 through 162.

Dates: 1882-1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Franklin Hill Harris reminiscence

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 844
Scope and Contents This document is a handwritten account of an incident which probably happened in 1912. Harris had been hired by a cattleman named Bill McNew to dig two large holes on his ranch roughly sixty miles northeast of El Paso, Texas to catch rainwater to water his cattle. Harris received word that a man who herded goats would kill both him and McNew if the "tank" were excavated.The two men were later confronted by Bob Waley and his wife who were both armed. The action of the incident...
Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

H. Heiman letter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2420
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 26 Dec. 1850. The item was written in Legards Bar, California and was addressed to D. M. Woodin in Lapeer, Michigan. Heiman writes about life at the gold mines. He states that working in the mines is for people willing to "work hard and live like a dog."

Dates: 1850 December 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Arthur Mastick Hyde papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6257
Abstract

Consists of many of the personal, political, and business items of Arthur Hyde, governor of Missouri from 1921 to 1925.

Dates: 1877-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Frihoff Godfred Nielson diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 809
Dates: 1875-1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Preston Ollerton biography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1722
Scope and Contents

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Preston Ollerton biography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Dates: 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

F. Earl Stott biography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1462
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of a biography of William Henry Stott by his son, F. Earl Stott. Stott talks about his father's journey from England to America, his assignment to settle in Fillmore, Utah, Indian trouble, farming, merchandising, dentistry, and love for his family.

Dates: 1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Harmon, Ansil Perse, 1832-1908 1
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Missouri. Governor (1921-1925 : Hyde) 1
Nielson, Frihoff Godfred, 1851-1935 1
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