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Wallace F. Bennett papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 20
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, speeches, bills, legislative resolutions, press releases, and financial records that document Wallace F. Bennett's activities during his time as a senator between 1948 and 1974 in Utah and Washington D.C. The central topic of these materials (which were mostly created during Bennett's later terms in the US Senate) is the Cold War, including how to promote peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and America. They also reveal the immense changes that...
Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Robert Lang Campbell papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2211
Scope and Contents

The collection contains one personal tax ledger book for Great Salt Lake City during the years 1856-1857, just prior to the Utah War. It contains a record of personal taxes paid, recorded by Ward, and by individuals in the Ward. It includes the records of twenty Wards as well as the Sugar House Ward. The ledger book also includes the names of several early and important members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including Brigham Young.

Dates: 1856-1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Wesley H. Hillendahl papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1896
Abstract Includes newsletters, correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, rosters, charts, maps, meeting minutes, programs, photographs, and other miscellaneous papers. The materials relate to Hillendahl's work as director of business research and document much of the economy of Hawaii. The correspondence refers to Hillendahl's contact with various states regarding taxation legislation. Many of the papers also deal with his participation in community organizations. The papers span from...
Dates: 1962-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

North Willow Irrigation Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 213
Abstract

Handwritten and typewritten cash account ledgers, minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, and other financial and administrative records document the work and policies of the North Willow Irrigation Company from 1890-1961.

Dates: 1890-1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Provo City Library at Academy Square records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1962
Scope and Contents

Handwritten entries into books. The materials relate the operation of the library including salaries, rentals, upkeep, fines, and donations.

Dates: 1927-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Record of personal taxes of the assessor district of Utah

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1960
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account book of taxes paid by vaious persons of Utah on numerous items including carriages, watches, and pianos. The names of the taxpayers are listed alphabetically.

Dates: 1865-1869
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Utah County record books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3905
Scope and Contents

Includes nine bound record books spanning the years 1851-1864. They record deeds of transfer, land survey certificates, deeds of consecration, and transfer records of enslaved people. Most of the records were kept by Lucius N. Scovil, the county recorder of Utah County, but some were also kept by Dominicus Carter, Isaac Higbee, and Howard Coray. The deeds of consecration recorded in Utah County begin in 1855 and primarily mention land and property rather than cash contributions.

Dates: 1851-1864
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Arthur V. Watkins papers

 Collection — Box: 83
Identifier: MSS 146
Scope and Contents Contains biographies, brochures, pamphlets, newspaper articles, photographs, correspondence, speeches, phonograph records, and various other materials. Much of the correspondence deals with Watkins's work in the Senate, especially his work with the McCarthy censure hearings. Some of the material covers Watkins's pre-senatorial years. There is also information on Watkins's book, Enough Rope, his work on reclamation and water conservation, his time on the Indian Claims Commission, and his...
Dates: 1886-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Bennett, Wallace F. (Wallace Foster), 1898-1993 1
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Hillendahl, Wesley H. (Wesley Harrington), 1921-1995 1
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Provo City Library at Academy Square (Provo, Utah) 1
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