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Transcription of the Averett Family ledger book
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1303
Scope and Contents
Narrative of the history of members of the Averett family, including conversion, activities in Far West and Nauvoo, emigration westward, and settlement and activities in Utah Territory. The transcription was entrusted to P.T. Reilly.
Dates:
1972
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Barzillai Frost travel journal
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3276
Scope and Contents
Journal kept by Barzillai Frost during his travels in the West in 1843. Includes an account of his visit to Nauvoo, Ill., and his meeting with Joseph Smith and other prominent Mormons. A photocopy and transcript of the diary are also included in the collection, as well as articles and biographical information on Frost.
Dates:
1843
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Genealogical Library collection
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6879
Abstract
Collection includes two boxes containing personal histories.
Dates:
1825-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. Taylor Hollist collection on Wilford C. Wood
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6760
Scope and Contents
Collection includes research done by J. Taylor Hollist on Wilford C. Wood. It includes photocopies and typed summaries of information he collected from the Wilford Wood Museum in Bountiful, Utah, and the LDS Church Archives in Salt Lake City, Utah. The information describes how the Church came to own many of its associated historical sites. The collection also includes a typewritten biography of Wilford C. Wood written by A. James Faulkner in 2014, and an index and endnotes to this book...
Dates:
1800-2015
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Robert Peirce letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2590
Abstract
Letter written by Robert Peirce August 31, 1848 to his family in Pennsylvania about his journey to Salt Lake City and his LDS faith.
Dates:
1848 August 31; 1848 August 31
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS 7952
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and postcards between the Alvin and Amelia Smith, including correspondence from their courtship and during his missionary service in England. The letters discuss routine aspects of missionary work, such as finances and accommodations, investigators, companions and conferences, local attitudes, and events. Also includes descriptions of life in the Smith family, such as births and deaths, weddings, financial circumstances, and events of daily life. Accompanying the letters are...
Dates:
1902-1907
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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