BYU Library - Special Collections

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Typewritten history of the Utah National Guard, correspondence relating to the water supply of Brigham City, Utah, notes, speeches, and a classified book relating to United States' intelligence information on Panay Island of the "Philippine Series."

Scope and Contents Photoduplicated typescript of a history of the Fort Hall Indian reservation for the Shoshone and Bannock Indians in Idaho. Events of 1941 are the last mentioned in the document, so it is likely written on or shortly after that date. The author is unknown, but the history was written from an administrative standpoint and includes such data as the amount of acreage, productivity of the soil, the types of crops grown, the quality of roads, and the types and numbers of cattle on the...

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Two typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The items vary in length and content. One of the drafts includes photographs glued to various pages. Rammelmeyer writes a history of Coeur d'Alene, Murray, and Eagle City, Idaho. He often tells about mining enterprises in the area.

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Photocopy of a typewritten and signed history. The item is a history of a flood which hit Santaquin, Utah, in the summer of 1889. The history was written in 1964 by Adelly Waterlyn when she was eighty-two years old. She said the information for the item was given to her by people who were in Santaquin at the time.

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Carbon copy of a typewritten history of the Great Salt Lake in Utah by an unknown author. The date of composition is unknown. The article describes the early exploration of the lake, the geologic history of that body of water, the islands and wild life associated with the lake, and a history of transportation on the lake.

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This collection consists of a copy of the book "Histories of American Fork Canyon," as compiled by Alan C. Stauffer. Dated 1971.

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Photocopy of a typewritten history of local union 55 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers. This union was organized for the workers at the Tooele lead smelter in 1933.

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Typewritten history of the "Dream Mine." Most of the information for this article was received from John Hyrum Koyle, the founder of the mine. Also included are notes on "Koyle Mining Co. Stock Holder's Meeting," and a "Statement" made by Carter E. Grant. This statement is letters written by Grant relating to the mine. These items relate some of the dreams and revelations by Koyle concerning the mine and future events.

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Photocopy of a typed history of the sintering plant at the International Smelting and Refining Company near Tooele, Utah. The operation was a lead smelter. The date of composition is uncertain.

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Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten history. Timpson writes about Forest City and mining in American Fork, Utah.