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Isaura Bentley Abegg diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1642
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries for the years 1952, 1964, and 1966 through 1971. Abegg was a student at Brigham Young University in 1952 and was closely associated with the university in later years. She talks of her daily activities, association with Brigham Young University, and Church responsibilities.

Dates: 1952-1971

Biography of Mary Elizabeth Coursey Hoover : pioneer, came to Utah in 1849

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2507
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography. The item was originally presented to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers meeting in 1925. Mary's father joined the Mormon Church and moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois and later to Utah. Mary married John Witmer Hoover in 1855, had twelve children, and spent most of her adult life in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1925

Brigham Young University 2nd Ward scrapbook

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2304
Scope and Contents

Bound scrapbook (42 pages) with newsletters, poems, newspaper clippings, programs, brochures, and miscellaneous items relating to the BYU 2nd Ward Relief Society. Materials document the activities of the ward's women between 1956 and 1962.

Dates: 1956-1962

Virginia Chipman notes

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2672
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes in a notebook. The notes are apparently associated with classes taken at the university. Also included are notes relating to the meetings of the "Young Ladies of the Second Year" at the university.

Dates: 1904

Daughters of Utah Pioneers records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1788
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping of pioneer monuments, scrapbooks, biographies, histories of various industries, lists of officers and members, and meeting programs. The materials relate to the operation of the organization primarily in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1911-1937

Belle W. Hales diaries

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 11
Abstract

This collection contains two typewritten diaries.

Dates: 1941-1962

Sarah Fletcher Jones letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2529
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters addressed to Francis W. Kirkham. They were written in Provo, Utah and were often signed with "Your Cincere & Affectionate friend." Jones signed her name both as "Sadie" and as "Sayde." The items are concerned with personal matters and happenings in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1896-1898

Elizabeth Truman Partridge papers

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 609
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography, certificates, newspaper clipping, and a letter. The biography is by an unknown author and tells the story of Partridge's life in Provo, Utah. The other materials relate to her selection as mother of the year.

Dates: 1957

Zola Peterson autobiography

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1206
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Peterson writes about her life in Monticello, Blanding, and Provo, Utah. She tells about her childhood, her experiences at Brigham Young University, and her mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern United States.

Dates: approximately 1970

Pamela Jill Porter diaries

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1818
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. Porter writes about her spiritual experiences and how she regards the Mormon Church. Some of the diaries were written while Porter attended Brigham Young University and majored in English. She also lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1971-1980

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