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George Washington Bean diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1038
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries, two autobiographies, account books, patriarchal blessings, biographies of family members, and Bean family history and genealogy. Bean writes about his early life and migration to Utah; his work as an Indian interpreter from 1852 to 1853; his pursuit of the Ute chief, Walker, in 1854; his Indian mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1855 to 1856; his life in Provo, Utah; his participation in the Black Hawk Indian War; and...
Dates: 1852-1897

Marian Adaline Belnap papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 952
Scope and Contents

Phtocopy of correspondence, financial and legal documents, genealogial materials, newspaper clippings, and drafts of research papers. The materials relate to a wide variety of topics but mostly deal with Belnap (Belknap) family matters. A patriarchal blessing is found with the collection.

Dates: 1829-1933

Bennion family record book

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1944
Scope and Contents

Handwritten record book of the Bennion family. The item contains lists of family members, financial records, reports on family reunions, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1904-1946

John E. Bennion diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 981
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Bennion writes about his life in the Taylorsville area of Utah and in Rush Valley and Long Valley, Utah. He also lived for a time in Nevada. Bennion was married polygamously, participated in the Utah War of 1857-1858, had an encounter with an Indian in 1858, saw the first handcart company arrive in Salt Lake City in 1856, served on a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and participated in many other activities.

Dates: 1855-1877

O. H. Bery letter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2147
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter addressed to "Elder O. H. Olsen." Bery outlines a scheduled religious meeting.

Dates: 1886

Alfred N. Billings diary

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 636
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary kept from 21 May 1855 to 3 Oct. 1855. Billings was called to serve as a missionary to the Ute Indians in the Elk Mountain area of southeastern Utah. After some initial success the Mormon missionaries were forced to leave by the Indians. Also included are Billings' financial records from the 1850s and 1860s.

Dates: 1855

Biography of Elizabeth Hopkins Carpenter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1506
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biographical sketch of the life of Elizabeth Hopkins Carpenter. The item gives relevant genealogical and historical data on Carpenter as well as expressing various anecdotes and traditions about her.

Dates: 1950

Biography of John William Robertson

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1684
Scope and Contents

Carbon copy of a typescript of the biography of John William Robertson, Mormon pioneer who lived in Spanish Fork, Utah and later settled Lovell, Wyoming.

Dates: approximately 1930

Biography of Niels Peter and Ellen Anderson Miller

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1615
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of Niels Peter Miller and his wife, Ellen Anderson Miller, Danish converts to the Mormon Church who lived in Mount Pleasant, Utah and later settled Castle Valley, Utah.

Dates: 1969

Biography of William Rufus Rogers Stowell

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 506
Abstract

Includes typewritten and handwritten biographies of William Rufus Rogers Stowell. Also included are typed excerpts from the biography and photocopies of an account of Stowell's death handwritten by his grandson, Earl Stowell. William Stowell was a convert to the Mormon Church. He lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, migrated to Utah in 1852, served in the Utah Militia during the Utah Expedition, served on missions for the Mormon Church, and went to Mexico to avoid prosecution for polygamy.

Dates: approximately 1893-1950

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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- History 183
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 58
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Home and Family 45
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Immigration and American Expansion 28
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Missions and Missionaries 27
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Histories (Literary works) 18
Religion 18
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 16
City and Town Life 15
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 14
Utah -- History 14
Genealogies 13
Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 13
Politics, Government, and Law 13
Church Government 12
Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872 11
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Latter Day Saints -- Denmark -- History 3
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Manuscripts 3
Mount Pleasant (Utah) -- History 3
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 3
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 3
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Polygamy -- Utah -- History -- 19th century 3
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Beaver (Utah) -- History 2
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California National Historic Trail 2
Castle Valley (Emery County, Utah) -- History 2
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Names
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 26
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 13
Utah Expedition (1857-1858) 8
Tanner, George S. 4
Salt Lake Temple 3
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Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 3
United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 3
Utah. Militia 3
Young, Joseph, 1797-1881 3
Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856 2
Brigham Young Academy 2
Brigham Young University 2
Dorcheus, John T., 1843-1932 2
Homer, William H. (William Harrison),1845-1934 2
Hooper, W. H. (William Henry), 1813-1882 2
Johnson, Joel H. (Joel Hills) 2
Lee, Ann Gordge, 1848-ca. 1915 2
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 2
Miller, Ellen Anderson, 1833-1929 2
Moore, David 2
Oaks, L. Weston (Lewis Weston), 1892- 2
Reynolds, George, 1842-1909 2
Richards, Stephen L 2
Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 2
Smith, John L. (John Lyman), 1828-1898 2
Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 2
St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah) 2
Utah. Legislature 2
Adams, Elda Lyman 1
Adams, William, 1822-1901 1
Allred, James T. S., 1825-1905 1
Anderson, Bryce W., 1911-1982 1
Andrew, Ethel Bean, 1888-1978 1
Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893 1
Auger, Emma Housley 1
Baker, Glen, 1908-1988 1
Ballantyne, Richard, 1817-1898 1
Bean, Elizabeth Baum, 1834-1916 1
Bean, Emily Haws, 1836-1908 1
Bean, George Washington, 1831-1897 1
Bean, Mary Hannah Baker, 1868-1934 1
Bean, Mary Jane Wall, 1841-1891 1
Bean, Victor Emanuel, 1864-1918 1
Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949 1
Beck, Annie Rowe 1
Belknap family 1
Bennion family 1
Bennion, John E. 1
Benson, Ezra T. (Ezra Taft), 1811-1869 1
Bery, O. H. 1
Billings, Alfred N. 1
Black Pine, chief of the Utes 1
Black, George 1
Blair, Seth Millington 1
Bluemel, Henry 1
Blythe, John A. 1
Boreman, Jacob S. (Jacob Smith), 1831-1913 1
Bott, Henry R. 1
Botts family 1
Bowles family 1
Bowles, Catherine, 1915-2006 1
Bradford family 1
Brady, William Wells, 1886-1964 1
Buckingham, Henry 1
Bullock, James, 1830-1911 1
Burk, Asahel Woodruff 1
Burke family 1
Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896 1
Burton, Mercy R. 1
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 1
Callis, Charles A. (1865-1947) 1
Cannon family 1
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 1
Cannon, George, 1794-1844 1
Cannon, Georgius Y., 1892-1987 1
Cannon, Johanna Christina Danielson 1
Carroll, James Franklin 1
Carter family 1
Chapin, M. E. (Melancthon Elder), 1850-1917 1
Chavez, Martha A. 1
Christensen, Cornell Taylor, 1910-1936 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Presidency 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Presiding Bishopric 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. St. George Utah Stake 1
Church of Zion 1
Clark, Edward W. (Edward Watkin), 1820-1909 1
Clark, Franklin, 1859-1945 1
Clark, Isaac 1
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 1
Clough, William 1
Cluff, H. H. (Harvey Harris), 1836-1916 1
Cluff, William Wallace, 1832-1915 1
Collier, DeFonda, 1904-2002 1
Collier, Joab 1
Collier, Theodocia Keeler 1
Cone, Gordon C., 1807-1882 1
Crockett family 1
Crockett, Rachel M. (Rachel Maretta), 1870-1950 1
Crouch, Ebenezer 1
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