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Emma Amelia Townsend Lovesy autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2637
Scope and Contents
Typewritten autobiography. Lovesy tells about converting to the Mormon Church in England, migrating to Utah in 1860, and settling in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates:
approximately 1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Wilson Lund family history
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3125
Dates:
1953
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Athole Macmasters diaries and autogiography
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 160
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries with an autobiography. There are many gaps in the diary. Macmasters writes about his life in Scotland and England, his trek to Utah in 1854, and his work in a store in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates:
1849-1886
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Notes from the life of John D. T. McAllister
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3119
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is a one-page biography of John D. T. McAllister by an unknown author at an unspecified time. McAllister was born in Delaware on 19 Feb. 1827 and died on 21 Jan. 1910. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1844. He migrated to Utah in 1851, took several wives, and had numerous children. He served on two missions for his church, lived for a time in St. George, Utah, and held numerous positions of...
Dates:
approximately 1933
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Daniel Duncan McArthur autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 476
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography, photocopy of the manuscript, and a typescript of the item. McArthur was born in New York State; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint in 1832; lived in Kirtland, Ohio, in Missouri, and in Nauvoo, Illinois. McArthur stayed at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, migrated to Utah in 1848, experienced troubles with Ute Indians, and served on a mission to England for the LDS Church from 1852 to 1856. Also included are blessings of family members and...
Dates:
1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
In memorium
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3229
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of an printed brochure. The item includes an "autobiographical sketch" which Annie dictated to her son, Albert E. Bowen. Annie tells about her early life in England, her joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1851, her migration to Utah in 1861, and her move to Samaria, Idaho, in 1876. Also included is a copy of the funeral services for Annie in 1929.
Dates:
1929
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Biographical sketch of the life of John Mercer
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3315
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Mercer was born in England in 1818, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, and later to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1848. He settled in American Fork, Utah, and died in 1860.
Dates:
1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Mary Lois Walker Morris autobiography
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1566
Scope and Contents
Materials include photocopies of the typewritten manuscript of Mary Lois Walker Morris's autobiography. The autobiography details events in Mary's life and the life of her family. It provides insight into religion and family life. It also gives information about Quakers in England, conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, emmigration, and polygamy in Utah. Includes an additional transcription made from the typewritten manuscript. Appears to have been written between...
Dates:
approximately 1895-1908
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Murdock autobiography and diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 928
Scope and Contents
Typescripts of a diary and an abridgement of diaries for the years from 1830 to 1859 and 1832. Murdock joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 and lived in Kirtland, Ohio; Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; and Salt Lake City, Utah. He had numerous assignments for the Church and migrated to Utah in 1847. He participated in Zion's Camp in 1834 and went on a mission to Australia from 1852 to 1853.
Dates:
1830-1867
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Nielsen personal history
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1469
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typed transcript of a personal history. Nielsen describes his life growing up in Denmark, his family's emigration to America, and his experiences and hardships after arriving in Utah.
Dates:
1948
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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