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William Henry Solomon's diary of the Arizona mission
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 790
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Discusses in detail the daily life of Mormon missionaries among the Indians on the Arizona frontier and the problems with the Indians that eventually forced the missionaries to withdraw to Kanab, Utah, in 1874. Some personal and family matters are also covered, including divorce from one of the author's plural wives. Excerpts from other records of Solomon's are included at the end of the record to cover gaps in the main diary. Notes by the compiler, P. T. Reilly, are...
Dates:
1873-1874
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Cynthia Jane Park Stowell autobiography
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 839
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typescript. The history of Stowell's family is presented by another person. Stowell tells her own story for the years from 1857 to 1892. Cynthia lived in Ogden, Utah; describes activities during the Utah War of 1857 to 1858; writes of her life as a polygamous wife; and relates her move to Juarez, Mexico, in 1892. Also included is a patriarchal blessing.
Dates:
approximately 1893
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Taylor papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1836
Scope and Contents
Deeds, marriage and divorce certificates, land indentures, and Confederate money. The materials relate to Taylor's personal life, his marriages, and business dealings.
Dates:
1863-1947
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Taylor letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 677
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typed copies of letters sent by John Taylor to his wives and to such LDS Church leaders as Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff. The materials deal largely with family and Church matters. Also included are photocopies of handwritten notes on Taylor's various wives.
Dates:
1839-1887
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Thomas diaries
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 182
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary kept while Thomas served on a mission for the Mormon Church in England and Wales. Also included are entries while Thomas was in the Utah prison for polygamy.
Dates:
1887-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Laura Ann Keeler Thurber autobiography
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 436
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography which has been encapsulated and bound. The item starts with Thurber's biographies of her father, James Keeler, and her mother, Eliza Shelton Keeler. James Keeler's account was copied from his autobiography and diary. Laura lived in Santaquin, Goshen, and Richfield, Utah, and in Grass Valley, Nevada. Laura married Joseph Thurber in 1876, who entered into polygamy by marrying another woman in 1885. James Keeler joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates:
approximately 1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
David Thygerson autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 374
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of an autobiography with handwritten notes. Thygerson's account was probably written around 1938. He was born in Ephraim, Utah and went with his family to Colonia Dublan, Mexico to avoid prosecution for polygamy. He lived there until 1912 when he left because of the revolution in Mexico. He went blind in 1916 and settled in Manti, Utah in 1917. Thygerson writes about the mental problems associated with his blindness and comments about the attitude of local people on his...
Dates:
approximately 1938
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Urie affidavits
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2372
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed affidavits with handwritten dates and names inserted. The items verify that John Urie was married to a Sarah Ann Farell Urie who was free to marry him when her first husband was believed to be dead. They were married until her death in 1891. John Urie had married Percilla Smith Urie in a polygamous relationship in 1873. This marriage was technically illegal, and following the death of Sarah, John has Percilla affirmed as his legal wife. The items were notarized by...
Dates:
1896
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Urie letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2370
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters written to Urie's wife, Priscilla, and to his mother. Two of the items were written while Urie was on a mission for the Mormon Church in Glasgow, Scotland. The remaining items were written in Cedar City, Utah. Urie writes about personal and family matters and also about his activities and community affairs.
Dates:
1873-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Van Cott papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1743
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, and a family history. The correspondence is between Van Cott and family members. Also included are handwritten and signed letters from Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, to Van Cott. The diaries cover the time when Van Cott served as a missionary for the Mormon Church from 1852 to 1856 and from 1859 to 1862. He was in Iowa City, Iowa, when the first handcart companies left for Utah.
Dates:
1838-1913
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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