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Leslie E. Liechty collection of Rock Canyon Water Company materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1845
Abstract
Collection includes by-laws, articles of incorporation, minutes, ledgers, account books, certificates, biographies, and histories. The materials relate to the founding and operation of the Rock Canyon Irrigation Company from its beginnings to its purchase by Provo City in Utah.
Dates:
1880-1995
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
A. W. Lillywhite collection of statements about Curtis B. Hawley
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 66
Scope and Contents
Contains handwritten statements and a newspaper clipping. The materials relate to a Curtis B. Hawley who was implicated in an "Episode of a Pay Roll Robbery and a Double Hanging in Gila County in the Autumn of 1880." An article in the "Arizona Republican" on 19 April 1922 stated that Hawley was a Mormon. A letter written by A. W. Lillywhite requests information from Mormons about the authenticity of Hawley being a Mormon. The statements are by people who knew Hawley when he worked near...
Dates:
1922
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Look on the side that's bright
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2339
Scope and Contents
Handwritten poem written on Brigham Young Academy stationary. The stationary is dated 189-. The poem is signed by "Thos. Jones Jr." The poem suggests that people be optimistic about their lives.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Manavu Ward records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1773
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, ward history, biographies, certificates, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to the history of the Manavu Ward in Provo, Utah.
Dates:
1920-1977
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Heber Robert McBride autobiography
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 501
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography and a photocopy of the item. McBride was born in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his parents in 1856, and migrated to Utah. McBride writes about migrating to Utah in the ill-fated handcart company led by Edward Martin. He tells about the hardships he and his family faced. "We used to pray that we might die to get out of our misery." In Utah, McBride lived in Ogden, Provo, and Huntsville. He served as a scout during the Black Hawk...
Dates:
1890
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Biography of Alexander Melville
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3314
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography. Melville was born in Scotland in 1821, worked on a ship that hunted whales, lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and migrated to Utah in 1852. He lived in Provo, Utah, campaigned against Utah Indians in 1853, and settled in Fillmore, Utah. He died in 1911.
Dates:
1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Merchant bank signature book
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 263
Scope and Contents
Autograph book for the "Merchant Bank" of Provo, Utah. The items are apparently signatures by patrons of the bank. They often also include their towns of residence. These persons lived largely in Utah.
Dates:
1905-1913
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
History of Albert Merrill
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 931
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten biography of Albert Merrill. Merrill was born on Long Island, New York; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1841; moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843; migrated to Utah in 1852; and settled in Provo, Utah. He served on a mission for the Church to the Eastern States from 1869 to 1870 and was made a patriarch of the Church in 1873.
Dates:
1908
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Leola G. Merrill papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3748
Scope and Contents
Consists primarily of personal papers documenting Merrill's authorship of numerous Mormon-themed dramas and programs, but also contains the personal papers and/or memorabilia of her husband, David M. Merrill, her parents, Luman Peter and Veda Jane Walker Green, and David's father, Amos N. Merrill. Materials dated 1911-2002.
Dates:
1911-2002
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Moore letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2225
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters. Moore writes about family matters and admonishes his sons not to dishonor the family.
Dates:
1875-1888
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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