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Johnson family biographies
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 172
Scope and Contents
Typewritten biographies and family histories. The materials relate to the families of Benjamin Franklin Johnson, Utah poneer, Mormon polygamist, farmer, and secretary to the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith. Also included are a biography of Sarah Elizabeth Senior Johnson, daughter-in-law of Benjamin Johnson, and a book of poetry.
Dates:
approximately 1950
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ruth Makinson poems
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 996
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of thirteen poems in two folders. The poems express attitudes and thoughts on moral and spiritual values.
Dates:
circa 1975-1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William O. Robinson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1848
Scope and Contents
Diaries, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, essays, poems, correspondence, a biography, a published book with handwritten corrections, and a film strip. The materials deal with Robinson's dancing, music, and educational careers. The diaries are in six volumes and relate to Robinson's mission for the Mormon Church in Colorado.
Dates:
1897-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
W. D. poetry and illustrations
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1303
Scope and Contents
Two unbound booklets of handwritten poetry with pen and ink illustrations. One of the booklets is a fully illustrated poem entitled "A Mormon Romance" which satirizes the Mormon practice of polygamy. On the cover of this item is a pen and ink illustration of Nauvoo, Ill. The other item contains poems describing the author's experiences while visiting the Mormon community of Nauvoo, Illinois in 1840 when she was introduced to the Mormon Church, met Brigham Young, and heard a sermon preached. ...
Dates:
1871
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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