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C. C. A. Christensen autobiography and biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1127
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copies of biographies and clippings relating to C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912). Also included is an autobiography of Christensen that has been translated from the original Danish. Christensen is the most noted Mormon artist who documented much of the Mormon experience through his paintings. He also painted murals to decorate Mormon meeting houses and temples.
Dates:
1900-1970
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. Spencer Cornwall papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3151
Scope and Contents
Collection contains letters, speeches, photographs, and other materials relating to J. Spencer Cornwall's activities and work with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Dates:
approximately 1916-1979
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William A. Leatham newsclippings
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1958
Scope and Contents
Newsclippings, pamphlet, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the career and life of Leatham.
Dates:
1912-1915
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
Notes on the life of Carl Christian Anton Christensen, pioneer artist
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1092
Scope and Contents
Typescript of a biography of C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912) by his granddaughter Norma Taggart "with the help of her daughter, Ethel Taggart Christensen." The account uses many direct quotes from the diaries and autobiography of C. C. A. Christensen. Mr. Christensen was an artist, writer, and historian who was born and raised in Denmark and later immigrated to Utah. He served as a missionary and as a patriarch for the Mormon Church. This biography is chiefly concerned with Mr....
Dates:
1950-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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