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Biography : Joseph H. Armstrong, pioneer 1853
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2515
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Joseph H. Armstrong was born in England in 1850. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1853. They suffered many harships on the way. The family settled in American Fork, Utah, in 1862. He was a carpenter and a farmer, and he died in 1933.
Dates:
1940
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Virginia Armstrong autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2624
Scope and Contents
Typed autobiography. Armstrong joined the Army Nurse Corps in April of 1941. She served in Barnes General Hospital in Vancouver, Washington. She later went to Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She was discharged honorably in July 1942.
Dates:
2000
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lola Prestwich Lamoreaux autobiography
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2685
Scope and Contents
Typewritten autobiography. Lamoreaux attended the Dr. W. H. Grove Latter Day Saint Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake City, Utah, and joined the U.S. Army on 1 Dec. 1944. She writes about her training and various assignments in the army. She married Donald C. Lamaroeaux in 1948.
Dates:
approximately 2000
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Janell Ravsten Arrington autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1006
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an autobiography. Arrington discusses her childhood in Cache Valley, Utah, farming community, her education, marriage, and family. She relates stories of family members and tells of her church activity in Twin Falls, Idaho. She stresses her personal philosophy of life that happiness lies in giving service to others.
Dates:
1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
As a bee gathereth honey
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1019
Abstract
My first day of visiting teaching in Quito, Ecuador.
Dates:
1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Rachel Calder Ashworth family papers and histories
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9001
Scope and Contents
Rachel Calder Ashworth family papers and histories contains family histories, biographies, autobiographies, family records, pedigrees and photographs of her pioneer ancestors and their families, many of whom were in Vernal, Utah. Some of the more frequently mentioned families are the Ashworths, the Mentzers, the Hackings, and the Calders. Dated from approximately 1900 to 2015.
Dates:
approximately 1900-2015
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Jacob Astor letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 579
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter. Astor states he has received payment for a shipment of beaver pelts and wool.
Dates:
1820
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Athletic Media Relations football programs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 778
Scope and Contents
Game-day programs include football advertisements, player rosters, statistics, and other articles pertaining to football at Brigham Young University. Some programs are missing, while others are duplicated. Dates range from 1938 to 2004.
Dates:
1938-2004
William Frank Atkin papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 341
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, and a biography. The diaries relate to Atkin's missions to New Zealand from 1903 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1918. The correspondence is from family members and friends and largely relates to family matters and to Atkin's missionary activities. The biography is a history of Atkin's father, Thomas Atkin (1833-1919), who was a Mormon pioneer that was active in Tooele County politics. The biography also includes information about the Mormon response to the Utah...
Dates:
1883-1919
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Emma Housley Auger biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 4074
Scope and Contents
Biographies of Maria Housley and George F. Housley.
Dates:
Date not identified
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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