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Biographical sketch of Peter Beck

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3286
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography of Peter Beck. The author of the item is unknown. Peter Beck was born in Denmark in 1850 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was eight years old. He migrated to Utah in 1862. Included are some comments by Beck relating to his journey to Utah. Beck became a rancher and farmer and settled in American Fork, Utah. He married two women, had 17 children, and died in 1927.

Dates: 1930

Ebenezer Beesley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1745
Scope and Contents Mormon hymn books, musical scores, newspaper clippings, a short autobiography, a biography, and letters. Also included is a photostat copy of a handwritten list of passangers on the William Tapscott in 1859. The Mormons on the ship later formed the George Rowley handcart company which emigrated to Utah in 1859. Also included is a typescript of a diary by an unnamed person describing the journey to Utah with the Rowley company. This is transcription from the Journal History of the Church...
Dates: 1863-1950

Gilbert Belnap papers

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1939
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten materials relating to the Hooper Ward of the Mormon Church, personal papers of Belnap, and miscellaneous items. Also included is a biography of Vinson Knight (1804-1842), an early convert to Mormonism, which contains references to Knight in various sources.

Dates: 1834-1875

Mervyn Sharp Bennion

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2138
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Mervyn Bennion. Mervyn was born and raised in Vernon, Utah, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was the Captain on board the U.S.S. West Virginiaat Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was killed in the attack.

Dates: circa 1960

Ezra Taft Benson receipt

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1269
Scope and Contents

Handwritten per diem receipt dated 24 January 1853 and signed by Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869). The receipt acknowledges payment of $120.00 from Benjamin G. Ferris, secretary of the treasury, Utah Territory, for service at the 1852-1853 Legislative Assembly.

Dates: 1853 January 24

Ole H. Berg biographies

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 244
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies and an autobiography. Jenkins writes a biography of Ole Hendrick Berg (1840-1919). Berg was a convert to the Mormon Church in Norwary who migrated to Utah in 1866. He settled in St. George, Utah. Also included is a two-page autobiography by Berg written in 1892.

Dates: approximately 1892-1950

Frederick Arthur Berlin letter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 513
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 11 July 1975. Berlin writes briefly about Andrew E. Berlin, his family and Mormon Church activities and his imprisonment for polygamy.

Dates: 1975

Jose A. Bernal petition

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1889
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten document. The item is a petition from Bernal requesting a discharge from the army. Bernal lost two fingers in an accident while serving in the military.

Dates: 1833

LeGrand Meyer Bernards personal history

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2987
Scope and Contents

Shares memories of his childhood in Salt Lake City, Utah; Latter-day Saint mission in Hawaii, 1941-1944; marriage; service in the U.S. Navy during World War II; and work at Brigham Young University Print Services, 1968-1983. The history was recorded by the author's daughter, Lani Bernards Braithwaite.

Dates: 1996-1997

William E. Berrett papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1955
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, speeches, a biography, and an autobiography. The materials relate to Berrett's work with the Utah Committee on Children and Youth, his research on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' relationships with African-Americans, and various documents pertaining to his career as a professor at Brigham Young University, his time in Fairbanks, Alaska. Also included is Berett's autobiography and a biography of B. H. Roberts, the Mormon historian. Materials dated...
Dates: 1836-1993

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections 1285
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Biography 751
Immigration and American Expansion 414
Social Life and Customs 359
Pioneers 350
Home and Family 317
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Letters 226
American Fork (Utah) -- History 211
Mormon women -- Biography 200
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 172
Material Types 123
Politics, Government, and Law 119
Diaries 107
Mormon pioneers 106
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Military 80
Correspondence 68
City and Town Life 67
Education 67
Photocopies 66
Mormons -- Utah -- Biography 61
Colleges and Universities 60
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 59
Mormons -- Biography 58
Biography -- 20th century 56
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Nurses -- United States -- Biography 42
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 42
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Religion 37
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Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History 36
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Church Government 30
Family histories 28
Provo (Utah) -- History 28
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives 28
Agriculture and Natural Resources 26
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Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 24
Certificates 22
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Mormons -- Denmark 13
Mormons -- Emigration and immigration 13
Mormons -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 13
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 13
Lehi (Utah) -- History 12
Medicine and Health 12
Mormon missionaries 12
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Mormons -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 12
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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 19
Brigham Young Academy 17
Jones, Edith Boley, 1892-1973 16
Shelley, Charlotte D. 14
Clark, Sadie Ollerton, 1901-1992 10
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Allison, Helen Taylor 7
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Maeser, Karl G. 6
Utah Expedition (1857-1858) 6
Wright, June S. 6
Buckwalter, Eliza W. 5
Edward Martin Emigrating Company 5
Elliott, Norma Larson, 1916-2009 5
Okey, Cynthia Adams 5
Sager, Bertha N. 5
Seastrand, Myrtle R. 5
St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah) 5
University of Utah 5
Clark family 4
Durrant, Ella E., 1893-1963 4
Gardner, Nathan H. 4
Jensen family 4
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies 4
Joint Oral History Project (Brigham Young University) 4
Keeler, Joseph B. (Joseph Brigham), 1855-1935 4
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 4
Lund, Nora 4
Mormon Tabernacle Choir 4
Mott, Albert S. 4
Smith family 4
Smith, Emma Hale 4
Smoot, A. O. (Abraham Owen), 1815-1895 4
Utah. Militia 4
Wanless, Venina H. 4
Adams family 3
Alston, Louisa Grant 3
Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893 3
Armstrong family 3
Aydelotte, Hannah 3
Baker family 3
Beck, Alice Forbes Crosby 3
Buck, Claude, 1890-1974 3
Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 3
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Council of the Seventy 3
Clark, William, 1770-1838 3
Council of the Twelve Apostles (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 3
Dusenberry, Warren N. (Warren Newton), 1836-1915 3
Greenwood, Jane L. R. (Jane Leah Robinson), 1882-1970 3
Hancock family 3
Hartley, L. P. (Leslie Poles), 1895-1972 3
Hyde, Orson, 1805-1878 3
Jensen, Naomi Asay Anderson 3
Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941 3
Johnson family 3
Johnson, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1905 3
Larson, May Louise Hunt, 1860-1943 3
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 3
Miller, Ellen Anderson, 1833-1929 3
Miller, Niels Peter, 1837-1921 3
Ottosen, Annie Miller, 1837-1921 3
Park, James Pollock, 1821-1889 3
Penrod, Rose 3
Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 3
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 3
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 3
Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918 3
Smith, Lot 3
Stout, Dora M. Hall, 1878-1940 3
Taylor, John, 1808-1887 3
Utah State University 3
Utah. Legislature 3
Walker family 3
Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921 3
Wilkinson, Ernest L., 1899-1978 3
Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 3
Young, Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith, 1821-1901 3
Able, Mary E. S. 2
Allred, James, 1784-1876 2
Andrus family 2
Andrus, Hyrum L. (Hyrum Leslie), 1924-2015 2
Archer, Patience Loader Rozsa, 1827-1921 2
Armstrong, Anthony, 1897-1976 2
Armstrong, Francis, 1839-1899 2
Arrington, Leonard J. 2
Baker, Glen, 1908-1988 2
Baker, LeGrand 2
Bateman family 2
Bean, Elizabeth Baum, 1834-1916 2
Bean, George Washington, 1831-1897 2
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