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Account of the Poet Caedmon
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1564
Scope and Contents
Photographs of an original manuscript by Beda Venerabilis. The item is an extract from Bede's "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum" (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) which gives an account of the poet Caedmon. The account gives a list of the subjects treated by Caedmon, relates the story of his miraculous rise to fame, praises the poet's virtue and the power of his verse to promote virtue in others, and concludes with a description of his saintly death. The original...
Dates:
731
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Elda Lyman Adams history
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1966
Scope and Contents
Typewritten histories. Adams provides information concerning her relatives and Glen Baker. She describes and documents his youth, his educational background, and his missionary experiences in Germany.
Dates:
1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Merle V. Adams papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8108
Scope and Contents
Collection contains photocopies of family scrapbook items relating to Merle V. Adams' career and family life. Also includes family biographies, Merle's filmography, copies of newspaper articles that mention Adams, and information about a hidden treasure reported to be near Kanab that Adams helped look for. Dated 1934-2014.
Dates:
1934-2014
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Addendum to Theo A. Phillips biography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1839
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous items relating to a biography of Theo A. Phillips. The articles include letters (one is in Welsh), patriarchal blessings in the Mormon Church, and Phillips family histories. The Phillips family is a Mormon family which originated in Great Britain.
Dates:
1871-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Administrative history of the Church Educational System (CES), 1888-1994
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2373
Scope and Contents
Describes the origins, organization, and history of both religious and secular education within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The purpose of the work was to help archivists place in historical context, corporate papers entering the Church Historical Department (Salt Lake City, Utah). The paper discusses administrative changes and developments in centralized education including: a board of education, a board of examiners, the office of superintendent and later commissioner of...
Dates:
1995
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alderman's Court trial records
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 632
Scope and Contents
Handwritten trial records in the Alderman's court of Provo, Utah. A total of 85 court cases are summarized in the record. Albert Jones presided in most of these proceedings.
Dates:
1869-1881
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Allard : researched for Peter Andrew Allard, Vancouver, B.C. / researched and compiled by Louise Elizabeth Post.
Item — oversize: 1
Identifier: MSS 7074
Abstract
Volume of genealogical information on the Allard family of Western Canada, produced in 1981.
Dates:
1981
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Allen family papers
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2337
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and printed correspondence, certificates, deeds, postcards, family histories, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the private and legal activities of the Allen family.
Dates:
approximately 1890-1944
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Rhoda J. Allred and Sharon Allred Jessup collection on Rulon C. Allred
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8750
Content Description
Collection contains materials pertaining to the life of Rulon C. Allred. Included are typed and handwritten journal entries and letters, handwritten financial records, and his handwritten autobiography. A typed scrapbook made by his daughter Rhoda as well as Allred family recordings and an interview with John Stewart on compact discs are also included. His religious materials include a book with records of work Allred did for the dead in Mesa, Arizona and diary entries about his service in the...
Dates:
1930-1986; Majority of material found within 1958-1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alumni Relations records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5651
Scope and Contents
Contains records regarding various groups and programs connected with the Alumni Association. Also included are files concerning various reunions put on by the Alumni Relations Department. Dates range from 1988 to 2009.
Dates:
1988-2009
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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