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Geroge Black diaries and letters received
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 147
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries and letters. The diaries were kept from 1891 to 1894 when Black was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in Great Britain. The two letters were written to him by a son and a daughter when he was living in Manti, Utah.
Dates:
1891-1932
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James Lovett Bunting diaries and Bunting family directory
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1594
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of the handwritten Bunting diaries (MSS 738). The originals have been restricted and are unavailable for patron use. The diaries include accounts of missionary work in Great Britain for the Mormon faith and describe life in Kanab and St. George, Utah. The diaries cover the years from 1857 to 1920 but have several gaps. Also included is a Bunting family directory from the year 1968.
Dates:
1857-1968
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Crane autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 450
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography composed near the year 1912. Crane was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after he heard Orson Pratt (1811-1881), apostle for that religion, speak in England in 1864. He later served as president of the Wandsworth Branch of the Church. He migrated to Utah. Crane also writes about his courtship and marriage and about his mission to England from 1878 to 1880.
Dates:
1912
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
From the halls of memory
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 798
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Author discusses his family's British roots; their acceptance of Mormonism while living in Birmingham, England, and their immigration to the United States. Tolton also describes his experiences during the Black Hawk War (Utah) and frontier life in Utah. His account goes into great detail about his involvement in territorial and state politics, his business ventures, family life, and his mission to Great Britain for the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1931
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Jobe Hill autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 451
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography. Hill writes about migrating to Utah, about his life in Smithfield and Clarkston, about problems with grasshoppers, and about other difficult situations. He also talks about the death of his mother and his low opinion of his father, who started drinking. He also tells about his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England and about his marriage.
Dates:
1904
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Philip Margetts papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 406
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of diaries, newspaper clippings, play scripts, articles on Utah and LDS Church history, and correspondence. Margetts writes about his trip to Utah in 1850. His diary covers the time he served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Great Britain from 1857 to 1858. Many of the items relate to Margetts' career in the theater, to the Salt Lake Theater, and to drama in Utah. The correspondence includes a letter from the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates:
1850-1928
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ephraim Nye papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 358
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography, diaries, and typewritten and handwritten correspondence. Nye writes about his birth in England, his immigration to Australia, his joining the Mormon Church, and his subsequent migration to Utah from 1859 to 1860 where he settled in Ogden. His autobiography covers the time until 1881 when his diary begins. Nye served on a mission for the Mormon Church in Great Britain from 1882 to 1884. There is a gap in the record until 1896 when Nye was called to serve as the...
Dates:
1881-1902
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Hill Richards papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries, account books, correspondence, and an autobiography. The materials document Richards' activities as a Mormon pioneer in Arizona, as a missionary to Great Britain, and as a Mormon Church leader.
Dates:
1876-1919
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel W. Richards papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2854
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of microfilmed copies of diaries, letters, notes, and financial records. Richards was born in Massachusetts in 1824 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, where he served in the "Nauvoo Legion" militia. Richards married Mary Parker in Nauvoo and moved to Utah in 1849. He served as missionary and mission president for his faith in Great Britain, the East U.S., and Europe. He was made a patriarch in 1902 and died in 1909.
Dates:
1839-1909
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Robert Sherwood journals and papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1655
Scope and Contents
Contains journals and account books. Most journal entries were written while Sherwood was a missionary for the Mormon Church in Great Britain. Also included are a copy of "Ready References," "A compolation of Scripture Tests;" letters from Sherwood to family members; some handwritten statements made by Sherwood; legal and religious documents, and papers dealing with the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City and with Sherward Park, a subdivision development in Salt Lake.
Also included are...
Dates:
1882-1977
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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