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Clissold family biographies
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 70
Scope and Contents
Typescript of a 1910 autobiography of George Clissold, Mormon convert and English immigrant to Salt Lake City, Utah. Also includes a typewritten biography of Charles Edward Clissold, his oldest son, written by Lenora Pearl Clissold Vincent, Charles Edward's daughter, which tells of his early life, marriages, children, immigration to Utah, work, family life, acting experiences, and death.
Dates:
1900-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Smith Larkin diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1244
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Larkin writes about his experiences and abservations while working for the railroad. He also tells about his family, friends, local residents, and life at Kelton, Utah.
Dates:
1876-1878
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thomas B. Morris letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2148
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter addressed to "My dear Father." Morris writes about the search for timber and coal for the railroad.
Dates:
1868
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Wollerton Riter letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1156
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 12, 1876, and addressed to George Reynolds. The item was written in Echo, Utah. Riter instructs Reynolds to request information of Union Pacific Railroad Company directors to see if sufficient transportation would be furnished during the fall and winter.
Dates:
1876 September 12
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Utah Parks Company records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 533
Scope and Contents
The film contains typescripts, handwritten entries on printed forms, printed materials, photographs, correspondence, legal agreements, contracts, leases, brochures, newspaper clippings, board minutes, financial statements, and reports covering the company's history and operations. Five of the eight reels of microfilm are copies of the other three.
Dates:
1921-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letters
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 409
Scope and Contents
Includes sixteen handwritten and signed letters addressed to officials of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, including Thomas Clark Durant, C. L. Frost, and S. B Reed. Young writes about his role as a contractor for the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through Utah. Photocopies of items also included in collection.
Dates:
1863-1870
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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