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Isaura Bentley Abegg diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1642
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten diaries for the years 1952, 1964, and 1966 through 1971. Abegg was a student at Brigham Young University in 1952 and was closely associated with the university in later years. She talks of her daily activities, association with Brigham Young University, and Mormon Church responsibilities.
Dates:
1952-1971
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
An act in relation to Utah Library
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 539
Scope and Contents
Handwritten act of the Utah territorial legislature establishing the Utah Library. The librarian over the institution was under a two-year legislative appointment and was given a budget of $6000. The librarian was given authority to conduct all business relating to the library. The main purpose of the library was to provide materials for the legislature, but items could be made available to federal officials and private citizens of Utah at the discretion of the librarian. The document was...
Dates:
1852
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James J. Adams autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3040
Scope and Contents
Typescript of a autobiography. Adams writes about his birth in Springfield, Illinois, his migration to Utah as a small child, his family's move to Parowan, Utah, and his subsequent life there. The item is "by Luella Adams Dalton" who probably typed and/or edited the manuscript.
Dates:
approximately 1910
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Robert D. Adams diary and autobiographical anecdotes
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 350
Scope and Contents
Holograph descriptions of events in Torrey, Escalante, Teasdale, Hurricane, Orderville and St. George, Utah, the latter the location of Adams' photographic studio.
Dates:
1935-1950
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Address book for Utah
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2674
Scope and Contents
Handwritten addresses for people living in Utah, primarily Utah County. Some references were written also for persons in neighboring states.
Dates:
1924
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Jacob Alt journals
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 420
Scope and Contents
Holograph journals which contain daily entries (in pencil) concerning the life of a Salt Lake City, Utah, bartender which include little detail.
Dates:
1882-1883
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
America's Freedom Festival records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5999
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the material was created by America's Freedom Festival in the process of producing its annual events. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, notes, forms, various lists and documents with regards to specific events, music, videos, accounting reports, essay entries, publications, and promotional material. Also includes items about the Freedom Festival, especially newspaper articles. There are also items included that were collected by the Freedom Festival such as materials from...
Dates:
1940-2014; Majority of material found within 1990-2001
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Asay town, now a ghost town, in Garfield County
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2731
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typewritten history of Asay Town, Utah. The town was founded in 1872 along Asay Creek by Mormons and was later abandoned. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.
Dates:
approximately 1950
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Bette B. Ashworth memorial collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3280
Scope and Contents
Collection contains letters from famous Utah residents, letters to Max Lachman during World War II, booklets, scrapbooks, photo albums, receipts, photographs of Price and Carbon County, Utah, and marriage certificates. Also contains articles, postcards, Bingham Canyon and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and other ledger books, artwork, legal documents, and other manuscripts collected by Brent Ashworth related to Mormon and American history topics. Includes Mary Hemingway transcript annotated...
Dates:
1802-2017
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Anna Mary Ball Frewin autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 902
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Frewin was born in England, migrated to Utah in 1881, and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. She writes about Mormon polygamists hiding from federal officials stating, "you couldn't tell whether there was a man or woman coming down the street because the men were dressed in women's clothing with sun bonnets."
Dates:
1959
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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