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Delila M. Abbott papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1657
Scope and Contents
Handwritten, typewritten, and printed correspondence, hand bills, pamphlets, book drafts, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials include a typewritten draft of the book "Women Legislators of Utah, 1896-1976." The items relate to Abbott's political career and her association with women legislators in Utah and in the United States.
Dates:
1971-1979
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
The Beaver Nightingale
File — oversize-folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 685
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a Beaver, Utah newspaper found in the scrapbook of Van Zile's with a handwritten inscription by him. The newspaper was published by the Liberal party and contains the Liberal Platform and the People's Platform.
Dates:
1882
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Jacob G. Bigler diaries and correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3243
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of handwritten diaries and correspondence. Bigler was a bishop for the Mormon Church in Nephi, Utah. He also served as a member of the Utah territorial legislature and was mayor of Nephi. Bigler served as a Mormon missionary to Ireland and as president of the European Mission for that same faith. The collection also includes correspondence between Bigler and family members mostly when he served as a missionary in Ireland.
Dates:
1854-1865
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John T. Bernhard bills and resolutions
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 856
Scope and Contents
Bills, resolutions, and letters from constituents. The items indicate how Bernhard voted on the various pieces of legislation. House bills which did not reach the state senate are not included. The collection is divided by years and legislative origin, and the materials are arranged in chronological order.
Dates:
1963-1966
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Sheldon Riser Brewster papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1980
Scope and Contents
Autobiographies, official correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, and miscellaneous items. These materials document the life and civic and church careers of Brewster. They include letters from prominent Utah politicians and newsletters Brewster sent to members of his ward who were in the U.S. military forces during World War II.
Dates:
1919-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Reuel E. Christensen papers
Collection — Carton: 1
Identifier: MSS 5995
Scope and Contents
Personal Papers of Reuel E. Christensen, 1924-1983. Materials include: copies of his mission journals, including photographs that have been transferred to photo archives; written testimonies of missionaries while he served as President of the Great Lakes Mission; Great Lakes Mission publications, from his time serving as mission president there; his autobiography; correspondence; copies of newspaper clippings about him; and family history work.
Dates:
1924-1983
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
K. S. Cornaby papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1914
Scope and Contents
Letters, notes, legislative acts, reports, programs, and audits. The materials reflect Cornaby's career as a state senator and various programs relating to Utah politics.
Dates:
1978-1981
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Department of Political Science records
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 581
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, surveys, articles, reports, brochures, and statements that were collected by the Political Science Department of Brigham Young University. The materials relate to the issues involved in "Proposition Nr. 1" which would repeal the "council-manager" form of government for the city of Provo, Utah.
Dates:
1959-1961
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Department of the Treasury letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2069
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten letters from a copy book. The items deal with the payment of claims in Utah and paying the "Deseret News" for services. Also discussed is the appointment of federal officials in the Utah Territory.
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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