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Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton collection of family letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7809
Scope and Contents
Contains letters between immediate and extended family members of Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton, which come from various states including Texas, Alabama, Washington, New York, and New Jersey. A majority of the letters are between husband, William D. Craig, and wife, Bessie Graham Craig. Also includes letters from Gavin Drummond Hunt to his sister, Mary Craig, and letters from Allie G. Hunt. The letters date before, during, and after the American Civil War, and some letters include...
Dates:
1838-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alexander McRae letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 866
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photocopy of a handwritten transcription of letters that were transcribed from a microfilm copy of letters composed by Alexander McRae. Most of the letters were addressed to McRae's children and other family members. They deal largely with personal matters, but he mentions some business concerns and recounts some of the news of Salt Lake City. Some are official letters concerned with bishopric and related church matters. Dated 1880 to 1886.
Dates:
1880-1886
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Andrew Burt Horsley oral history
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9360
Scope and Contents
Contains audio recording on compact disc and transcription for Andrew Burt Horsley's oral history given during a family home evening originally recorded on audiocasette tape in October 1996. The transcripion was performed by Andrew Sannar. The account covers Horsley's mission experiences in Germany, especially focused on the events leading up to his and his companion's escape from Germany when the missionaries withdrew from the country. He recounts some of the persecution they experienced....
Dates:
1996 October; 2018 August
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James H. Andersen papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9283
Scope and Contents
CD-R containing JPG photographs of pages from the missionary journal of James H. Anderson documenting his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the northern states, primarily Iowa. The disc also contains a word document of the transcription of the journal, which includes a photograph from James' mission. Dated 1919 to 1921.
Dates:
1919-1921
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Clarissa Harden Wilhelm diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1570
Scope and Contents
Diary of Clarissa Harden Wilhelm, an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and pioneer. The diary, although written between 1888 and 1895, chronicles her life from an early age. The first part of the diary is written as an autobiography and describes her life up to the 1880s. She describes her conversion to the Church and her subsequent travel to Utah. It also includes a 2-page business account, dated July - September 1882. The second part of the diary is a...
Dates:
1882-1895; 1971-1976
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Oral history interview with Philip M. Flammer
Collection
Identifier: UA OH 149
Scope and Contents
Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 13, 1989. Flammer describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the BYU History Department and discusses different aspects of his career including his experiences as a pilot and historian for the United States Air Force. Includes an audio recording of the...
Dates:
1989 September 13
Division of Continuing Education collection on Harman Lecture
Collection
Identifier: UA 1053
Scope and Contents
Contains audiocassettes and transcriptions of the Harman Lecture. Materials dated 1984 to 1996.
Dates:
1984-1996
Oral history interview with Stanislawa Habel
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8934
Scope and Contents
Collection contains three cassette tapes with an oral history of Stanislawa Habel conducted by Dennis Campbell. Materials document her life story as she lived in Poland in the 1940s to 1970s as well as her immigration to Canada before finally moving to Utah in 1991. The materials discuss Stanislawa Habel's childhood in Poland, her family life, her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and her career as a nurse. Materials dated August 2001.
Dates:
2001 August
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Collection on Louisa May Alcott and family
Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 503
Scope and Contents
Contains handwritten and signed letters of Louisa May Alcott and her sister, May Alcott Nieriker, and other family members, friends, and associates. The letters are of both a private and professional nature, and discuss social engagements, familial affairs, writing schedules, and upcoming publications. Also included are two photocopied portraits, a sound recording and transcript of a 1947 radio adaptation of "Little Women," and various other writings by Alcott. Materials dated 1837-1947,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1837-1947; Majority of material found within 1837-1888
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Blair Holmes papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3248
Scope and Contents
Contains information from both the personal and professional life of Blair Holmes, and includes journals, correspondence and professional papers documenting his life in Utah, his mission in Austria, and family life from 1932-2016. Also includes diplomas and other ephemera of Holmes and other family members, and transcribed and photocopied volumes of historical documents and newspapers from members of the Victor, Idado community. Dates range from 1932 to 2023.
Dates:
1932-2023
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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