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Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 221 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Redd Oral History Project case files, 1973-1992

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 9 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the Charles Redd Oral History Project, 1973 to 1992.

Dates: 1973-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Charles Redd Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Charles Redd Oral History Project transcripts, 1973-1992

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the Charles Redd Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1973-1992.

Dates: 1973-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Charles Redd Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Charles Redd Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1973-1992

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the Charles Redd Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1973-1992.

Dates: 1973-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

Circular to the citizens of Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498870]
Identifier: MSS 237
Scope and Contents

Printed circular. The item explains that it is necessary to set prices on grain in Utah to assure that all are fed and that the farmers get a fair price. It calls for a meeting in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on the "second Monday in August next" to determine the prices of wheat and other produce. On the other side of the item, the federal "Gold Act" is reproduced with a negative comment on the law's value.

Dates: 1864
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Circular to the citizens of Utah

Schuyler Colfax letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283743]
Identifier: Vault MSS 77
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters, dated 1878, and addressed to "Dear Sir." Colfax writes from South Bend, Indiana, about the political and social situation in Utah and urges that the fight against Mormons be continued.

Dates: 1878
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schuyler Colfax letters

Richard W. Jackson and P. Bradford Westwood collection of oral histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227631725]
Identifier: MSS 3804
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and spiral bound transcript of interviews conducted by Richard W. Jackson and P. Bradford Westwood for the James Moyle Oral History Program. The interview between Ehlers and Jackson was initiated on the premise of a forth coming history of the LDS Church meeting house architecture. A follow up interview (conducted two years later) was conducted by P. Bradford Westwood, in hopes to gain clarification in certain areas from the initial interview.

Dates: 1986-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard W. Jackson and P. Bradford Westwood collection of oral histories

A critique of Utah's culture and economy : a selection of essays

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324334]
Identifier: MSS SC 2514
Scope and Contents

Typewritten essays compiled and bound together. The items relate to the economic and social impact of the Mormon Church on Utah.

Dates: 1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A critique of Utah's culture and economy : a selection of essays

Custer Battlefield lectures, approximately 1982-1985

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 49 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcript of a talk given by Christopher Summer about the Custer Battlefield and floppy disks and audio cassettes of oral histories given about Custer Battle. Dated from approximately 1982 to 1985.

Dates: approximately 1982-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Charles Redd Center for Western history lectures

Daughters of Utah Pioneers

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8431 Series 1 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Heiner family papers consits of papers dealing with a LDS Stake Center building dedication in Roy, Utah and papers dealing with Daughters of Utah Pioneers.

Dates: approximately 1900-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8431, Heiner family papers / Heiner family papers

Daughters of Utah Pioneers scrapbooks

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197232478104]
Identifier: MSS 6214
Abstract

Three scrapbooks of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, dated 1948-1950, 1942-1944, and 1947 for the Utah Centennial, 1847-1947.

Dates: 1942-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daughters of Utah Pioneers scrapbooks

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