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Genealogies

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Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing

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DeWitt family histories

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Identifier: MSS 2983
Scope and Contents

Collection includes three family histories from the DeWitt and Kempe families, which include typescripts of correspondence and journals, reproductions of photographs, and other biographical information. The histories themselves describe the lives of Elijah Reeves DeWitt, Abel Alexander DeWitt Sr., Abel Alexander DeWitt Jr., Christopher Jensen Kempe, and Ruth Leila Kempe. Includes information on their experiences in Utah, Illinois, Indiana, and at Brigham Young Academy.

Dates: 2004-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / DeWitt family histories

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