Genealogies

Ferris and Lovejoy family papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 1505

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, legal documents, genealogy, memorabilia, poetry, and literary manuscripts of Warren Angus Ferris (1810-1873); his mother, Sarah Gray Ferris Lovejoy (1785-1964); stepfather, Joshua Lovejoy (1771-1824); brother-in-law, American painter Lars Gustaf Sellstedt; and other family members. Includes also papers and correspondence regarding W.A. Ferris and his work by Walter McCausland and Fred Rosenstock.

Dates: 1771-1964

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Financial records, 1835

Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550654], Folder: 17

Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1

Scope and Contents

Financial records, record of bills, expenses, etc., mentions “Father’s estate,” and “bills since Mother’s death,” dated 1835.

Dates: 1835

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane papers on ancestors and relatives

Finley family genealogy

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338862]

Identifier: MSS 133

Scope and Contents

Handwritten genealogy work sheets for the Finley family. Some members of the family apparently joined the Mormon Church and did research on their ancestors.

Dates: 1970

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

First installment of Levi James Taylor papers, 1868-1935

Series

Identifier: MSS 2200 Series 1

Scope and Contents note

Nancy Jane Gates (Taylor) journal and notebook; Levi James Taylor journals; records of Taylor family genealogy including LDS Church ordinances.

Dates: Other: 1868-1935

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Levi James Taylor papers

First school in northeast Provo

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS SC 2917

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook describing the first school in northeast Provo (later to be known as Pleasant View and/or Edgemont), its building, teachers, and students. Includes pictures, short biographies, and family group records of the teachers and students. Includes writings from Shirley Blackburn and Eva Gillespie. Also discusses the early devolopment of education in Provo.

Dates: circa 1996

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Florence B. Kane envelope, 1889 July 13

Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550639], Folder: 6

Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 6

Scope and Contents

Empty envelope, addressed to Florence B. Kane at Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia, in handwriting of George R. Foulke, postmarked from West Chester, dated July 13, 1889.

Dates: 1889 July 13