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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

LDS Family Life Oral History Project case files, 1980-1985

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 16 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 LDS Family Life Oral History Project, 1980-1985.

Dates: 1980-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / LDS Family Life Oral History Project transcripts and case files

LDS Family Life Oral History Project transcripts, 1980-1985

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 16 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the LDS Family Life Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1980-1985.

Dates: 1980-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / LDS Family Life Oral History Project transcripts and case files

LDS Family Life Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1980-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 16
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the LDS Family Life Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1981-1982. Dated 1980 to 1985.

Dates: 1980-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

Samuel Adolf Leschke diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239235887]
Identifier: MSS 8905
Content Description Diary and autobiography by Leschke, beginning in 1845 while he was a weaver apprentice in Germany, until his death in 1889. He includes records of events in his and his family's life, as well as those in the world at the time. Often includes newspaper clippings. Topics include the deaths of children and the associated heartache, working at cloth factories, hardships of unemployment, wedding anniversaries, playing the lottery, and quotes from authors in classic literature at the time, such as...
Dates: 1845-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Louisa May Alcott letters, approximately 1862-1888

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 503 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Louisa and assorted family, friends, publishers, and others, on personal, family and business matters. Materials dated approximately 1862 to 1888.

Dates: approximately 1862-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection on Louisa May Alcott and family / Louisa May Alcott papers

Lucy Grant Cannon Dutson Taylor history

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232591096]
Identifier: MSS 8791
Dates: approximately 2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Marcus family photographs, approximately 1908-1955

 Sub-Series — Box 13: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232501202]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains the photographs taken by the Marcus family, including several photographs of early 20th century Utah and surrounding states, postcards from Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Samoa, photographs from European travel, and a set of photographs of the inside of a house from circa 1920-1950. There are several photographs of Howard Marucs from when he was a newborn to about 5 years old. Also included are a series of sporting photographs, mostly of a polo tournament, and still shots of...
Dates: approximately 1908-1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Marcus family papers / Photographs and paintings

Marcus family scrapbooks, approximately 1905-1948

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and photo albums. Most of the photographs are portraits of Gertrude L. Marcus, L. Howard Marcus, and Wilma Marcus. Dated approximately 1905-1948.

Dates: approximately 1905-1948
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Marcus family papers / Photographs and paintings

Marsha D. Broadway professional agreements and blog records, 1993-2011

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7964 Series 4
Scope and Contents

This series includes copies of the Juvenile Literature Selection Policy and its updates, the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database License Agreement, Utah Authors and Illustrators Collection, records of the Yankee Book Peddler organization, and records from the Families and Literacy Blog. The blog was begun in 2009 and promoted everyday literacy in families, 1993-2011.

Dates: 1993-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Marsha D. Broadway professional papers

Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen journals, 1951-2010, bulk: bulk 1971-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8819 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains journals written by Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen. The journals from 1989 to 2000 contain daily accounts of Marva's personal life. Journals written before and after those dates do not have as many entries and are nonconsecutive. Entries include stories that involve family members, friends, service, church meetings, and work, and are mostly set in Utah. Dated 1951-2010, bulk 1971-2010.

Dates: 1951-2010; Majority of material found within 1971-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen papers

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