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Latter Day Saint pioneers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 222 Collections and/or Records:

Biography of James Spratley, senior

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340504]
Identifier: MSS 2467
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. James Spratley was born in Virginia (later West Virginia) in 1837, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He settled in American Fork where he served as a city marshall. He died in 1925.

Dates: 1935

Staker family biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327006]
Identifier: MSS SC 2682
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographies of four persons with copies of each. The collection includes biographies of Elizabeth Young Staker (1837-1912), Aaron Staker (1843-1864), Cornelia Snooks Staker (1801-1884), and Alma Staker (1837-1932). The Cornelia Staker biography was originally published in the "Deseret News" in 1883. The dates of the composition of the other items are uncertain. Each of these persons were Mormon pioneers to Utah who lived in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1883-1930

James Parshall Terry autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605539]
Identifier: MSS SC 1698
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and typed autobiography of James P. Terry which includes his experiences with Johnston's Army in 1857.

Dates: 1880-1905

James Parshall Terry journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242023]
Identifier: MSS SC 515
Scope and Contents

Handwritten biographical sketch of Terry's life which describes Mormon difficulties in Missouri, campsites during the exodus west, pioneer life in southern Utah, and Terry's mission to Canada and northeastern U.S., 1887-1888. Also an account of Terry's activities in Echo Canyon during the Utah War, 1857. The journal was written in a watermaster's log which included previous entries.

Dates: 1857-1890

Textile arts of the Mormon pioneers from 1847-1900

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348358]
Identifier: MSS 1387
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten thesis for a Master of Science degree at Oregon State University. Lamprecht writes about textiles among the Mormons in Utah.

Dates: 1963

History of William Theobald

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330745]
Identifier: MSS SC 3120
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of William Theobald. Also included is an index to the item. Theobald was born in England in 1813 and worked on his father's farm until he was sixteen years old. He later became a carpenter and a wheelwright and served in the British navy from 1836 to 1840. He married Martha Lane in 1841, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848, and migrated to Utah in 1851. He worked as a police officer...
Dates: approximately 1875

Thomas Day correspondence, 1872-1894

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2071 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

The Thomas Day collection contains Day's journal (1843-1850), an account book (1843-1846), papers, and correspondence relating to his family, most all of which focuses on his LDS mission to England. He served in Lemington, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Leicestershire. Within his mission papers is found several of Day's certificates of ordination to priesthood offices as well as several handbills listing lectures given by Elder Day and his companions.

Dates: Other: 1872-1894

Thomas Day mission papers, circa 1842-1853

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2071 Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

The Thomas Day collection contains Day's journal (1843-1850), an account book (1843-1846), papers, and correspondence relating to his family, most all of which focuses on his LDS mission to England. He served in Lemington, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Leicestershire. Within his mission papers is found several of Day's certificates of ordination to priesthood offices as well as several handbills listing lectures given by Elder Day and his companions.

Dates: Other: circa 1842-1853

Thomas Day papers, 1841-1893

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2071 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

The Thomas Day collection contains Day's journal (1843-1850), an account book (1843-1846), papers, and correspondence relating to his family, most all of which focuses on his LDS mission to England. He served in Lemington, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Leicestershire. Within his mission papers is found several of Day's certificates of ordination to priesthood offices as well as several handbills listing lectures given by Elder Day and his companions.

Dates: Other: 1841-1893

Lola Jesamine Ollerton Turley biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315159]
Identifier: MSS SC 1712
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Seth and Jane Rogerson Ollerton, English converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who emigrated to America. She died while crossing the plains to Utah. He finally settled in Arizona.

Dates: 1950