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Latter Day Saint families -- Utah

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

W. Cleon Skousen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9364
Scope and Contents Contains personal papers of W. Cleon Skousen, including diaries and scrapbooks. Also contains professional papers of W. Cleon Skousen, reflecting his varied careers in law enforcement, authorship, research, lecturing, education, and scholarship. Topics include communism, the United States Constitution and government history, government officials, world politics, the Book of Mormon, and police administration.Contains materials on various institutions Skousen affiliated with,...
Dates: 1911-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Smith family postcards

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239135566]
Identifier: MSS 9640
Scope and Contents Seven postcards written by the Smith family from 1902-1909. Postcards are written by Sarah Farr Smith, John Henry Smith, Nathaniel Libby Smith (son of Sarah and John), and Winslow Farr Smith (son of Sarah and John). The postcards are written from various locations in Italy, including Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, Florence, and Venice, as well as one sent from Chicago, Illinois. Collection also includes one receipt of contribution by George Albert Smith for the Utah Republican Finance...
Dates: 1902-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9189
Scope and Contents Includes letters, scrapbooks, photographs, artifacts, and printed ephemera related to the Kimball and Geisler families and their histories, collected by Ruth G. Snarr. Letters include mission correspondence, family events, and career-related papers. The photographs and scrapbooks, which document the range of the collection (late 1800s to 2020), show portraits of family members, the places which they lived (Salt Lake City area) and important events, like marriage and funerals. The collection...
Dates: approximately 1865-2020
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Unidentified photographs, approximately 1910-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2344 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of unidentified individuals, dated approximately 1910 to 1940.

Dates: approximately 1910-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon collection / Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon photographs

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Geisler family history, approximately 1888-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal histories of the Geisler family line, including materials such as letters written to Geisler family members, photographs of their family/home life, and brief biographies about their backgrounds. These materials were created by Julius Geisler, Maggie Geisler, Joseph Geisler, and their posterity, and collected by Ruth Snarr. Dated approximately 1888 to 1978.

Dates: approximately 1888-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Kimball family history, approximately 1865-2001

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal histories of Heber Chase Kimball and his wife, Pearl Smith Kimball. These include letters written from both Heber and Pearl, photographs of their families and home, copies of scrapbooks, blessings, biographies written about their lives, and ephemera from various life events. Materials were created by Heber, Pearl, and their descendants. Also contains typescripts of letters produced by the Heber C. Kimball Foundation. Dated approximately 1865 to 2001.

Dates: approximately 1865-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Patricia Marian Geisler papers, 1947-2014

 Series — Carton 13: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239125591]
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Family papers of Patricia Marian Geisler, including letters, photographs, ephemera, and other mementos from her career as a social worker and mission in the Southwest Indian mission. Materials dated 1947 to 2014.

Dates: 1947-2014
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

W. Cleon Skousen journals, 1952-1998

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9364 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes journals and daily and weekly planners of W. Cleon Skousen, dated 1952 to 1998.

Dates: 1952-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Cleon Skousen papers

W. Cleon Skousen personal papers, approximately 1913-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9364 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains the personal papers of W. Cleon Skousen, including printed emails, greeting and condolence cards, letters, passports, yearbooks, class notes and school records, diplomas, family history, notes from daily life events, ephemera from events and church meetings, and Skousen's personal library index. Also includes photographs and negatives (black and white and color) of family, friends, and travels, including an oversize photograph of a group in front of a church building and a photo...
Dates: approximately 1913-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Cleon Skousen papers

W. Cleon Skousen scrapbooks, 1913-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9364 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes scrapbook pages documenting the personal and professional life of W. Cleon Skousen. Scrapbook pages consist of letters, cards, newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera, assorted journal entries and commentary, 22 cassette tapes, and other memorabilia. Also includes loose scrapbook material organized into biographical files by year. Materials dated 1913 to 2005.

Dates: 1913-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Cleon Skousen papers

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