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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 569 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332824]
Identifier: MSS 2159
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.

Dates: 1865-1891

S. Nielsen Lee and Emma L. E. Lee correspondence, 1924-1936

 Series — Box 6: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197227607451], Folder: 8-10
Identifier: MSS 4034 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes correspondence between S. Norman Lee and his daughter Ora from the period of 1902 to 1963. Includes some additional letters written by Lee's wife Ida, and his parents S. Nielsen and Emma Lee. Collection also includes an autobiography by Lee, and biography of Lee by William L. Knecht.

Dates: 1924-1936

S. Norman Lee and Ida Knowlton Lee correspondence, 1903-1963

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4034 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes correspondence between S. Norman Lee and his daughter Ora from the period of 1902 to 1963. Includes some additional letters written by Lee's wife Ida, and his parents S. Nielsen and Emma Lee. Collection also includes an autobiography by Lee, and biography of Lee by William L. Knecht.

Dates: 1903-1963

S. Norman Lee life histories, 1991

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197227607402], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 4034 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes correspondence between S. Norman Lee and his daughter Ora from the period of 1902 to 1963. Includes some additional letters written by Lee's wife Ida, and his parents S. Nielsen and Emma Lee. Collection also includes an autobiography by Lee, and biography of Lee by William L. Knecht.

Dates: 1991

S. Norman Lee mission journal, 1896-1898

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197227607402], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 4034 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes correspondence between S. Norman Lee and his daughter Ora from the period of 1902 to 1963. Includes some additional letters written by Lee's wife Ida, and his parents S. Nielsen and Emma Lee. Collection also includes an autobiography by Lee, and biography of Lee by William L. Knecht.

Dates: 1896-1898

Salem meetinghouse account book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319722]
Identifier: MSS SC 2158
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and bound account book containing information regarding the financial dealings of the Salem Ward including lists of donations.

Dates: 1895-1900

Salem Ward records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232564325]
Identifier: MSS 9113
Content Description

Materials include a collection of records related to the Salem Ward in Salem, Utah. Includes documents related to the founding of the ward in the late 1800s, including a copy of the Articles of Incorporation, some membership certificates, financial records of the ward Relief Society, stock certificates for Salem Irrigation Canal Company from the 1940s, and documents related to the construction of a meetinghouse in 1970. Dated 1873-1970.

Dates: 1873-1970

Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321272]
Identifier: MSS SC 2287
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters and typed copies of correspondence. Salisbury writes to the Mormon Church leaders Brigham Young (1801-1877), Orson Pratt (1811-1881), and John Taylor (1808-1887) requesting funds. One letter in the collection is from Brigham Young. Two of the items were written by Salisbury to her "Dear Sister" (probably her sister-in-law, Samantha) in 1853 and 1854 lamenting the death of a family member, "Jenkins."

Dates: 1853-1879

Sceduel of book accounts

 Item — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239273417]
Identifier: MSS SC 662
Scope and Contents

Ledger page, written on both sides, titled "Sceduel of Book Accounts," signed by Joseph W. Coolidge, the "Administrator of Joseph Smith deceased." A note on the page indicates it was filed January 15, 1845. The sheet is an accounting of Joseph Smith, Jr.'s personal debts, including names of creditors and dollar amounts.

Dates: 1845 January 15

Jörg Schmidt police report

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327022]
Identifier: MSS SC 2684
Scope and Contents

One cassette sound tape in German with a typewritten transcript also in German. The item is Schmidt's account of an interrogation from the East German police relating to his Mormon Church activities.

Dates: 1990