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A typed transcript of an article from the Salt Lake City, Utah Daily Tribune, titled "After Thirty-one Years, Capt. Hodges Gives a Unique Banquet," dated October 28, 1897. The article describes a banquet hosted by Capt. F. S. Hodges, a former Union Pacific railroad engineer, who is reuniting with Salt Lake City citizens who helped him build the railroad in Utah in 1866.

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CD-R containing JPG photographs of pages from the missionary journal of James H. Anderson documenting his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the northern states, primarily Iowa. The disc also contains a word document of the transcription of the journal, which includes a photograph from James' mission. Dated 1919 to 1921.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a typed biography on Charles Springer (1658-1738), a transcribed typed letter Charles Springer wrote to his mother, the Springer family lineage dating from 420 C.E. up to 1849, and other transcribed documents, such as will statements. The collection also contains one page with a transcribed typed obituary of John Hiott (Hyatt) (1810-1911) of Kanab, Utah, and a transcription of a news clipping about Hiott reaching 100 years of age. Materials are all photocopies and...

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Contains a photocopy and transcription of a 4-page letter from Brigham Young and others (on behalf of the Church Committee) to "His Excellency" Governor William Owsley of Illinois, petitioning for more time to prepare to leave Nauvoo, dated April 30, 1845.

Scope and Contents Contains letters between immediate and extended family members of Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton, which come from various states including Texas, Alabama, Washington, New York, and New Jersey. A majority of the letters are between husband, William D. Craig, and wife, Bessie Graham Craig. Also includes letters from Gavin Drummond Hunt to his sister, Mary Craig, and letters from Allie G. Hunt. The letters date before, during, and after the American Civil War, and some letters include...

Scope and Contents Contains handwritten and signed letters of Louisa May Alcott and her sister, May Alcott Nieriker, and other family members, friends, and associates. The letters are of both a private and professional nature, and discuss social engagements, familial affairs, writing schedules, and upcoming publications. Also included are two photocopied portraits, a sound recording and transcript of a 1947 radio adaptation of "Little Women," and various other writings by Alcott. Materials dated 1837-1947,...

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Contains audiocassettes and transcriptions of the Harman Lecture. Materials dated 1984 to 1996.

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Collection of 8 photographs, 2 flyers, and one transcribed interview relating to the vaudeville career of LeNora Thomas Foster. The photographs are primarily platinum prints with some gelatin silver prints. LeNora had a juggling act in Utah with her younger sister, Edrie, in the early twentieth century. The photographs date from 1914 and show LeNora and Edrie with the items they juggled. The interview was conducted by Rebecca J. Cornwall and related to LeNora's performing career.

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Contains information from both the personal and professional life of Blair Holmes, and includes journals, correspondence and professional papers documenting his life in Utah, his mission in Austria, and family life from 1932-2016. Also includes diplomas and other ephemera of Holmes and other family members, and transcribed and photocopied volumes of historical documents and newspapers from members of the Victor, Idado community. Dates range from 1932 to 2023.

Scope and Contents Contains audio recording on compact disc and transcription for Andrew Burt Horsley's oral history given during a family home evening originally recorded on audiocasette tape in October 1996. The transcripion was performed by Andrew Sannar. The account covers Horsley's mission experiences in Germany, especially focused on the events leading up to his and his companion's escape from Germany when the missionaries withdrew from the country. He recounts some of the persecution they experienced....