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American poetry -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph W. Booth diaries and poems, 1885-1928

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Handwritten diaries and poems. These journals were kept from 1885 to 1928 when Booth was in Alpine, Utah, at the Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah, and in Turkey and Armenia as a missionary and as mission president.

Dates: 1885-1928

Joseph W. Booth poetry, 1885-1921

 Series — Box 3: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197230364678]
Identifier: MSS 155 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains poetry produced by Booth, dated from between 1885 and 1921.

Dates: 1885-1921

Letter, poems, and a portrait, 1873

 Item — Box 4: [Barcode: 31197233283164], Folder: 59-60
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, addressed to "My dear Friends." The item is not dated. Beattie assures them they are in his thoughts and wishes them happiness.





Dates: 1873

Letters and a poem, 1888-1901

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283131], Folder: 53-54
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Two handwritten and signed letters and a handwritten and signed poem. Bailey writes to "Mr. Norton" on 19 March 1888 on "59 Mt. Vernon St." stationary regarding an autograph collection. Bailey says he does not want it and speculates on someone that might.





Dates: 1888-1901

Life history of Albert Douglas Dickson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342914]
Identifier: MSS 752
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography. Dickson migrated to Utah in 1852. He first settled in American Fork but later moved to Kaysville. He participated in resisting the U.S. Army during the Utah War, mentions the Morrisite War, and moved to Richville, Utah, where he served as bishop of the Richville Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are poems dedicated to Dickson and some anecdotes on his life.

Dates: 1892-1922

Lucy Pratt and Samuel Russell [Jr.?] poetry, date of production not identified

 File — Box 6: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197233277620], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 9 File 4
Scope and Contents

Contains various original poems by Samuel Russell (Jr., probably) and Lucy Pratt (his mother's sister wife). 5 items, undated (had to have been written between 1848, when Lucy was born, and 1954, when Samuel died).

Dates: date of production not identified

Mormon Battalion

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2224
Scope and Contents

Handwritten poem commemorating the activities of the Mormon Battalion in service of the United States during the war with Mexico (1845-1848). The item was written in ink. "By John Hancock who went in the Battalion in 1847" has been penciled in at the bottom of the item in another hand. No John Hancock is listed among members of the battalion.

Dates: approximately 1860

Now I know it's a kite, date of production not identified

 Item — Box 13: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232550753], Folder: 6
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 6 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Poem written by Thomas L. Kane. Date of production not identified.

Dates: Majority of material found within date of production not identified

William Minshall Evans papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 803
Scope and Contents

Handwritten poems and songs. Also included is a biography of Evans written by his granddaughter, Grace McLachlan Foxley, in 1940. The dating of the songs and poems is uncertain. At least one was written when Evans was on his mission in Liverpool, England.

Dates: 1870-1940

The prairie states

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287934]
Identifier: Vault MSS 356
Abstract

One poem written in Camden, New Jersey, on 16 March 1880.

Dates: 1880 March 16