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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph W. Booth diaries and poems

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 155
Scope and Contents

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: 1885-1916
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph W. Booth diaries and poems

Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon papers, approximately 1877-1963

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2344 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Papers of Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon, including biographies, a pedigree chart, a medal of service, letters, poetry, and a geography coursebook. Materials dated approximately 1877 to 1963.

Dates: approximately 1877-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2344, Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon collection

John Lyon bound journals and records, 1849-1884

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1849-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon miscellaneous manuscripts, 1824-1896

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1824-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon photographs, 1835-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1835-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon research collection by T. Edgar [Ted] Lyon Jr, 1803-1863

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 4
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1803-1863
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon research files, 1803-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 5
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1803-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

John Lyon scrapbook, 1803-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 6
Scope and Contents note From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023

Dates: Other: 1803-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1595, John Lyon papers

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 155, Joseph W. Booth diaries and poems

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 155, Joseph W. Booth diaries and poems

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