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Utah County (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

David John diaries, vol. 5

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS21_v5

George Halliday papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 139
Scope and Contents Materials include a handwritten diary that was kept from 1845 to 1854, part of which was written in Pitman shorthand. The diary also includes a brief autobiographical sketch on Halliday from his birth up to 1845. Also includes a family record book for George Halliday's family, which includes a short handwritten autobiography. A volume with a typed version of the short autobiography and handwritten transcriptions of the Pitman shorthand sections of the diary are also included. Dated...
Dates: approximately 1845-1951

Lucinda Haws Holdaway autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227342166]
Identifier: MSS 1313
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of an autbiography. The item was dictated to Etna H. Foulger in Provo, Utah, who wrote it down. Holdaway tells about her conversion to the Mormon Church in 1843, her two journeys to Utah in 1848 and in 1850, her large family, and her life in Utah County, Utah.

Dates: 1907

Independent American Party records, 1975-1993

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1708 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Organization and platform materials, including constitution and bylaws, proposed platform and addenda, committee papers, delegate rules, statements of support and membership, and resolutions. Also includes delegate, member and candidate materials (delegate and officer lists, committee listings, articles and clippings, and campaign flyers), agendas and minutes, financial papers, and correspondence.

Dates: 1975-1993

David John diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 21
Scope and Contents Materials include five volumes of handwritten diaries kept by John from 1856 until his death in 1908. Contents include an autobiographical sketch, descriptions of migration to Utah, missions served in Wales and Great Britain, arrest, trial, and imprisonment for polygamy, and experiences while serving in various religious or political capacities. Includes information pertaining to ordinations, blessings, and speeches given, letters sent or received, and dreams or visions received. Volumes 1-4...
Dates: 1856-1951; Majority of material found within 1856-1908

List of missionaries from the Utah Stake

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317197]
Identifier: MSS SC 1897
Scope and Contents

Typewritten list of missionaries from the Utah Stake (1919 to 1929). This list was compiled for Stake President Thomas N. Taylor who requested the statistics as part of the stake records.

Dates: 1930

Steven K. Madsen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1983
Scope and Contents

Minutes, maps, legislative acts, laws, lists, bibliographies, and research notes. The materials relate to Madsen's research on the history of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the nearby communities. Madsen's research concentrates on the legal and legislative history of Utah.

Dates: 1850-1975

Oral history interview with Don L. Young

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6722
Abstract

An oral history of Don Young retrieved through an interview given by Brad Westwood on April 3, 2007.

Dates: 2007

William B. Pace military campaign record

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343565]
Identifier: MSS 190
Scope and Contents

Handwritten record of a campaign by the Utah County Militia against the Ute Indians from April to August 1867. The entries are often presented in the form a daily happenings. Also included are handwritten copies of military orders and correspondence between the members of the militia and local leaders.

Dates: 1867

Provo Tabernacle account books

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227342679]
Identifier: MSS 246
Scope and Contents

Handwritten ledgers and account books related to the construction and function of the Provo Tabernacle between 1882 and 1894. The items list financial donations and other contributions given by the various wards of the Utah Stake to support the tabernacle and stake functions.

Dates: 1882-1894