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Found in 877 Collections and/or Records:

Milton V. Backman Jr. personal papers, 1943-2013

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, photographs, journals, and other personal memorabilia of Milton Backman. Included documentation are documents pertaining to various vacations/trips Backman made to places such as Aruba and Carthage, Illinois, family records, birth/death/marriage certificates, audio-visual materials including CDs and floppy disks, and biographical information on Backman, his wife, and his parents. Dated 1943-2013.

Dates: 1943-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8785, Milton V. Backman Jr. papers / Milton V. and Sharon Maureen Backman personal papers

Miscellanies in prose and verse

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 31197233647400]
Identifier: MSS 8412
Scope and Contents Materials include Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, a manuscript written by Abraham Orchard in 1780 in Bath, England. In the preface Orchard reflects on his experiences with sin, repentence, religion, and God. The rest of the manuscript contains poetry, prose, songs, and prayers about marriage, daily life, children, nature, and religion. Only part of the book is filled up and there is a note written by someone else stating when Orchard died. There is no cover on the book, the binding is...
Dates: 1780
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Miscellanies in prose and verse

A. R. Miskin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8071
Scope and Contents

Contains the personal correspondence of A.R. Miskin, material for the Miskin Scraper Works in Ucon, Idaho, and also contains the family history papers of the A.R. and Lovina Miskin family including family group records, pedigree, charts, photographs, and other material from the Belnap, Hammon, and Miskin families of Utah, Idaho, and Kansas. Dates range from 1850-1998.

Dates: 1850-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A. R. Miskin papers

Zadok C. Mitchell Elder's certificate issued to Caleb E. Summerhays

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227642094]
Identifier: MSS 3999
Scope and Contents

Elder's Certificate, Printed form. Contains information on Caleb E. Summerhays, ordained 20 March 1890, and received into the Sixth Quorum on same day, Salt Lake Stake. Signed by Zadok C. Mitchell, president, and N. Thompson, secretary, 24 March 1890.

Dates: 1890 March 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zadok C. Mitchell Elder's certificate issued to Caleb E. Summerhays

June E. and Maida Russell Moody collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8406
Scope and Contents

Contains original documents, letters, and life histories about June and Maida Moody's ancestors and relatives. Most of the documents relate to Ellis Mendenhall Sanders. Also includes a will, notebooks, and other material from other family members, as well as life histories about Milton Moody and Harold Russell written by June Moody and Maida Moody respectively. Dated 1810 to 1985.

Dates: 1810-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / June E. and Maida Russell Moody collection

Mormon Church temple records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2847
Scope and Contents

Handwritten lists of names of people for which temple work was done in various Mormon temples. The work was done for numerous persons from numerous different families.

Dates: 1928-1942; 1928-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Church temple records

Mormon Manuscript Retrieval Project collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 19
Abstract Photocopies of reminiscences, histories, maps, and miscellaneous materials relating to the early Mormon experience in Ohio and New Hampshire. A. Gary Anderson and Milton V. Backman, Jr., faculty members of the Department of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University, did research on Mormon Church history. Anderson worked in New Hampshire in 1973 and Backman did research in Ohio in 1974. Their project was to collect copies of manuscripts and documents relating to the early members...
Dates: 1772-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Manuscript Retrieval Project collection

Mormon media coverage collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225546867]
Identifier: MSS 3288
Abstract Nine files containing miscellaneous material from newspapers and other sources on the LDS Church--mostly negative publicity. Includes articles on LDS prophet Ezra Taft Benson's dissident son, Steve Benson; Bo Gritz, ultra-conservative Mormon presidential candidate; Ervil LeBaron's Mormon break-off church, called the Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God; several letters written to CAN (Cult Awareness Network) by Mormon dissidents; polygamists in Colorado City; Clarence St. Pier Leake,...
Dates: approximately 1980-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon media coverage collection

Mormon splinter groups collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232482296]
Identifier: MSS 1634
Scope and Contents

Papers, research notes, and correspondence. These items relate to the numerous off-shoots of the two largest Mormon denominations, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church or LDS Church) and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS church) and their leaders. Also included is a photocopy of a letter by the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844).

Dates: 1844-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon splinter groups collection

George Harding Mortimer journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197238103854]
Identifier: MSS 3223
Scope and Contents

Journal documents Mortimer's service as a Mormon missionary in Switzerland and Germany, as well as later family, professional, and Church life. Entries date from between 1925 and 1963.

Dates: 1925-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Harding Mortimer journal

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