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Found in 870 Collections and/or Records:

Lorenzo D. Barnes certificate

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283727]
Identifier: Vault MSS 83
Scope and Contents

Handwritten certificate, dated 25 Jan. 1840, and written in West Nantmeal, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Barnes certifies that James Rodeback has been made a priest in the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1840 January 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Gwynn W. Barrett collection on Hawaii

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230231851]
Identifier: MSS 683
Scope and Contents

Typewritten theses by Jason Horn, Gwynn Barrett, and Esther Leonore Sousa relating to Mormons in Hawaii. Other materials include the papers of Walter Murry Gibson, an early leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii and Polynesia.

Dates: 1885-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ivan J. Barrett audio recordings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2197
Abstract Recordings of LDS Sunday School lessons and other presentations by Barrett on several topics including Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, the Doctrine and Covenants, LDS Church history, the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Book of Mormon. Presentations were recorded by D. Clayton Bishop, friend to Barrett and fellow member of the Orem 13th Ward, Orem Utah Sharon Stake. Also includes videocassette of a musical performance by Barrett and members of his family, 1989; plus handouts entitled,...
Dates: approximately 1957-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ivan J. Barrett diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1757
Scope and Contents Ten handwritten diaries with photocopies of the items, a draft of the book "The Story of the Mormons in the Holy Land," newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. Barrett kept his diary while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church with his wife in Israel. He writes about the tedium of day-to-day work, consultations with prominent Israelis, diplomatic visits of foreign dignitaries, and meetings with various General Authoriities of the Mormon Church. He also includes copies of...
Dates: 1976-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Lucian Bedell letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335686]
Identifier: MSS 910
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated October 16, 1853, and addressed to "Dear B." The item was written in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bedell writes about polygamy in Utah and about isolated life in Utah.

Dates: 1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Huldah M. Beede letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325075]
Identifier: MSS SC 2571
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter addressed "To the Friends of Western Yearly Meeting, to be holden at Sugar Grove, Henrick Ct. Ind." Beede praises and salutes the "dear friends, in gospel love, earnestly desiring, with my own self, your establishment and preservation in the Truth on the Rock Christ Jesus.

Dates: 1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

E. Jay Bell letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230347715]
Identifier: MSS 1286
Scope and Contents

Five letters addressed to Jay E. Bell of Provo, Utah, in answer to inquiries concerning the beliefs and doctrines of the LDS Church (Strangites) and the RLDS Church (Independence). Concerns temple ordinances, revelation and prophets, tithing, the law of consecration, polygamy, the birth of Christ, Joseph Smith Jr., the Doctrine and Covenants, and other doctrines.

Dates: 1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Belle W. Hales papers, 1916-1963

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5672 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains personal notes, scrapbooks, and diaries of Hales and papers related to her Mother of the Year recognition. Also contains get well cards addressed to her as well as material from her funeral services. Dates range from 1916 to 1963.

Dates: 1916-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Wayne B. Hales papers

Wallace F. Bennett papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 20
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, speeches, bills, legislative resolutions, press releases, and financial records that document Wallace F. Bennett's activities during his time as a senator between 1948 and 1974 in Utah and Washington D.C. The central topic of these materials (which were mostly created during Bennett's later terms in the US Senate) is the Cold War, including how to promote peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and America. They also reveal the immense changes that...
Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

L. John Bingham papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8363
Scope and Contents

Contains a Luther Bible, an Triple Combination (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and The Voice of Warning, all in German. Also includes a daily appointment book, in German and English. Dated approximately 1938-1940.

Dates: 1938-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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