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City and Town Life

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Dehault Delassus agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288817]
Identifier: Vault MSS 340
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed agreement, dated 23 Feb. 1801, and registered in St. Louis, Missouri. Delassus and Auguste Chouteau agree to make sure that the children of Gabriel S. Cerre receive his property in the event of their father's death.

Dates: 1801 February 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Dehault Delassus agreement

Juan Lephicha agreement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288841]
Identifier: Vault MSS 343
Scope and Contents

Handwritten statement in Spanish dated 24 March 1835 in which Lephicha verifies that Juan L. Mason owes him a debt. The item is on official stationary with the heading: Sello Sercero para el bienio de dos reales 1834 y 1835.

Dates: 1835 March 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Juan Lephicha agreement

Alexander Ross Holmes family papers and scrapbook, approximately 1891-1986

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3220 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Includes a life sketch of Harold Harper Holmes' mother, and other materials, such as legal documents, certificates, and correspondence relating to Harold Harper Holmes parents. There is also a scrapbook that belonged to Alexander Ross Holmes.

Dates: approximately 1891-1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3220, Harold Harper Holmes family papers

Hannah Allen letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323765]
Identifier: MSS SC 2449
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed. The item was not dated but was composed some time in the early nineteenth century. The letter was written to Hannah's granddaughter, Jane Addams. Hannah, who was barely literate, tells Adams about a "Refamation" in the area of Tunbridge and Chelsea, Vermont. The family of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived in this area in the 1790s.

Dates: approximately 1810
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hannah Allen letter

Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8819
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the life of Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen. Included are her journals, some correspondence with her husband, and digital images of members of her family on DVD discs. Dated circa 1950-2010.

Dates: approximately 1950-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen papers

Jacob Alt journals

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240993]
Identifier: MSS SC 420
Scope and Contents

Holograph journals which contain daily entries (in pencil) concerning the life of a Salt Lake City, Utah, bartender which include little detail.

Dates: 1882-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Alt journals

America's Freedom Festival records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5999
Scope and Contents The bulk of the material was created by America's Freedom Festival in the process of producing its annual events. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, notes, forms, various lists and documents with regards to specific events, music, videos, accounting reports, essay entries, publications, and promotional material. Also includes items about the Freedom Festival, especially newspaper articles. There are also items included that were collected by the Freedom Festival such as materials from...
Dates: 1940-2014; Majority of material found within 1990-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / America's Freedom Festival records

Anordnungen uber das Hamburgerliche Recht

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233291068]
Identifier: Vault MSS 490
Scope and Contents

Collection of laws relating to the city of Hamburg, Germany regarding legal municipal matters of the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century. The bound manuscript in hand is incomplete and starts with section eight. There is reason to believe that a Matthiae Sluter had something to do with the collection, but his role is uncertain.

Dates: 1620
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Anordnungen uber das Hamburgerliche Recht

Another pane in the Crystal Palace

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3962
Scope and Contents

Honors thesis about the 1851 Great Exhibition. Includes research materials from the Imperial College in London.

Dates: 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Another pane in the Crystal Palace

Archbishop Alonso decree

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317379]
Identifier: MSS SC 1892
Scope and Contents

Handwritten decree. This item is a decree by the archbishop regarding the marriage of Antonio Davila and Caeitana Davila.

Dates: 1777
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Archbishop Alonso decree

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