City and Town Life
Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:
Jemima Elizabeth Child Stookey autobiography
Typewritten copy of a handwritten autobiography. Mrs. Stookey was born in London, England, in 1827. As a baby, she came to the United States with her family. She was converted to the Mormon Church in 1852 and married Enos Stookey that same year. She came to Utah with her husband in 1855 and later settled in Clover, Utah, in Tooele County. The document was written in 1891 and amended by the author in 1911. It was copyrighted in 1971.
The story of Itha "J" Galbraith and Paul Samuel Bieler and their children
Typewritten history of a Mormon family and their children in 20th century Utah.`
The story of Kiwanis Park / compiled by Niki Thornock
Compilation of newspaper clippings and other sources tracing the history of Kiwanis Park in Provo, Utah. Dated March 2014.
F. Earl Stott biography
Photocopy of a typescript of a biography of William Henry Stott by his son, F. Earl Stott. Stott talks about his father's journey from England to America, his assignment to settle in Fillmore, Utah, Indian trouble, farming, merchandising, dentistry, and love for his family.
Margaret Summerhays photographs, woodcut, and other material
Collection includes photographs, postcards, and negatives taken or collected by Margaret Summerhays. Dated approximately 1920 to 1960.
Sun Publishing Company records
Collection includes correspondence, editorials, advertising, and financial records mainly from the post World War I years which describe the operation of a small Utah newspaper business.
John C. Swensen photographs
Fay Ollerton Tarlock papers
This collection contains biographies of Fay Ollerton Tarlock, Anna Ollerton, Alice Louise Reynolds, Martha Spence, and Martha Cox; a scrapbook about Anna Ollerton and her work with the Brigham Young University library; and other miscellaneous articles and papers. The items are circa 1930-1989. Also includes a cassette tape of the memorial service for Fay Ollerton Tarlock, 1989.
Texas legal documents
Handwritten and signed legal documents and manufacturing labels from Texas. The signatures include those of Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and James Bowie. The items relate to the activities of the Arkansas and Texas Land Company and the Comal Manufacturing Company.
The early settlement of South Weber
Contents include four typewritten transcriptions of Thomas Peek's history of South Weber, Davis County, Utah. Peek records the history of the establishment and hardships of the Latter-day Saint people in South Weber, including brief descriptions of the Morrisite War of 1862, the Utah War of 1857-1858, and the activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The history was written in approximately 1900.