City and Town Life
Found in 527 Collections and/or Records:
Juan Lephicha agreement
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.
Alexander Ross Holmes family papers and scrapbook, approximately 1891-1986
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.
Hannah Allen letter
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.
Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen papers
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.
Jacob Alt journals
Holograph journals which contain daily entries (in pencil) concerning the life of a Salt Lake City, Utah, bartender which include little detail.
America's Freedom Festival records
Anordnungen uber das Hamburgerliche Recht
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.
Another pane in the Crystal Palace
Honors thesis about the 1851 Great Exhibition. Includes research materials from the Imperial College in London.
Archbishop Alonso decree
Handwritten decree. This item is a decree by the archbishop regarding the marriage of Antonio Davila and Caeitana Davila.
William Marks arrest warrant
Handwritten arrest warrant, dated 28 Nov. 1842, and registered in Nauvoo, Illinois. Marks seeks the arrest of Thomas J. Hunter for slandering Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church.