City and Town Life
Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:
Lavon B. Jones photographs and newspaper clippings
A collection of photographs and newspaper clippings, collected by Lavon B. Jones.
Sarah Fletcher Jones letters
Handwritten letters addressed to Francis W. Kirkham. They were written in Provo, Utah and were often signed with "Your Cincere & Affectionate friend." Jones signed her name both as "Sadie" and as "Sayde." The items are concerned with personal matters and happenings in Provo, Utah.
William Decatur Kartchner autobiography
Handwritten autobiography. Kartchner writes about his early life in Pennsylvania; joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 and subsequently moving to Nauvoo, Illinois; and his migration to Utah in 1847. He lived in serveral places in Utah and settled in Arizona. Also included is a partriarchal blessing for Etta Kartchner.
Keeler family papers
Contains transcripts of the books "Some Christensens Who Came from Thy" by Virginia C. Keeler and "Build Thee More Stately" by Daniel A. Keeler alongside historical documents pertaining to the creation of those books and to the history of the Keeler family ranging from letters, photographs, and documents from Brigham Young Academy and Brigham Young University. Also includes material pertaining to Joseph B. Keeler, grandfather of Ellen Keeler Thompson. Dated 1847-1990.
Kendall Cottage letter
Handwritten letter describing the early history of Provincetown, Mass. and mentioning the draft for World War I.
Cherilyn A. Walley papers
Contains Walley's transcript of Daniel Kent's 1848 diary, a photocopy of which is held by Brigham Young University; a transcript of the 1850 federal census for Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio; and a copy of Walley's BYU history 490 paper in which she gives contextual information and describes her use of the census to identify Daniel Kent as the diary's author.
Darrell and Gordon W. Knight collection on Jesse Knight
Jesse William Knight invocation
Photocopy of a typewritten prayer given by Jesse William Knight at the funeral of Lars Echart Eggertson in which he asks the Lord to comfort, console, and bless the bereaved.
Brigham Young land indenture
Handwritten and printed land indenture dated 18 April 1873. The item is also signed and notarized. The manuscript documents land held by Brigham Young; his wife, Mary Ann Angel Young; and his son, Willard Young.
Land indenture
Handwritten and signed land indenture agreemement, 4 June 1776. The item specifies that land owned by William Pool and William Bull would be leased by Thomas Hawkes and Joseph Pardoe. Seals are affixed to the manuscript.