City and Town Life
Found in 527 Collections and/or Records:
T. O. Tsakumo letter
Handwritten and signed letter, dated May 15, 1958, and addressed to a P. P. Perkins. Tsakumo writes to Perkins in fractured English, thanking Perkins for writing to him, and stating "On last night We stayed Hotel. I was happy. she was a Virgin. I did 3 times through night." This may refer to activities in Tokyo, Japan.
Tuba City, Arizona history
Photocopy of typescript of a newspaper article that appeared July 24, 1932, in the Arizona Republic which discusses the history of the Mormon settlement in Tuba City and the settlement of the Navajos on a reservation in that area.
Upton Sinclair's opinion of the Mormon Church
Typewritten excerpts from the writings of Upton Sinclair. Sinclair presents a negative opinion of the Mormon Church including, "Seldom has a priestly caste evolved a more perfect system for separating its devotees from their cash."
James William Ure diary
Photocopy of a handwritten diary kept from 3 May 1876 to 7 Jan. 1882. Ure writes about working in a warehouse of the Utah Central Railroad, participating in music groups, and serving as an elders quorum president for the Mormon Church. Also included are notations of work schedules.
Charles Ursenbach collection
The collection contains additional diaries of Charles Ursenbach for the years 1923,1926,1970,1977, and 1978 (all of which are pocket-size); a copy of "A Collection of Hymns For the Use of People Called Bible Christians;" a photograph of Charles Ursenbach with other Latter-day Saint missionaries in Montreal, 1926; and genealogical information on the Ursenbach family and "My Story" by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, written in October 1957.
Utah County Democratic Women scrapbook
The scrapbook includes meeting minutes, agendas, programs, invitations, photographs, and newspaper clippings from the organizations activities, collected between 2000 and 2001.
Utah in World War II Symposium videotapes
Utah in WWII symposium; three videotapes of the Utah in World War II Symposium. The first tape is labeled with Roger Launius, Aviation in Utah and Ann Noble, Utah Homefront, June 28, 1991. The second tape is labeled as Panels: Working and Struggling, Fighting and Capturing, Living and Surviving, June 28, 1991. The third tape is labeled Don Norton, Combat Humor; Kent Powell, Military Experience, June 28, 1991.
The Ute
Five typed newsletters of the Uintah and Ouray Indian agency from 1937 to 1941. The newsletters discuss various plans, policies, opportunities, and events of the agency.
Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection
Collection contains transcribed interviews of 93 different people conducted by the Voices of Remembrance Foundation at Dixie State College, bound in seven volumes. The interviews occurred between 1968 to 1980, and the transcriptions produced through grant funding by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies.
James E. Walker letter
Handwritten letter dated 24 Feb. 1836 and addressed to "Dear Mother" in New Hampshire. Walker writes about school, the weather, and about a local fire.