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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 136 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Gorlinski: unidentified mining maps, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 998 Series 5 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Diaries, field notes, correspondence, and maps. Gorlinski worked primarily in Utah and many of the materials relate to his activities in and around Park City, Utah. He was also associated with projects in other places in Utah and in sites in Nevada, California, and Idaho. The diaries cover the years 1909 to 1955 when Gorlinski was living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: Other: undated

Robert Gorlinski Utah maps, 1873-1950

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 998 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Diaries, field notes, correspondence, and maps. Gorlinski worked primarily in Utah and many of the materials relate to his activities in and around Park City, Utah. He was also associated with projects in other places in Utah and in sites in Nevada, California, and Idaho. The diaries cover the years 1909 to 1955 when Gorlinski was living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: Other: 1873-1950

Rules of disipline of the ward Sunday School

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230347467]
Identifier: MSS 1326
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and mimeographed rules for conducting Sunday School meetings, including prayer meeting, opening exercises, classes, and the closing exercises.

Dates: 1903

Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319961]
Identifier: MSS SC 2159
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.

Dates: 1865-1891

Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332824]
Identifier: MSS 2159
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.

Dates: 1865-1891

Salt Lake City letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325026]
Identifier: MSS SC 2567
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated 14 July 1849. The item was written by a Mormon in Salt Lake City, Utah. He signed the item with an illegible signature. His first name was "Wm." and his second name started with an "S." The item is addressed to relatives in Richmond, Indiana. The writer of the letter tells about the conditions of Salt Lake City, since its founding two years previously. He tells about the weather, economic conditions, prices of goods, and other general matters...
Dates: 1849 July 14

Salt Lake City road and poll tax lists

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2200
Scope and Contents

Handwritten lists of members of the various wards of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. The items list the names and amount of payments of various ward members to meet the requirements for roads and poll taxes.

Dates: 1854-1861

Levi Savage diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 417
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries. The original items are housed in two boxes while the photocopies of these materials are housed in three. There are many gaps in the entries including a sixteen-year gap from 1861 to 1877. Savage writes about his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to "Siam" (Thailand) from 1852 to 1856. He travelled to Rangoon from Salt Lake City, Utah, by way of San Francisco and Calcutta. He returned by way of Calcutta, England, and New York City. He was...
Dates: 1852-1903

Josiah Saville family organization

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323245]
Identifier: MSS SC 2426
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten family histories, genealogies, patriarchal blessings, letters, certificates, and a diary. All materials relate to the family and descendants of Josiah Saville (1816-1903). Josiah was a convert to the Mormon Church in England who migrated to Utah in 1862. He lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. The diary is by James Wright Saville (1850-1912) and was kept for the year 1904 and writes about his daily activities probably in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1904-1978

Second Ward (Salt Lake City, Utah) papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322056]
Identifier: MSS SC 2357
Scope and Contents

Handwritten, typewritten, and printed receipts, letters, and lists of ward members. The items relate to the functioning of the 2nd ward and to those who were its members.

Dates: 1887-1903