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Found in 1668 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin F. Johnson family correspondence and ephemera

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9512
Scope and Contents Letters of the Benjamin F. Johnson family spanning 1864 to 1915. Letters were often written from Latter-day Saint communities within Utah and Arizona, particularly Richfield, Utah, and Mesa, Arizona, and usually to or from women. Includes a small number of ephemeral items such as receipts, a small decorative card with a poem, a small broadside with a song for the Babbitt family reunion in 1909, and a handwritten poem. All items were found in a leather wallet owned by Benjamin F. Johnson,...
Dates: 1864-1915
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Benjamin F. Johnson family correspondence and ephemera

Elizabeth Albertia Adams Bennett papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6100
Abstract

Elizabeth Albertia Adams Bennett diaries, letters, family history research materials and ephemera, 1921-1997.

Dates: 1919-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elizabeth Albertia Adams Bennett papers

Wallace F. Bennett papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 20
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, speeches, bills, legislative resolutions, press releases, and financial records that document Wallace F. Bennett's activities during his time as a senator between 1948 and 1974 in Utah and Washington D.C. The central topic of these materials (which were mostly created during Bennett's later terms in the US Senate) is the Cold War, including how to promote peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and America. They also reveal the immense changes that...
Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wallace F. Bennett papers

William Barnabe Bennett diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232570140]
Identifier: MSS 1658
Scope and Contents

Twelve handwritten diaries. Bennett was the father of eleven children, was a brick mason and a postmaster, and had many callings for the Mormon Church. The entries are often detailed and include Bennett's daily concerns and his thoughts relating to religion.

Dates: 1888-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Barnabe Bennett diaries

Cora Lindsay Bennion memorabilia

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307339]
Identifier: MSS SC 906
Scope and Contents

Newsclippings, letters of congradulation, and certificates relating to becoming Utah's Mother of the year and on having her one hundred birthday anniversary. The congratulatory missives are from Spencer W. Kimball; president of the Mormon Church, Calvin Rampton; governor of the state of Utah, and Gerald Ford; president of the United States.

Dates: 1943-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Cora Lindsay Bennion memorabilia

Eliza Ann Bennion diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1128
Scope and Contents Includes a 149-page holograph diary kept by Eliza Ann Bennion from 1871 to 1876, while living on the "Bennion Ranch" near Vernon, in Rush Valley, Utah. Records the daily activities of a young woman in 19th century Utah, including helping her mother, doing chores, and going to church and school. She also tells of visits to family members in Taylorsville, Utah. Most entries are brief and recount simple incidents. Also includes a typed transcript, dated 1996, prepared by her granddaughter, Dawn...
Dates: 1871-1876; 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eliza Ann Bennion diary

Bennion family record book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318732]
Identifier: MSS SC 1944
Scope and Contents

Handwritten record book of the Bennion family. The item contains lists of family members, financial records, reports on family reunions, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1904-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bennion family record book

Benson family correspondence, 1881-1965

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8555 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains letters of the Orton family, primarily from Alexander and Jane, and miscellaneous letters to or from members of the Benson family. These documents are dated between 1881 and 1965.

Dates: 1881-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8555, Lorraine Rowley Thompson collection on Benson family

Gladys W. Bentley diaries and reminiscence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1882
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of two handwritten diaries and a reminiscence. The diaries tell of Bentley's activities in Mexico and Utah. The reminiscence is an account of Bentley's trip to Great Britain.

Dates: 1890-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gladys W. Bentley diaries and reminiscence

Joseph C. Bentley diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1881
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary. Bentley tells about his activities with members of the Mormon Church in the Juarez Stake in Mexico.

Dates: 1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph C. Bentley diary

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