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Laura Ann Keeler Thurber autobiography

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232484524]
Identifier: MSS 436
Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography which has been encapsulated and bound. The item starts with Thurber's biographies of her father, James Keeler, and her mother, Eliza Shelton Keeler. James Keeler's account was copied from his autobiography and diary. Laura lived in Santaquin, Goshen, and Richfield, Utah, and in Grass Valley, Nevada. Laura married Joseph Thurber in 1876, who entered into polygamy by marrying another woman in 1885. James Keeler joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Laura Ann Keeler Thurber autobiography

Glen Harris Thurston audio recordings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328558]
Identifier: MSS SC 2953
Scope and Contents

Selections from voice recordings, originally made by Glen Harris Thurston about 1990, concerning his life. Includes stories about his wife, Ada Myrtle Giles Thurston; horses, especially Clydesdales; political opinions; Mormon ancestry; and experiences in communities in Morgan County, Utah. The selections were copied to three compact discs by Norman K. Thurston in 1998. Each disc is accompanied by a list of contents and a general preface.

Dates: approximately 1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Glen Harris Thurston audio recordings

David Thygerson autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 374
Scope and Contents Typewritten copy of an autobiography with handwritten notes. Thygerson's account was probably written around 1938. He was born in Ephraim, Utah and went with his family to Colonia Dublan, Mexico to avoid prosecution for polygamy. He lived there until 1912 when he left because of the revolution in Mexico. He went blind in 1916 and settled in Manti, Utah in 1917. Thygerson writes about the mental problems associated with his blindness and comments about the attitude of local people on his...
Dates: approximately 1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / David Thygerson autobiography

Tinney-Green family newsletter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242031]
Identifier: MSS SC 516
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten newsletter dated April 1975. Tinney writes about the Tinney and Green families and about various doctrines of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Tinney-Green family newsletter

Tokyo letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322270]
Identifier: MSS SC 2345
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 23 July 1903 from Tokyo, Japan and addressed to Helen and Owen. The author of the item is unknown, but he refers to "Aunt Susa Gates" in Logan, Utah.

Dates: 1903 July 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Tokyo letter

Eli Alexander Tracy autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2714
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of an autobiography. Tracy writes about being baptized by the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, in 1842, his migration to Utah in 1850, his settling in Huntsville, Utah, and his mission to the Indians (probably Shoshoni Indians) at Ft. Supply (near Ft. Bridger), Wyoming. Also included are autobiographies of Tracy's wife, Eliza Ann Sprague Tracy, and his mother, Nancy Alexander Tracy.

Dates: approximately 1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eli Alexander Tracy autobiography

Helon Henry Tracy genealogy and temple records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232502044]
Identifier: MSS 6792
Abstract

The Helon Henry Tracy genealogy and temple records contain Tracy's family history information as relevant in the nineteenth century. Sixteen photocopied pages comprise the collection.

Dates: approximately 1849-1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Helon Henry Tracy genealogy and temple records

Tradition Runs Through It records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6506a
Dates: 2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Tradition Runs Through It records

Tramp letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232577301]
Identifier: MSS 8713
Scope and Contents

Materials include an original handwritten letter from "Tramp." In the letter, the writer, a woman, ends an affair with a married man citing her desire to try to live a decent life. She uses a nickname, "Tramp" and does not address the recepient of the letter by name. There is no date on the letter. The letter has a dried flower glued on it. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Tramp letter

The tremendous Turmans

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307396]
Identifier: MSS SC 953
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten manuscripts. The materials are a history of the Turman family with accompanying genealogies. Also included are brief biographies of Turman family members. The Turmans lived in Virginia and Kentucky. After joining the Mormon Church, they lived largely in Utah and Arizona.

Dates: 1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The tremendous Turmans

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