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Found in 1668 Collections and/or Records:

David Waldemar Lyon family newsletters, 1977-1994

 Series — Box 11: Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233642526], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: MSS 7955 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains three sprial-bound booklets of newsletters from Lyon to his brothers. Dated 1977-1994.

Dates: 1977-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7955, Lyon family papers

Davis family biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244755]
Identifier: MSS SC 583
Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography centering around Davis' ancestry, missions and LDS Church callings and biographical sketch of his wife Mary. Included are patriarchal blessings, temple and genealogical data, his testimony, and a letter to his grandmother. Also included are extracts from the "History of the British Mission" and the Millennial Star and a biographical sketch of the Davises by a son, Elisha Jr. The collection also contains genealogical data compiled by Jennie Davis Oliver on the...
Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Davis family biographies

Magdalena W. H. Davis autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311703]
Identifier: MSS SC 1456
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typescript of an autobiography by Magdalena Wilhelmina Hollermann Davis. Davis taks about her early years in St. Louis, her German relatives and traditions, her family's conversion to the Mormon Church in Indiana, and her marriage to Owen Marion Davis.

Dates: 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Magdalena W. H. Davis autobiography

Owen Marion Davis autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311711]
Identifier: MSS SC 1455
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typescript of an autobiography by Owen M. Davis (1897-1975). Davis talks about his early years in Provo, Utah, his father's death, their financial struggles, his career as a teacher, and his marriage.

Dates: 1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Owen Marion Davis autobiography

Eliza Jane Staker Day autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337336]
Identifier: MSS 492
Scope and Contents

Typescripts of autobiographical materials. Day writes about her early life in Mt. Pleasant, about the defenses in the town during the Black Hawk War, and about her family. Also included is a biography by Day of her mother, Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker, who was a pioneer and an early settler in Mt. Pleasant.

Dates: 1842-1843
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eliza Jane Staker Day autobiography

John Frederick Daynes III oral history

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232574431]
Identifier: MSS 8475
Content Description

Contains an electronic oral history recorded by John Frederick Daynes III. Includes information on his family life in Provo, Utah and three-year missionary service in Germany. Materials dated approximately 1977.

Dates: approximately 1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Frederick Daynes III oral history

Harry A. Dean diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2249
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten diary, newsclippings, correspondence, biographies of family members, and an autobiography written in the form of an obituary. The diary portion of the volume covers 139 pages and relatesto Dean's family life and music-related activities.

Dates: 1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harry A. Dean diary

Francis P. Dearborn diaries and account books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1284
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account books and diaries. Dearborn records his financial transactions and his daily activities. The diaries cover the years from 1880 to 1895 in which Dearborn writes about his life in Pennsylvania and Utah.

Dates: 1849-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Francis P. Dearborn diaries and account books

Death of faithful veteran : sketch of the life of Elder Daniel Allen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329747]
Identifier: MSS SC 3082
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten manuscript. The item is a biography of Daniel Allen. He was born on 9 December 1804 in Whitestown, New York, and moved to Chataugua County, New York, in 1807. Daniel Allen married Mary Anne Morris on 6 October 1828. They were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in June 1832. In 1836, he moved to Kirtland, Ohio, and he later went to the Far West, Missouri, area. He faced the Missouri persecution of Mormons, and he...
Dates: approximately 1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Death of faithful veteran : sketch of the life of Elder Daniel Allen

Jesse Smith Decker family history

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350073]
Identifier: MSS 4226
Abstract

A book about the ancestors of Louis Addison and Achsah May Hatch Decker, written by Jesse Smith Decker in 1985.

Dates: 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jesse Smith Decker family history

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