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Archbishop Alonso decree

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317379]
Identifier: MSS SC 1892
Scope and Contents

Handwritten decree. This item is a decree by the archbishop regarding the marriage of Antonio Davila and Caeitana Davila.

Dates: 1777
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Archbishop Alonso decree

Janell Ravsten Arrington autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307727]
Identifier: MSS SC 1006
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography. Arrington discusses her childhood in Cache Valley, Utah, farming community, her education, marriage, and family. She relates stories of family members and tells of her church activity in Twin Falls, Idaho. She stresses her personal philosophy of life that happiness lies in giving service to others.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Janell Ravsten Arrington autobiography

Joseph E. Arrington papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 4194
Scope and Contents Contains research notes and manuscripts on Latter-day Saint temples and aspects of Latter-day Saint life collected by Joseph Arrington, as well as notes and manuscripts on historical moving panoramas. Also contains personal, academic, and ancestral correspondence, along with various personal items and 17th-19th century books purchased at auctions. Photographs, family and business correspondence, family history information, maps, travel guides, and art prints are also present. Dated...
Dates: approximately 1800-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph E. Arrington papers

The arrival of Minnesota wealth : a history of a 19th century Swedish-American family

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323112]
Identifier: MSS SC 2422
Scope and Contents

Typewritten family history written by Andrea Juricic of North Stonington, Connecticut. The item tells the story of the Swedish family of Andersons which arrived in Minnesota in 1892 and lived there as farmers. Also included are genealogies of the Anderson family.

Dates: 1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The arrival of Minnesota wealth : a history of a 19th century Swedish-American family

As a bee gathereth honey

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308139]
Identifier: MSS SC 1019
Abstract

My first day of visiting teaching in Quito, Ecuador.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / As a bee gathereth honey

Thomas Ashment journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323021]
Identifier: MSS SC 2403
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten journal. Ashment was a convert to the Mormon Church from England having been baptized in 1848. He migrated to Utah in 1869 and settled in Richmond, Utah. Ashment writes about his daily activities and about his experiences. Also included are notes about his children and their activities.

Dates: 1851-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Ashment journal

Brent Ashworth collection of pioneer photography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233637047]
Identifier: MSS 8157
Scope and Contents

Collection contains 24 photographs of people, mostly children taken in the Utah studios of the photographers between approximately 1890 and 1920. It also contains a photographic compilation of apostles and temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1835 to 1886.

Dates: approximately 1870-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brent Ashworth collection of pioneer photography

Rachel Calder Ashworth family papers and histories

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9001
Scope and Contents

Rachel Calder Ashworth family papers and histories contains family histories, biographies, autobiographies, family records, pedigrees and photographs of her pioneer ancestors and their families, many of whom were in Vernal, Utah. Some of the more frequently mentioned families are the Ashworths, the Mentzers, the Hackings, and the Calders. Dated from approximately 1900 to 2015.

Dates: approximately 1900-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rachel Calder Ashworth family papers and histories

Emma Housley Auger biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605422]
Identifier: MSS 4074
Scope and Contents

Biographies of Maria Housley and George F. Housley.

Dates: Date not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Emma Housley Auger biographies

Mary Viva Skousen Bluth Brown autobiographical writings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2095
Scope and Contents Includes a 525-page autobiography, completed in 1994, and a five-page autobiographical sketch dated 1995. The material details her early life as a Mormon in Colonia Juarez, Mexico; musical talents, especially in piano; work as a school teacher; family activities; travels; and temple and family history work. Autobiography contains significant information about her husband, Egbert Daniel (Buster) Brown, and other family members, and includes numerous photographic images. Autobiographical...
Dates: 1944-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary Viva Skousen Bluth Brown autobiographical writings

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