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Found in 1669 Collections and/or Records:

George Taylor papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230218726]
Identifier: MSS 1836
Scope and Contents

Deeds, marriage and divorce certificates, land indentures, and Confederate money. The materials relate to Taylor's personal life, his marriages, and business dealings.

Dates: 1863-1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Taylor papers

Irene Sherwood Taylor family histories of Robert Sherwood and Alice Schoenfeld

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045441]
Identifier: MSS 6259
Abstract

The collection contains two brief biographies of Robert Sherwood and Alice Schoenfeld written by their daughter Irene Sherwood Taylor. The majority of the collection is written by Irene Sherwood Taylor pertaining to memories of her parents during her childhood. Her parents had a post-manifesto polygamy marriage.

Dates: approximately 1960-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Irene Sherwood Taylor family histories of Robert Sherwood and Alice Schoenfeld

John Taylor correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287082]
Identifier: Vault MSS 158
Scope and Contents

Two handwritten and signed letters addressed to John Taylor's son-in-law, Daniel Harrington, dated 31 July and 8 Sept. 1886. Also included is a letter from Harrington dated 1 Nov. 1886 congratulating Taylor on his 78th birthday. The items deal largely with personal matters.

Dates: 1886
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Taylor correspondence

Mamie Taylor letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322163]
Identifier: MSS SC 2361
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 27 Oct. 1901 and addressed to "my dear grandma." Taylor writes about the arrival of a new baby in the family. She states that she likes Oregon but would remain in Salida for a while.

Dates: 1901 October 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mamie Taylor letter

Margaret Y. Taylor

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333848]
Identifier: MSS 1153
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography by an unknown author with handwritten corrections. Margaret Young Taylor (1837-1919) was one of LDS Church President John Taylor's wives and served as vice president of the General Board of the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association.

Dates: approximately 1893
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Margaret Y. Taylor

Thomas Nicholls Taylor and Thomas Sterling Taylor letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239125153]
Identifier: MSS 9548
Scope and Contents Letters of the Taylor family, mainly between Thomas Nicholls Taylor (father) and Thomas Sterling Taylor (son), dated from 1904 to 1943, with a gap in correspondence from 1904 to 1929. The majority are written concerning business matters during the Great Depression. Sterling traveled the Western United States trying to find work, so many letters are written on hotel stationary. Nicholls stayed in Utah at his store in Provo. The strain on their businesses is mentioned in both men's letters,...
Dates: 1904-1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Nicholls Taylor and Thomas Sterling Taylor letters

Tebbs-Burnes family letters, 1899-1931

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8074 Series 2
Abstract

Correspondence between Lydia Ellen Tebbs Winters, her husband Morgan Arthur Winters, their only son Morgan Usher Winters, his eventual wife Lucretia Vern Seely (went by Vern), as well as the odd family friend.

Dates: 1899-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8074, Winters-Seely and Tebbs-Burnes family letters

Harriet Betsey Cook Teeples autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325380]
Identifier: MSS SC 2632
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Teeples relates that she was born in Richland, Michigan, migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1848, settled in Goshen, Utah where she met Ute Indians on several occasions, moved to Pima, Arizona with her husband, and migrated to Bear Lake Valley after his death in 1883.

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harriet Betsey Cook Teeples autobiography

Mary Van Cott Young telegram to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283693]
Identifier: Vault MSS 99
Scope and Contents

Telegram dated 11 Aug. 1870, written in Provo, Utah, and addressed to Brigham Young. Mary states that the baby is not well, and she adds that she wants to come home.

Dates: 1870 August 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary Van Cott Young telegram to Brigham Young

Tell us some more about your funny family

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489309]
Identifier: MSS 542
Scope and Contents

Mimeographed copy of a typewritten history. Georgius Cannon writes humorous stories about his ancestors, George and George Q. Cannon, and about other members of his family. The item was "written about 1932 and reedited in 1962."

Dates: 1932-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Tell us some more about your funny family

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