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DeMille family bible

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197235229314]
Identifier: MSS 9172
Scope and Contents Contains the DeMille family bible, which was passed down from Robert DeMille (Cecil's uncle) to the eldest son starting in 1852. It was briefly in the possession of Cecil B. DeMille during the production of the film The Ten Commandments. Recorded in the bible are marriage, birth, and death records for members of the DeMille family descending from William Edward Demille (1824-1873) and Margaret Blount Hoyt (1835-1911). Also includes letter from Cecil's office discussing the repair of the...
Dates: Other: approximately 1852-2001

Department of Child Development and Family Relations records, 1960-1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 309 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Collection of memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, publication and publicity reports, and other records for the Department of Child Development and Family Relations.

Dates: 1960-1972

Department of Child Development and Family Relationships records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 479
Scope and Contents

Includes reports, minutes, curriculum materials, and other records of the department chair.

Dates: 1957-1974

The descendants of John Coe

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306679]
Identifier: MSS SC 895
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of genealogies of the descendants of John Coe and brief biographies of John Coe and his children. The genealogies include lists of family members from the 1600s to the 1950s. John Coe was a Puritan who came to New England likely in the late 1630s. He was probably born around 1620 and died sometime after 1683.

Dates: 1950

The descendants of Michael and Mary Blind Schreck

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314004]
Identifier: MSS SC 1599
Scope and Contents

Privately published unbound document consisting of the typewritten, abbreviated biographies of Michael and Mary Blind Schreck and their descendants. This work also contains photocopies of many family pictures.

Dates: 1978

The descendants of Thomas Chamberlain : Thomas and Elinor A. Hoyt Chamberlain family, 1856-1970

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231238095]
Identifier: MSS 7650
Scope and Contents

A collection of histories of each child of Thomas and Elinor Hoyt Chamberlain and their families. Includes photographs and family group sheets.

Dates: 1970

Ann Bevan Kershaw Devey midwife records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235232433]
Identifier: MSS 8137
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photocopies of Devey's records during her time as a midwife in Alpine, Utah. Many of those whose names are recorded find that this is the only record of their birth. Dated 1879-1905.

Dates: 1879-1905

DeWitt family histories

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2983
Scope and Contents

Collection includes three family histories from the DeWitt and Kempe families, which include typescripts of correspondence and journals, reproductions of photographs, and other biographical information. The histories themselves describe the lives of Elijah Reeves DeWitt, Abel Alexander DeWitt Sr., Abel Alexander DeWitt Jr., Christopher Jensen Kempe, and Ruth Leila Kempe. Includes information on their experiences in Utah, Illinois, Indiana, and at Brigham Young Academy.

Dates: 2004-2005

Andrew F. Smith diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337310]
Identifier: MSS 494
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Smith writes short statements about his daily activities while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern States.

Dates: 1896-1897

Rasmus Neilsen diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349216]
Identifier: MSS 521
Scope and Contents Typewritten copy of a translation into English of Neilsen's diary. The original is in Danish. The item was translated by Neilsen's son, Christian Emil Neilsen. Rasmus writes about his migration to the United States and about the death of his wife. Rasmus died on 25 March 1854. Also included is an autobiography of Christian Emil Neilsen. Christian writes about encounters with Indians, his migration to Utah, where he worked, and his experiences in the Mormon Church. The spelling of the...
Dates: 1853-1854