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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Deseret Museum receipt book and miscellaneous correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1383
Scope and Contents

Receipt book for donations and deposits to the Deseret Museum and 20 letters and other miscellaneous items relating to museum business and acquisitions. Several of the items are written by or are about John W. Young, the museum's proprietor; Joseph L. Barfoot, the museum's curator; and James E. Talmage, a scientist and lecturer associated with the museum.

Dates: 1870-1880

Deseret Museum records, 1891-1903

 Series — Box 24b: Series 2; Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197227605695], Folder: 14a-14b
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains an inventory of items owned by the Deseret Museum. The inventory was taken by J. Reuben Clark under the direction of museum curator, James E. Talmage between 1891 and 1903.

Dates: 1891-1903