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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Logan -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret McNeil Ballard autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337278]
Identifier: MSS 484
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of an autobiography. Ballard writes about her early life in Scotland as a Mormon, her migration to the United States in 1856 and her subsequent migration to Utah in 1859, and her life as a polygamous wife in Logan, Utah. Ballard also tells about encounters with Indians while coming to Utah, and when she was living in Logan.

Dates: 1910

Biography of John Pearson

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489614]
Identifier: MSS 571
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of John Pearson and his wife, Mary Ann Potts Pearson. John Pearson was born in England in 1822, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1853. He later settled in Logan, Utah, where he worked as a farmer. He died in 1914. Mary Ann Potts was born in England in 1831, married John Pearson in 1856, had eight daughters by him, and died in 1905.

Dates: approximately 1950

William Budge diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230347749]
Identifier: MSS 1370
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary kept while Budge was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England and Scotland. Also included are handwritten copies of letters from family members.

Dates: 1851-1855

Charles Ora Card diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326347]
Identifier: MSS SC 2765
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries. The diaries are excerpts of a much larger work and were kept from 1871 to 1872 and for 1883. Card writes about travelling in the East United States on a "winter mission." Card also writes about the construction of the Logan Temple of the Mormon Church in 1883.

Dates: 1871-1883

Charles Ora Card letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317544]
Identifier: MSS SC 1865
Scope and Contents

Fourteen letters, one death certificate, newspaper clippings, genealogy forms, and miscellaneous items. All of the documents deal with the temporal and spiritual affairs of Charles Ora Card and his wife Sarah.

Dates: 1871-1923

Card family genealogical materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1787
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of genealogical records, including Charles O. Card's patriarchal blessing, land deeds, letters to his family, and miscellaneous items. Also included are letters to him from Mormon Church President John Taylor about Charles' work as superintendent of the construction of the Logan Tabernacle and Temple (1873-1884) and about a petition he wanted him to print (1886).

Dates: 1844-1945

Zina Presendia Young Williams Card papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1421
Abstract

Correspondence, autobiographical and biographical materials, patriarchal blessings, legal documents, news articles, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the life and career of Card including her affiliation with Brigham Young Academy, the Mormon Church, and various civic organizations. The items also relate to the towns of Cardston, Alberta; Logan, Utah; and Provo, Utah. Also included is correspondence with various Mormon Church leaders and that of her husband, Charles O. Card.

Dates: 1881-1930

Israel Justus Clark autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045789]
Identifier: MSS 1219
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of a diary and an autobiography. Clark's diary covers the years from 1855 to 1857 when Clark served as a missionary to the Indians in the Salmon River Mission. Clark's autbiography tells about his life in Logan and Clarkston, Utah, and his contacts with Indians.

Dates: 1855-1878

Emil Feulner papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230230093]
Identifier: MSS 1954
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, speeches, handwritten and typed articles, newspaper clippings, and an autobiography. The materials relate to Feulner's work as a naturalist and his publications. Feulner also writes about growing up in Nuremberg, Germany.

Dates: 1939-1973

Hansen and Broberg family biographies and family records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311885]
Identifier: MSS SC 1488
Scope and Contents Photocopies of three typescripts. One is a biography of Niels Hansen and Karen Marie Hansen by their daughter Norma Hansen Decker, another is an autobiography by Ernest John Broberg, and the last item consists of family records collected by John Broberg and Niels M. Hansen. Decker talks about her parents' conversion to the Mormon Church in Denmark, their journey from Denmark on the vessel "Emerald Isle" to America, their settling in Utah, their experiences with Indians, and their lifelong...
Dates: 1868-1920