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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:

Marvin T. Carlisle certificate of Deacon ordination in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1927 February 7

 Item — Box 4: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232481009], Folder: 4, item: 3
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 4
Dates: Other: 1927 February 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2337, Emily M. Carlisle papers / Carlisle family documents and certificates

Marvin T. Carlisle certificate of Priest ordination in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1931 January 13

 Item — Box 4: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232481009], Folder: 4, item: 5
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 4
Dates: Other: 1931 January 13
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2337, Emily M. Carlisle papers / Carlisle family documents and certificates

Marvin T. Carlisle certificate of Teacher ordination in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1930 January 21

 Item — Box 4: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232481009], Folder: 4, item: 4
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 4
Dates: Other: 1930 January 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2337, Emily M. Carlisle papers / Carlisle family documents and certificates

Mary E. Lightner family temple work record book, 1923

 Item — Folder 6: [Barcode: 31197232566916]
Identifier: Vault MSS 363 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Temple work record book of Mary E. Lightner and family. Book also contains various notes and copied speeches.

Dates: 1923
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 363, Mary E. Lightner papers

Matthew Caldwell, 1962-1997

 File — Box 40: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644621], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 56
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photo of Caldwell, (photocopied) photos and him and wife Barzilla, photocopies of a name index and Ensign magazine article, copies of biographies and autobiographies of Caldwell, family group records for Matthew and two wives, and a biographical sketch of Barzilla Guymon Caldwell. Materials dated 1962 to 1997.

Dates: 1962-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

McCune family papers, undated

 File — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197231042042], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 249 Series 5
Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / MSS 249, McCune School of Music and Art records / McCune School of Music and Art papers

Melissa Coray, 1983-2008

 File — Box 41: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644639], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 88
Scope and Contents Contains a glossy repoduced photograph of Melissa Burton Coray, copy of the book "Melissa's Journey with the Mormon Battalion" (published by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in 1994, with miniature color photocopy of the cover), multiple biographies of and articles about Melissa (including newspaper clippings and programs about the naming ceremony of Melissa Coray Peak and commemoration of the Mormon-Carson Pass Emigrant Trail), and articles about her and her first husband William (with...
Dates: 1983-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Meltiar Hatch, 1941-1998

 File — Box 44: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644662], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 141
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photo and biographies of Meltiar Hatch (including photocopies and newspaper clipping), memorial program, family group sheets for Meltiar and wife Permelia (or Parmelia) Snyder, and biography of Permelia. Materials dated 1941 to 1998.

Dates: 1941-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Merle Barrus Olsen letter, 1961

 File — Box 2: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239252478], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 3070
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Merle Barrus Olsen to her children regarding the death and funeral of her mother, Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus. Created 1961.

Dates: 1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3070, Orrin James Olsen collection on Orrin Orlando Barrus and Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus family

Joseph Robert Meservy and Phebe Meservy Higbee notebooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7642
Scope and Contents

The Joseph Robert Meservy and Phebe Meservy Higbee notebooks consist of colored photocopies of the original notebooks. Joseph Robert Meservy's notebook begins in 1864 and contains a number of autobiographical notes, diary notations and summaries of pioneer business transactions. Phebe Meservy Higbee's notebook contains news and magazine articles, poetry, recipes, and family records. Both notebooks contain multiple pages of Pitman shorthand.

Dates: 1864-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Robert Meservy and Phebe Meservy Higbee notebooks

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