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Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:

Genealogical and historical sketch of the life of Hans Larsen of Copenhagen, Denmark

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490224]
Identifier: MSS 628
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Hans Larsen with handwritten corrections. Also included is a typewritten biography of Cecile Marie Schmidt Larsen, the author's mother. Hans Larsen was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark and migrated to Utah in 1853. The accounts include much genealogical data. Included with the biographies is a list of names and places of births in Tremonton, Utah, from 1903-1919 as reported by Cecile Mary Larsen,...
Dates: 1938

The Latter-day Saints and women's rights, 1870-1920 : a brief survey

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322205]
Identifier: MSS SC 2326
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten essay coauthored by Carol Cornwall Madsen and Jill Mulvay Derr. The item was "prepared by three staff members of the History Division, Historical Department of the Church in response to a request of the general presidency of the Relief Society, 27 August 1979." The essay is a history of women's rights in Utah.

Dates: 1979

Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320860]
Identifier: MSS SC 2231
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten and handwritten family histories, certificates, correspondence, and genealogical group sheets. The items relate to the families of John Alma and Geneva Frost Gilbert. Also included are histories and genealogies of the Gilbert and Frost families.

Dates: 1921-1984

Logan Chapter records, 1929-2009

 Series
Identifier: MSS 730 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains minute books, programs, scrapbooks, and more created by the activities of the Logan Chapter of the Yesharah Society. Dated 1929-2009.

Dates: 1929-2009

Amy Brown Lyman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 316
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, addresses, reports, legislative bills, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. The materials relate to Lyman's work while serving as an officer in national and international women's organizations, as president of the Relief Society of the Mormon Church, and as a member of the Utah House of Representatives.

Dates: 1888-1957

Amy Brown Lyman papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336718]
Identifier: MSS 916
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, addresses, reports, legislative bills, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. The materials relate to Lyman's work while serving as an officer in national and international women's organizations, as president of the Relief Society of the Mormon Church, and as a member of the Utah House of Representatives.

Dates: 1888-1957

Leona Manwaring autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335934]
Identifier: MSS 1242
Scope and Contents Photocopy of typescripts of an autobiography, a biography, and a diary. Leona Manwaring writes about her life as a Mormon woman in Utah including an encounter with a Ute Indian. Also included is a biography of her husband, David Manwaring (1862-1912). With the collection is a diary of Lydia Badger Remington from September 1879 to June 1880. Remington writes about her journey from Cache Valley, Utah, to the Green River settlement near Vernal, Utah, and the problems with the crops the next...
Dates: approximately 1879 - 1940

Susan Ellen Johnson Martineau autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489747]
Identifier: MSS 587
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. The date of composition is uncertain. Martineau writes about being forced to leave Missouri with other Mormons, migrating to Utah in 1849, marrying James Henry Martineau in 1852, and her life in Parowan, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1900

Viola Pratt Gillette McFarlane papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 328
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, publications, and an autobiography. These materials relate to McFarlane's singing career in the United States.

Dates: 1897-1951

A memorial

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288999]
Identifier: Vault MSS 326
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed family history and autobiography. Tanner writes about her family joining the Mormon Church, its migration to Nauvoo, Illinois, and its eventual arrival in Utah. She also mentions her marriage in a polygamous relationship and her life in Payson, Utah.

Dates: 1880