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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:

Elizabeth Fluckiger Fuhriman midwife register and family history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9503
Scope and Contents Contains a birth register kept by Elizabeth Fluckiger Fuhriman while she served as a midwife in the Providence, Utah, area. The register covers the years 1898 to 1932. Inside the register is also a description of the Utah law regarding the reporting of births. Also includes "From the Alps to the Rockies- One of a Family," a family history of the descendants of Jacob Fuhriman, which includes a story of Elizabeth's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, her immigration...
Dates: 1898-1932; 1987

Mary Field Garner autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334267]
Identifier: MSS 1141
Scope and Contents

Typewritten excerpts from an autobiography. Garner writes about her conversion to Mormonism, her life in Nauvoo, Illinois, her memories of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and the "mantle" of the prophet falling on Brigham Young (1801-1877), her journey to Utah, and her life in Slaterville, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1880

Membership record of Alice Bigler Garrett

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284097]
Identifier: Vault MSS 115
Scope and Contents

Printed and handwritten membership record of the Mormon Church for Alice Bigler Garrett. The item lists Garrett's birth, baptism, confirmation, marriage, and presents a description of her physical appearance.

Dates: 1900

Barbara Lucille Hall papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1670
Scope and Contents

Collection includes poems, correspondence, diaries, autobiographical sketches, and miscellaneous items written or collected by Barbara Lucille Hall.

Dates: 1976-1983

Minnie Iverson Hodapp papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1933
Scope and Contents

Printed, typewritten, and handwritten poems and short stories. Also included are a scrapbook, notes, diaries, an autobiography, and biographies. The materials relate to Hodapp's life, research, poetry, and background. She also served on a mission for the Mormon Church in Hawaii.

Dates: 1920-1970

Ethel Lee Jewell Horner journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329242]
Identifier: MSS SC 3020
Scope and Contents

Account of her activities as a family living consultant, residing in Rogers Hall, part of Heritage Halls (female student housing), on the BYU campus. Includes information on students, equipment, and expenses.

Dates: 1953-1955

Biographies of Genevieve and Roland Tiejen

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6094
Abstract

Biographies of Roland and Genevieve Tietjen compiled by Barbara Tietjen Jacobs. Photographs included.

Dates: 1987

Margaret Jones diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330570]
Identifier: MSS SC 3136
Scope and Contents

Phoocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Jones was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jones writes about her family and their health, cleaning, quilting, visits with neighbors and friends, and her association with the Rock Spring Relief Society of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1890

Spencer W. Kimball letter and certificate

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319359]
Identifier: MSS SC 2063
Scope and Contents

One typewritten and signed letter addressed to Jessie Smith; wife of the Mormon Apostle, Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972); and one printed certificate which verifies that Jessie Smith crossed the 180th meridian. The letter refers to Jessie's music collection.

Dates: 1954-1959

Mabel Shirk and Montrue Grey Larkin diaries and biography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230363670]
Identifier: MSS 1703
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries for the years 1918 to 1939 with many gaps. Also included is a biography of Mabel Shirk Larkin by Montrue Grey Larkin. Mabel Larkin was a Methodist who converted to Mormonism in 1905. Her diaries tell about her family and private life in Ogden and in Snowville, Utah.

Dates: 1918-1976