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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:

Photograph of the Alice Louise Reynolds Club

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227643381]
Identifier: MSS 3811
Scope and Contents

Group portrait of the Alice Louise Reynolds Club, the Salt Lake Chapter, taken at the Lion House on May 19, 1977. The names of the group members can be found on the back of the portrait.

Dates: 1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Olive Andelin Potter autobiography

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230231877]
Identifier: MSS 690
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten autobiography. The item was dictated in 1932. Olive married Wallace Edwin Potter in 1884 as a plural wife. She lived in numerous places in Utah especially when dodging federal officials. Olive gives her opinion on polygamy.

Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Priesthood blessing upon Lucy P. Russel

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2900
Scope and Contents

A blessing given by Joseph F. Smith to Lucy P. Russel, with Daniel H. Wells assisting, setting her apart for calling as a midwife in Utah. Smith was the 2nd Counselor in the Mormon Church's First Presidencey at the time of the blessing.

Dates: 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Provo Chapter 2 records, 1959-1983

 Series
Identifier: MSS 730 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes, programs, and newspaper clippings created or collected by the activities of the second Provo chapter of the Yesharah society. Dated 1959-1983.

Dates: 1959-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Yesharah Society records

Lydia Susanna Goaslind Purnell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1796
Scope and Contents Handwritten and typewritten correspondence, histories, biographies, genealogical group sheets, patriarchal blessings, diaries, and land indentures in Idaho. The correspondence are between Purnell, her husband, and other relatives and deal largely with family matters. One of the letters is an account of the Battle of Bear River in 1863 by an observer. Purnell also writes to many persons about family history. Purnell also writes about being a polygamous wife and the various persecutions by...
Dates: 1875-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Bertha S. Reeder papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1924
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, pamphlets, programs, maps, lessons, sheet music, memorabilia, reports, scrapbooks, bulletins, and a history. The materials relate to Reeder's work in the YWMIA and to the Mormon Church in general. The items also relate to Reeder's travels. Much of the correspondence is to congratulate Reeder on her accomplishments.

Dates: 1936-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Bertha S. Reeder photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4232
Scope and Contents

Contains five scrapbooks and three larger photographs relating to Bertha S. Reeder, her church service, and her travels. Includes Reeder family photographs, news clippings detailing Reeder's term in the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association (YWMIA) presidency, tourist information, and postcards of New England.

Dates: approximately 1936-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Hester Telle Richards diary and correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1853
Scope and Contents

Collection includes a handwritten diary, letters, and miscellaneous items. The bulk of the diary was written from 1891 to 1893 prior to her marriage. The entries are lengthy and often introspective. The volume includes some later entries from 1932 to 1933 and some notes from 1980 in another hand. Also included is miscellaneous correspondence relating to business and family matters from 1932 and 1933.

Dates: 1891-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ruby K. Smith correspondence and mementoes, approximately 1932-1949

 Series — Box 5: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197232484243]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: approximately 1932-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ruby K. Smith papers

Ruby K. Smith diaries, 1921-1964

 Series
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates: 1921-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ruby K. Smith papers

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