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Politics, Government, and Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:

George Sutherland letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490190]
Identifier: MSS 631
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a letter dated 7 Nov. 1903 and composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The item was addressed to Chester Isaiah Long, a United States senator. Sutherland, then a member of the United States House of Representatives, endorses the election of Reed Smoot to the United States Senate. He also writes about early political parties in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

George Sutherland letters received

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364553]
Identifier: MSS 1638
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters written to George Sutherland while he was a lawyer in Provo, Utah. The items deal largely with legal and business matters in various areas of Utah. Most items have been severely water damaged.

Dates: 1888-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Dennis P. Svedin collection of Pearl Harbor photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9572
Scope and Contents

Copy prints and negatives of Ford Island and military ships, includng the U.S.S. Arizona, before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and copy prints of the base after it was attacked. Dated January to December 1941. Collected by Dennis P. Svedin.

Dates: 1941
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

V Jordan Tanner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2257
Scope and Contents Contains newspapers, clippings, reports, correspondence, newsletters, audio-visual materials, pamphlets, articles, and other materials documenting the professional service of V Jordan Tanner. The majority of the collection is Tanner's legislative papers from his service as a Utah State Representative from 1990 to 2000. It also contains materials from his career in the Foreign Service and other memorabilia from his life. Collection spans from circa 1930 to 2018, with the bulk from 1989 to...
Dates: approximately 1930-2018; Majority of material found within approximately 1989-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Frederick Whitaker Taylor collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8694
Content Description

Uniforms and book collected by Taylor used during World War I and World War II from 1918 to 1945.

Dates: approximately 1918-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Hawkins Taylor autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235233647]
Identifier: MSS 8616
Content Description Materials include a photocopy of a typewritten transcription of Hawkins Taylor autobiography. The memoirs include information throughout his whole life, including early life in Kentucky and political activities in Iowa and Nauvoo. He describes several interactions related to law enforcement with the Mormons, including arresting Hyrum Smith and being involved in the Battle of Nauvoo when the Saints were driven out in 1846. He ends describing his later political career with Abraham Lincoln....
Dates: approximately 1880's
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Taylor legal papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244169]
Identifier: MSS SC 634
Scope and Contents

Mss. The collection includes legal documents concerning cases involving John Taylor which include writs of attachment, a declaration, an affidavit, a precipe, and an exemplification of record which originated in Lake County, Ohio and was transferred to the Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court.

Dates: 1844-1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Whittaker Taylor deed

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324680]
Identifier: MSS SC 2539
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed deed dated 31 May 1909. The item certifies that John Whittaker Taylor owns five blocks of land in Raymond, Alberta.

Dates: 1909 May 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Zachary Taylor letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292371]
Identifier: Vault MSS 566
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated December 1, 1848 and written in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was addressed to "Thes. Shute" of new Orleans. Taylor expresses regret that he must turn down the offer of Capt. Thompson to take passage to Louisville on the "Magnolia." Taylor was not sure at the time when he would be going North.

Dates: 1848 December 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Henry Moore Tell letter to T. H. Dowson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233291720]
Identifier: Vault MSS 631
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter to T. H. Dowson explaining his opinions on an upcoming election.

Dates: 1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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