Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:
John Thomas diaries
Photocopy of a handwritten diary kept while Thomas served on a mission for the Mormon Church in England and Wales. Also included are entries while Thomas was in the Utah prison for polygamy.
Doris Thompson autobiography
Typed short paragraph states that Doris Thompson was indeed a nurse during World War II.
Emily Lydia Snyder Thompson autobiography
Emily Lydia Snyder Thompson writes about her immigration to Utah in 1848, her father taking the family to California in 1850, her father starting a boarding house, a flood, being threatened by Indians, food shortages, following Brigham Young's counsel and abandoning her home in 1858, her husband's call to go to Sanpete in 1866, the Black Hawk War and other topics.
Israel Thompson letter to Isaac Hite
Letter from Israel Thompson to Isaac Hite in Kentucky. The letter is concerning the attacks by Native Americans in the area around Loudoun County, Virginia, where Thompson resided at the time. It also includes a discussion regarding the role of local government in protecting the citizens from the "angry natives." Dated August 19, 1783.
Dean S. and Lu Jean Robinson Thornock correspondence
Includes handwritten letters written by Dean Thornock to his wife Lu Jean Robinson Thornock. Each of these writings were written to LuJean (who lived in various locations including California, Idaho, and Montana) from his time in the Philippines during World War II. Also includes a birthday and Christmas card for her. Materials dated 1944-1945.
Tiger Jack
Printer's proofs, a rough draft, and newsletters. These include a printer's proof of "Tiger Jack" and a photocopy of printer's proofs with handwritten corrections superimposed on each. Also included is a typewritten rough draft of "Division Commander: Study of a leader, 'P' Wood and the 4th Armored Division," and newsletters (1973-1974) describing the history of the division during World War II.
William M. Timmins papers
Concerns the in-fighting and political strategies employed prior to the passage of executive branch reorganization bills S.B. 127, 169, and 170 in the Utah Legislature. Also includes holograph minutes and notes pertaining to said bills. Letters are between Timmins and Kenneth C. Olson, Utah State Planning Coordinator.
John Harvey Tippets World War I correspondence
Collection contains correspondences between John Harvey Tippets and Irene Smith throughout World War I documenting their lives and pursuits during the war as well as uniform patches. Also includes documents from World War II. Materials date from 1918-1919 and 1935-1947.
To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting
Handwritten copy of a document issued and signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison dated 21 Aug. 1801. Jefferson, as president of the United States, grants land in Ohio to soldiers of the Virginia Line.
To his excellency the President of the United States
Handwritten and signed petition on parchment. The item requests that the President of the United States appoint S. M. Strickler as a member of the "Board of Commissioners" for the Territory of Utah. The document was signed by fifty-one residents of Leadville, Colorado.