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Logan (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Joel Ricks journals, bulk 1874-1909

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Journals kept by Joel Ricks.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1874-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers

Joel Ricks minute book of young people's testimonial meeting, 1875-1881

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains a photocopy of the minute book Joel Ricks helped keep in his youth group.

Dates: Other: 1875-1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers

Joel Ricks notes and miscellaneous writings, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 4 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains three notebooks of reearch notes written by Ricks about Book of Mormon geography and other research on the Book of Mormon. One notebook includes hand-drawn maps by Ricks of potential Book of Mormon sites in North and South America.

Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers / Writings by or about Joel Ricks

Joel Ricks photographs, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 9
Scope and Contents note

Photographs belonging to Ricks.

Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers

Joel Ricks printed works, 1907-1933

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Joel Ricks' published works.

Dates: Other: 1907-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers

Joel Ricks published articles and books, 1915-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Published articles and books by Joel Ricks.

Dates: Other: 1915-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers / Writings by or about Joel Ricks

Joel Ricks scrapbook pages, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 4 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Scrapbooks of Joel Ricks.

Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers / Writings by or about Joel Ricks

Joel Ricks unpublished articles and manuscripts, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2857 Series 4 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Writings by Ricks that were not published.

Dates: Other: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joel Ricks papers / Writings by or about Joel Ricks

Christian J. Larsen diary and autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336486]
Identifier: MSS 421
Scope and Contents Photocopies of a typescript of a diary and an autobiography. The diary covers the years from 1851 to 1857 and has many gaps. The autobiographical materials cover the rest of Larsen's life. Larsen was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark and performed missionary work in that country and in Norway. He moved to Utah in 1854 where he lived in Ogden, Ephraim, and Logan. He was married polygamously, participated in the Black Hawk War against the Ute Indians,...
Dates: 1850-1914
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ola Larson diaries and genealogies

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230363563]
Identifier: MSS 1719
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries, genealogies, and patriarchal blessings. The materials are partially autobiographical. Larson writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church, his activities in New Zealand, his mission to Sweden for the Mormon Church from 1899 to 1901, and his life in Logan, Utah. Larson was employed as a gardener and as a basket weaver.

Dates: 1894-1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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