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Utah -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

George Q. Cannon correspondence, 1880

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

George Q. Cannon correspondence, including one letter from George Q. Cannon to Sarah A. Telle King in New York, 1880.

Dates: 1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence

William Greenwood papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 39
Scope and Contents

Contains twelve handwritten, signed letters which concern Greenwood's conversion to Mormonism in England, his immigration to the United States, activities in Nauvoo, Illinois, and the 1847 trek to Salt Lake City and American Fork, Utah. Also includes a bound autobiography (plus typescript) written between 1869 and 1884.

Dates: 1847-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Greenwood papers

Harriet Amelia Kane papers, 1870-1894

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains journals, correspondence, ephemera, and other materials by Kane. Includes information on her life and activities, including her medical studies and practice. Also includes information on her relationships and interactions with other members of the Kane family. Materials date from between 1870 and 1894.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1870-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family personal papers

Thales Hastings Haskell Pioneer-Scout-Explorer-Indian Missionary, 1847-1909

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240340]
Identifier: MSS SC 386
Scope and Contents

Typewritten life sketch which discusses Haskell's journey across the Plains in 1847; his activities as a colonizer and Mormon missionary; and his dealings with Indians, settlers and other travelers.

Dates: 1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thales Hastings Haskell Pioneer-Scout-Explorer-Indian Missionary, 1847-1909

History of Robert Gardner, Jr. / written by himself at St. George, Utah

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305424]
Identifier: MSS SC 793
Scope and Contents Photocopy of typescript. Detailed account of frontier life in Canada; his family's conversion to Mormonism in the early 1840s; a trip to Nauvoo, Illinois, in June 1845; the trip across the plains to Utah in 1847; and life in pioneer Utah.Also includes account of the author's mission to Canada (1857-1858) and his subsequent recall because of the Utah War, along with his family's move to settle St. George, Utah. Ends with text of Gardner's patriarchal blessing, genealogical...
Dates: 1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of Robert Gardner, Jr. / written by himself at St. George, Utah

Indictment against Thomas H. Ferguson

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292058]
Identifier: Vault MSS 540
Scope and Contents

Handwritten indictment for the Territory of Utah, Great Salt Lake County, United States Third District Court. The inditement was made against Thomas H. Ferguson for the Sept. 1859 murder of Alexander Carpenter. The item was signed by Hosea Stout, Deputy U. S. District Attorney for Utah Territory.

Dates: 1859
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Indictment against Thomas H. Ferguson

James Jack family papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3698
Scope and Contents

The James Jack family papers, 1863 - 1953 includes two (2) series: James Jack Papers, 1863 - 1913 and Family Papers, 1909 - 1953.

Dates: 1863-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Jack family papers

Jacob Alt journals

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSSSC420
Dates: 1882-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John and Eliza Goalen McNeill collection, 1891-1901

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6047 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Subseries 2 contains a membership record, a patriarchial blessing, a photograph and a copy of a biographical encyclopedia.

Dates: Other: 1891-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6047, John McNeill papers / John McNeill family papers

John K. Kane biographical materials, 1849-1857

 Sub-Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550621]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains an autobiography, portrait, and will by Kane, providing a biographical summary of his life and activities. Materials date from between 1849 and 1857.

Dates: 1849-1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers

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