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Frontier and pioneer life

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Romer Grey financial records, 1930-1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 7 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains receipts, tax returns, invoices, and other financial records related to Romer Grey's work and activities dating from 1930 to 1973.

Dates: 1930-1973

Romer Grey papers, approximately 1920-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personal correspondence, financial records, and contact information for people associated with Romer Grey. The materials include records of Romer, women with whom he was in relationships, and records of his professional activities, dating from approximately 1920 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1920-1976

Romer Grey personal papers and correspondence, 1952-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, notes, and other material by Romer Grey including information on his activities, legal troubles, and death dating from 1952 to 1976.

Dates: 1952-1976

Romer Grey photographs, approximately 1915-1980

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 10 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains photograph documenting Romer Grey's family and life, mostly after the death of his father in 1939. It contains photographs of Romer Grey from when he was a child, with his wife, Octave "Bea" Grey, and with his son, Romer Grey III. It also documents his role in the Flying Sphynx Ranch, Zane Grey Trails, and his relationship with Margaret A. Ingram dating from approximately 1915 to 1980.

Dates: approximately 1915-1980

C. R. Savage diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1424
Scope and Contents

The diaries contain notes and comments on business, descriptions of many journeys around the West and commentaries on the religious and social life of the period.

Dates: 1855-1909

A short account of the life of Edward Ockey

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244896]
Identifier: MSS SC 681
Scope and Contents

Prepared typescript (plus photocopy) of a diary kept by Edward Ockey, Mormon pioneer, which tells of his conversion to the Latter-day Saint Church in England, his stay in Nauvoo, Illinois and his settlement in Nephi, Utah.

Dates: undated

Stephen Slesinger Inc. records, approximately 1930-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 2 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, telegrams, contracts, and other materials related to the work of Stephen Slesinger Inc. in licensing and marketing Zane Grey's works, particularly for film and television adaptation dating from approximately 1930 to 1960.

Dates: approximately 1930-1960

James Parshall Terry journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242023]
Identifier: MSS SC 515
Scope and Contents

Handwritten biographical sketch of Terry's life which describes Mormon difficulties in Missouri, campsites during the exodus west, pioneer life in southern Utah, and Terry's mission to Canada and northeastern U.S., 1887-1888. Also an account of Terry's activities in Echo Canyon during the Utah War, 1857. The journal was written in a watermaster's log which included previous entries.

Dates: 1857-1890

Wilderness Women Productions records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2170
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of background and biographical research, correspondence, financial and tax records, motion picture scripts and production records relating to the motion picture "Heartland." The 35mm and 16mm film materials are all part of the "Heartland" project.

Dates: 1976-1996

Claire Wilhelm collection on Zane Grey

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8277
Scope and Contents Contains documentation of Wilhelm's interactions with Grey while accompanying him on various expeditions. The collection contains black and white photographs of Zane Grey and his family, Claire Wilhelm and various other women on trips with Zane Grey, Native Americans, and scenes from Zane Grey movies. It also contains ephemera collected by Claire Wilhelm including silhouettes of Zane and Lina Elise Grey, a Christmas card from Zane Grey to Wilhelm, and a Zane Grey book plate. Materials date...
Dates: approximately 1900-1956