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Frontier and pioneer life

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Leopold Wirthlin letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244938]
Identifier: MSS SC 694
Scope and Contents

TLS. to Kate B. Carter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers regarding a book of pioneer histories, and his praise for and desire that young people learn of Latter-day Saint pioneer history.

Dates: 1957

Margaret Peirce Whitesides Young letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232591054]
Identifier: MSS 8813
Scope and Contents

Single letter, both as a photocopied manuscript and as a typed transcription, written by Margaret Peirce, daughter of Robert Peirce and future wife of Brigham Young, detailing her time on the Mormon Trail including her time in Winter Quarters to her relatives in Pennsylvania. Letter was written in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 31, 1848.

Dates: 1848 August 31

Zane Grey business records, approximately 1900-1995

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains professional correspondence relating to the business administration of Zane Grey's career and company. It includes contracts and financial records, records concerning the Flying Sphynx Ranch, which was another business exploit of Grey, publicity and other media regarding Grey's authorship, and other administrative materials created by Zane Grey Inc. dating from between 1900 and 1995.

Dates: approximately 1900-1995

Zane Grey business stationery, between 1920 and 1960

 Sub-Series — Box 14: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219141], Folder: 3-4
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 2 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains envelopes, business cards, and letterheads for Zane Grey, Romer Grey, Zane Grey, Inc., Flower Point Zane Grey Camp, Loren Grey, Catalina Island dating from between 1920 and 1960.

Dates: between 1920 and 1960

Zane Grey ephemera, 1904-1955

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 5
Scope and Contents

This series contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings of Zane Grey book and serial publicity reviews beginning with Betty Zane and ending with Black Mesa, and a galley for Western Union, dating from 1904 to 1955.

Dates: 1904-1955

Zane Grey expense book, 1934-1939

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233647665], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains an expenses book for Zane Grey and Zane Grey, Inc., dating from 1934 to 1939.

Dates: 1934-1939

Zane Grey family photographs, approximately 1890-1970

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 10 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contain photographs documenting Zane and Lina Elise Grey's family life. It contains portraits and casual photographs of each family member, including Zane Grey's children, grandchildren, siblings, and mother. It also contains photographs of family gatherings outside the Grey homes in Altadena and Catalina, California dating from approximately 1890 to 1970.

Dates: approximately 1890-1970

Zane Grey family photographs, approximately 1890-1943

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

This subseries contain photographs documenting Zane and Lina Elise Grey's family life. It contains portraits and casual photographs of family members, including Zane Grey's children, siblings, and parents. It also contains photographs of family gatherings outside the Grey homes in Altadena and Catalina, California dating from approximately 1890 to 1943.

Dates: approximately 1890-1943

Zane Grey financial records, between 1920-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains tax records, checks, bills, and other financial records related to the operations of Zane Grey and Zane Grey, Inc., dating from between 1920 and 1975.

Dates: between 1920-1975

Zane Grey financial records, 1920-1943

 Series — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233647665], Folder: 11-14
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 3
Scope and Contents

This series contains meeting minutes of the Board of Directors for the Altadena National Bank, legal records in response to the Internal Revenue's claims that Zane and Lina Elise Grey were not a business partnership, an expenses book for Zane Grey and Zane Grey, Inc., and invoices for fishing and hunting supplies, dating from 1920 to 1939.

Dates: 1920-1943