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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1102 Collections and/or Records:

Op. 85, Live in the light, 1991-1993

 File — Box 203: Series 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7762 Series 4
Dates: 1991-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Crawford Gates papers / Crawford Gates manuscripts and scores

Op. 101, Three for three, 2000

 File — Box 220: Series 4, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 7762 Series 4
Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Crawford Gates papers / Crawford Gates manuscripts and scores

Op. 106, Winter radiance, 2003

 File — Box 220: Series 4, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 7762 Series 4
Dates: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Crawford Gates papers / Crawford Gates manuscripts and scores

Orson F. Whitney correspondence, 1873-1931

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231038594], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1
Scope and Contents Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and other Church members, Church leaders, family members, and friends. The correspondence gives information about Whitney's mission to Europe, both as a missionary and mission president. It also contains information about Church members' experiences during the anti-polygamy campaign in the United States. There is also personal information about Whitney's family, reports of his trip to Nauvoo, answers to...
Dates: 1873-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers

Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family, 1873-1883

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and various members of his family, mostly his parents, Horace K. Whitney and Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. They contain inquiries about his family's health, information about travels, writings, daily life, missions, Church service, health, and work. Dated 1873-1883.

Dates: 1873-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence

Orson F. Whitney correspondence with general authorities and other dignitaries, 1912-1930

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include originals and transcriptions of correspondence between Orson F. Whitney and apostles David O. McKay, Heber M. Wells, John A. Widstoe, Horace G. Whitney, and Levi Edgar Young about matters relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1882-1930.

Dates: 1912-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence

Orson F. Whitney family papers, approximately 1847-1993

 Series — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 1-18
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include documents relating to the family and descendants of Orson F. Whitney. Materials include pedigree charts from the Whitney and Smoot families, Zina B. Smoot papers, items collected by Horace K. and Helen Mar Kimball, family writings, correspondence, blessings, Church documents, poems, and photographs. Dated approximately 1847-1900.

Dates: approximately 1847-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers

Orson F. Whitney general correspondence, 1880-1931

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include general correspondence written by Orson F. Whitney as well as his various friends, family, Church acquaintances, and fans of his writing. There is information about his missions to Europe, time as mission president of the European Mission, writing and published works, personal family concerns, financial issues, Church matters, and his work as a teacher. Dated 1880-1931.

Dates: 1880-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence

Orson F. Whitney letters from family members, 1882 March-April

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include letters to Orson F. Whitney from his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, his sister Genevieve (Gen), and his sister-in-law Emma (Emily Ann Smoot). The letters are dated between March 17, 1882 and April 16, 1882, and give Orson updates on daily life and other events that the women experienced during Orson's absence. Dated March 17-April 16, 1882.

Dates: 1882 March-April
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family

Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney, 1877-1883

 File — Box 4: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231038420], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Materials include letters from Orson F. Whitney to his parents, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney and Horace K. Whitney, and to his brother, Charles Spaulding Whitney. The letters from 1877 to 1878 contain information about experiences he had in the Eastern States mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The letters from 1883 contain information and experiences Whitney had as a missionary in Europe for The Church of Latter-day Saints. There are also parts of various letters...
Dates: 1877-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family

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