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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1102 Collections and/or Records:

Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney, 1873-1877

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

Materials include letters from Orson F. Whitney to his parents, Horace K. Whitney and Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. Orson wrote many of them while serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe. The letters contain information about his health, mission, travels, and personal spiritual experiences. Dated June 29, 1873-July 15, 1877.

Dates: 1873-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family

Orson Pratt letter to Brigham Young, 1845 September 4

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239144139], item: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 183 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter from Orson Pratt to Brigham Young responding to the update received from Nauvoo. Pratt gives an update on events in the eastern states. Materials dated September 4, 1845.

Dates: 1845 September 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson Pratt and Brigham Young correspondence

Sidney J. Ottley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1826
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, financial ledgers, newsletters, an autobiography, greeting cards, and a scrapbook. The diaries relate to Ottley's missions for the Church in New Zealand and Great Britain and to his service as mission president also in New Zealand starting in 1951. The correspondence is between family members. The photographs in the scrapbook were taken during his mission presidency in the 1950s.

Dates: 1912-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Dewey Owens collection on Carlos Salzedo

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7763
Scope and Contents These materials were organized by Dewey Owens for a biography he wrote on Carlos Salzedo, the world renowned harpist who lived from 1885 to 1961. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, and articles. There are also materials concerning Lucile Lawerence, but not all of her materials are associated with Carlos Salzedo directly. Owens' research also includes magazines, articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, Masters theses, and a list of Salzedo's students....
Dates: 1904-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William B. Pace letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321876]
Identifier: MSS SC 2354
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 5 Nov. 1869 and addressed to "Miss Alvira Coolidge" of Manit, Utah. Pace writes from Provo, Utah saying that as an "old man" he had been "smitten" by her. He states that he has an interest in her friendship.

Dates: 1869 November 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Sandra Bradford Packard collection on Francis family

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231010759]
Identifier: MSS 7573
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, photographs, autobiographical material, and the temple work register of Mary Emily Francis Kelly Pye.

Dates: 1865-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Papal brief and letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311109]
Identifier: MSS SC 1338
Scope and Contents Printed copy of papal brief by Pius IX dated November 27, 1848. On the same page is found printed copies of his letter to Jose J. De Herrera dated December 4, 1848, with Herrera's reply, countersigned by Luis G. Cuevas dated February 12, 1849. In his item of November 27, Pius IX protests against the sacrilege practised on himself, declares all actions forced on him null and void, and appoints a commission to conduct the government of Gaeta, Italy in his absence. In his letter of December...
Dates: 1848
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

James A. Little papers on Brigham Young and the history of the Mormon Church

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486081]
Identifier: MSS 376
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft. Little compiled numerous sources including correspondence and newspaper articles by and about the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young (1801-1877). The materials cover Young's career as an LDS Church leader until his death and are often interspersed with brief narratives by Little. The items also document LDS Church history. The date of this compilation is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Maxfield Parrish letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3857
Scope and Contents

Collection includes an original signed letter and photocopies. The letter was written 14 March 1944, and addressed to Mr. Shelby Holladay of Salt Lake City, Utah. Letter is neatly signed on Parrish's letterhead and postmarked Windsor, Vermont. Parrish briefly describes work that he has done since 1898 and offers suggestions as to how Holladay may acquire reproductions of his work.

Dates: 1944 March 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Parsee letter to William Hepworth Dixon

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350107]
Identifier: MSS 4218
Abstract

A letter from a Parsee writing to William Hepworth Dixon claiming the Parsee people do not practice polygamy, 1867.

Dates: 1867
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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