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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Lily Klasner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1963
Scope and Contents Papers of Lillian “Lily” Casey Klasner, writer, author and rancher from New Mexico. Contains various manuscript drafts (handwritten and typescript) of her book, published posthumously as, "My Girlhood Among Outlaws," edited by Eve Ball, and other manuscripts, poetry, and songs by Klasner. Also includes correspondence, legal documents, and other documents gathered for the purpose of historical research by Klasner, and correspondence related to her career in teaching and writing, political...
Dates: 1867-1972

Newel Knight autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326529]
Identifier: MSS SC 2769
Scope and Contents

Mimeographed copy of a typed copy of an autobiography. Knight writes about his life and his association with the Mormon Church. He often tells more about Mormon Church history than he does about himself. He was with the Mormons in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.

Dates: approximately 1847

William Knox diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3773
Scope and Contents

Content includes the typing and transcribing work of Dorothy Jane Larson Bryson, as well as copies of the original diaries of William Knox, 1847-1856.

Dates: 1847-1856

Joseph A. Kuhn letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323260]
Identifier: MSS SC 2394
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters dated 1866 and addressed to Kuhn's parents and to other friends and family members. The items were written in Nebraska, Wyoming, and Utah. Kuhn tells about his experiences on the Oregon and the California trails. He writes about meeting Mormons in Salt Lake City and elsewhere in Utah and gives his impressions of them.

Dates: 1866

LaMar C. Berrett papers on publications, 1961-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7968 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains research, rough drafts, and other material relating to Berrett's publications, including "Sacred Events, Sacred Places." Dates range from 1961-1999.

Dates: 1961-1999

History of Abel Lamb

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230243906]
Identifier: MSS SC 601
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biographical sketch of Lamb, a Mormon pioneer and church leader, which tells of his baptism in New York, work as a stake president in Columbus, Missouri, exodus west, settlement in Salt Lake Valley, Utah and calling as a patriarch. Also includes family data.

Dates: undated

Charles Lambert autobiography

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338193]
Identifier: MSS 927
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an autobiography. Lambert was born in England; converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843; moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844; migrated to Utah in 1849; and served on missions in England in 1870 and 1882. He also writes about the "Utah War" and about problems with swarms of crickets.

Dates: 1883

Charles Lambert materials

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230351188]
Identifier: MSS 6021
Abstract

Charles Lambert's personal history and various materials related to the Cannon family, 1816-1892.

Dates: 1816-1892

Lilly Harriet Druce Lambert biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315704]
Identifier: MSS SC 1755
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Lilly Harriet Druce Lambert with handwritten annotations. Much material came from Lilly's daughters, Ethel Bawden and Hattie Woodbury.

Dates: 1960

Mary Lovisa Hovey Lambert biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315712]
Identifier: MSS SC 1754
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Mary Lovisa Hovey Lambert, member of the Mormon Church, who was born in Utah and became a polygamist wife.

Dates: 1961