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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Jesse Bigler Martin diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 446
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries with a typed copy of one volume. Martin kept diaries apparently in three volumes. The second and third volumes covering the time from 1854 to 1857 are found with the collection. A typed copy of the first diary covering the years from 1853 to 1854 is also included. Martin writes about his work as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England. He returned to the United States in 1857 and traveled by rail to Iowa City, Iowa. Martin writes in...
Dates: 1853-1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Addington Martindale papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240365]
Identifier: MSS SC 392
Scope and Contents

Typescript copies of correspondence, blessings, a biographical sketch, genealogy, a letter of recommendation, letters to Martindale from James Martindale (1856) and from Orson Hyde (1848), genealogical record of the Martindale family, a photograph of Martindale, and Martindale's patriarchal blessing by Hyrum Smith (1843) (some photocopies). Also includes TLS's from the donors.

Dates: 1843-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

James H. Martineau map

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345677]
Identifier: MSS 979
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a hand drawn map with a handwritten explanation. The map was for "Desert Camp" in Meadow Valley, Nevada. The site was examined as a possible location for a settlement of Mormons fleeing Utah at the advent of United States Army to Utah in 1858.

Dates: 1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Susan Ellen Johnson Martineau autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489747]
Identifier: MSS 587
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autobiography. The date of composition is uncertain. Martineau writes about being forced to leave Missouri with other Mormons, migrating to Utah in 1849, marrying James Henry Martineau in 1852, and her life in Parowan, Utah.

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

Levi C. Matthews memorandum book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233790]
Identifier: MSS SC 115
Scope and Contents

Holograph notebook (plus 4 p. partial typescript containing only the journal entries) which contains a record of depts, expenses, and later experiences after Matthews left his home in Colon, Michigan on April 15, 1851 bound for California by boat. The journal describes his travels through Mexico from Vera Cruz to Acapulco, comments about the U.S. - Mexican War, and gives details of his boat trip to San Francisco.

Dates: 1846-1851
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John D. T. McAllister papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244581]
Identifier: MSS SC 565
Scope and Contents Short typewritten biography with genealogical data, typescripts of selected journal entries concerning crossing the plains, 1851, the corner stone ceremony for the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple, 1852, his mission to England, 1852-1856, and travel with a handcart company on his return. Also included are three poems he wrote, correspondence to his wife, Anne E., and to David H. Cannon, 1886-1895, covering family affairs, political views and temple business, and a description of the Washington...
Dates: 1851-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biographical sketch of Ether E. McBride

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333715]
Identifier: MSS SC 3316
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed autobiography. McBride was born in Scotland in 1848 and came to Utah by handcart in 1856. He did not specify which handcart company he travelled with. He lived in Ogden and later in Grantsville, Utah. He played with Indian children in the Ogden area and learned their language and customs.

Dates: 1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Heber Robert McBride autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 501
Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography and a photocopy of the item. McBride was born in England, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his parents in 1856, and migrated to Utah. McBride writes about migrating to Utah in the ill-fated handcart company led by Edward Martin. He tells about the hardships he and his family faced. "We used to pray that we might die to get out of our misery." In Utah, McBride lived in Ogden, Provo, and Huntsville. He served as a scout during the Black Hawk...
Dates: 1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Short history of William Campbell McGregor

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329911]
Identifier: MSS SC 3045
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography of William Campbell McGregor by an unknown author. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1833 and married Sara Fish Smith in 1857. He joined the Mormon Church in 1850 and came to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1854 and later moved to Parowan, Utah. He served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in 1876 and 1880-1. McGregor raised a Navajo Indian child, Jennette, and participated in Utah's Black Hawk War. He died in 1913.

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Lois W. McIntyre travel journal

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9106
Scope and Contents

Contains Lois W. McIntyre's travel journal and hotel stationary notes documenting her vacation to Honolulu, Hawaii; Wake Island; Manila; Singapore; Bangkok; Hong Kong; and Tokyo. In her journal, she summarizes daily travel itineraries and comments more particularly on flora, dress, and cuisine of each destination she visits. McIntyre makes reference to the construction of the "Mormon University" in Hawaii. Dated 1958 July-August.

Dates: 1958 July-August
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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