Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Phippen family family histories
Collection includes information concerning a family who were converts to Mormonism and settlers of Utah. Also includes a letter concerning the creation of the collection.
Pike in Colorado
Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. Also included is the blueline proof also with handwritten corrections. The draft is an account of Zebulon Pike's explorations in Colorado. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.
Pioneer Margaretta Lemon King : came to Utah in 1847
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Margaretta Lemon King was born in Indiana in 1839. Her family soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they migrated to Utah in 1847. She married Robert Edison King at age 16 in 1855, and they moved to American Fork, Utah, in 1856. Margaretta had 10 children and died in 1922.
Pioneer Oliver Thornton : came to Utah in 1852
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typed biography. Oliver Thornton was a native of Canada who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. He migrated to Utah in 1852 and settled in American Fork. He died in 1891 at the age of 85.
Pioneer, Robert Edison King : came to Utah in 1852
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. King was born in 1834 in England and was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age eight. He migrated to the United States and settled for a time in Nauvoo, Illinois. He came to Utah in 1852 and resided in American Fork. He had three wives, many childen, and died in 1921.
Andrew Jackson Poe and Clarence Poe family papers
Portion of gas balloon Explorer
Two balloon fragments, one containing the following typed information: "Portion of gas balloon 'Explorer' used in stratosphere flight. Started - 5:40 A.M. July 28, 1934 from five miles SW of Rapid City, So. Dakota. Ascended to 60613 feet approx. when bag developed rip which forced flyers to descend by parachutes. Landed July 28 at 3:40 P.M. near Holdrege, Neb. where the gondola was wrecked." Fragment signed by W. E. Kepner, Albert W. Stevens, and Orvil A. Anderson.
Johan Christian Poulsen autobiography and diary
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and diary in Danish. The autobiography covers Poulsen's life to 1864 when he began his diary. Poulsen was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1862. He served as a missionary for that faith in Denmark from 1864 to 1866. He migrated to the Utah and settled in Millard County. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members in English.
John A. Powel journal
Handwritten journal of Powel's overland journey from Illinois to Linn County, Oregon in 1851. Includes daybook of receipts and expenses and a record of marriages performed by Powel. Daily diary entries mostly deal with traveling conditions and the geography of the trail. Early entries mention passing through a Mormon settlement. Powel also briefly notes the death of his daughter, Therissa, from complications related to childbirth.
Belinda Marden Pratt autobiographical sketch
Handwritten autobiography of Belinda Marden Pratt, 1884.