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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Reuben Gardner Miller miscellany, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 418 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Includes miscellaneous text materials, mostly undated. Includes Anna Miller's address book, medical notes dated 1871-1949, address book pages, and burial instructions for Miller. Also included is an inventory of household items, a funeral service program, Heber Bennion letter to President Heber J. Grant, an article copied from Deseret Evening news of May 21, 1898, and instructions for an L. C. typewriter.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reuben Gardner Miller papers

Reuben Gardner Miller papers on church service, 1857-1946

 Series
Identifier: MSS 418 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains various text materials from 1871-1946. It includes receipts from the Price Ward in the Emery Stake and the Forest Dale Ward in the Granite Stake, newspaper clippings and member and genealogical reports, patriarchal blessings of Mary Jane Gardner Miller, and notes pertaining to Reuben Miller and James J. Strang, and early Mormon apostate leader.

Dates: 1857-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reuben Gardner Miller papers

Charles C. Rich papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1052
Scope and Contents

Photocopies and photographs of handwritten and typed letters, biographical notes, and diary excerpts. The materials relate to Rich's career as a Mormon Church leader. They include diary excerpts from 1836, a letter from Brigham Young (1801-1877) telling about his arrival in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah in 1847, a blessing for Rich's mission to Europe, an essay on the establishment of a Mormon colony in San Bernardino, California, and biographical notes on Rich's life in Logan, Utah.

Dates: 1836-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Joseph Hill Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries, account books, correspondence, and an autobiography. The materials document Richards' activities as a Mormon pioneer in Arizona, as a missionary to Great Britain, and as a Mormon Church leader.

Dates: 1876-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Morgan Richards Jr. pioneer stories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227629620]
Identifier: MSS 5901
Scope and Contents

Pioneer stories of pioneer boys in Parowan told by Morgan Richards Jr., James J. Adams and John Henderson. Stories about pioneer footwear, clothing and dances.

Dates: date not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Samuel W. Richards sworn oath

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308436]
Identifier: MSS SC 1056
Scope and Contents Oath sworn before Martin S. Lindsay, Notary Public, in Salt Lake City on 11 Dec. 1903. The document affirms that Richards was among 25 young men who were called during the winter of 1843-4 by the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), to explore the mountains in the West for a place where the Mormons could go to avoid persecution. Richards states that the men had weekly meetings to prepare for the trip and the decision to explore the West was made by Joseph Smith and not by his successor...
Dates: 1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Silas Richards diary and autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306505]
Identifier: MSS SC 885
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photocopies made of a typescript of Richards' diary and autobiography. The typescript was made by Ailcy Brady Casper Morrell in 1957. Richards was pioneer who came to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1849 and settled in St. George, Utah in 1864. He was active in many assignments for the Mormon Church. Also included is a short biography of Richard's wife Kezia Frances Brady Richards by Laura F. Tucker Henrie.

Dates: 1846-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Riggs papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486404]
Identifier: MSS 794
Scope and Contents Ledger account books, letters, receipts, certificates, an autobiography, and biographical materials. Riggs' autobiography relates many faith-promoting experiences in the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Riggs writes about his life as a Mormon in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Utah. He tells about his experiences as a pioneer who came to Utah in 1851; his life in Provo, Utah; and his occupation as a physician. The account books relate to his work as a...
Dates: 1844-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Robert Livingston Kane correspondence, 1923

 Sub-Series — Box 40: Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232551066]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 7 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter by Kane to William Wood Kane written in 1923 regarding his studies at the Pennsylvania Military College.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1923
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Kane family personal papers

Biography of Edward Robinson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337047]
Identifier: MSS 2707
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Robinson was born in England in 1807, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1849. He later lived in American Fork, Utah, and died in 1896.

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

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