Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Maryetta P. W. Slaughter biographies of Charles Hopkins
Two typewritten biographical sketches about Charles Hopkins and his wife, Mary E.S. Hopkins, written by Slaughter and her daughter, Ida Williams Robison, and a printed Mormon Battalion muster roll with handwritten entries which includes information concerning Hopkins.
Margie Small tour scrapbooks
Contains two scrapbooks compiled by Kathryn Loitwood that document Margie Small's tours of both the East and West coasts of the United States. Includes maps, photographs, program and newspaper clippings, and handwritten captions and explanations. Describes some of the most famous landmarks of the United States, including those in Washington, D.C., New York, New England, Niagara Falls, and Yellowstone National Park. Materials dated 1934-1935.
Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters
Carol Ann Smith papers
Collection contains the history of John Pierre Stalle and his descendants. A pedigree chart is included as well as an account of his life in Italy and his experiences there as he searched for religious freedom. It relates his journey to America with the Mormon pioneers. Also included is the story of his visitations to present day descendants and their search to discover their ancestors.
Elias Smith diaries
Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Smith writes about coming to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836 and his subseqent moves to Nauvoo, Illinois, and to Utah in 1851. He held numerous positions in the Mormon Church and was active as a businessman and as a politician.
Elias Smith journal typescript
Collection includes typescripts of journals kept by Elias Smith between 1836 and 1888. The journals document Smith's travels, experiences, and other events.
George Albert Smith diary and correspondence
Photocopies of a typescript of a diary by Smith with miscellaneous correspondence. Also included are an autobiography and a diary by Lucy Meserve Smith, a wife of George A. Smith, and the autobiography of another of Smith's wives, Hannah Mariah L. Smith. Writings of George A. Smith's granddaughter, Zora Smith Jarvis, are also included in the collection.
George Albert Smith minutes
Handwritten and signed minutes dated 24 June 1849. The document is of a meeting of the Company of "Saints" en-route to Salt Lake City, and discusses company appointments.
Job Smith diary and autobiography
Mary Catherine Smith
Photocopy of a typewritten biography. The item was "written at the request of Cumorah Smith Burns." Ruby Smith writes about Catherine Smith's journey to Utah, her marriage, her settlement in the Bear Lake Valley of Utah, and her life in Salt Lake City, Utah.