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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Utah County Genealogical and Historical Society family history collections

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3984
Abstract

Miscellaneous family histories, biographies and autobiographies, mostly on Utah ancestry, 1530 to 1963.

Dates: Other: 1530-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Utah's black Friday : history of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240787]
Identifier: MSS SC 402
Scope and Contents

Unpublished typewritten booklength history of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Dates: 1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Utah's Negro pioneers of 1847

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490950]
Identifier: MSS 792
Scope and Contents

Typewritten research paper for a History 400 class taught by Gustive O. Larson in the Spring Semester of 1969 at Brigham Young University. Johnson writes about the three black men who accompanied the first Mormons into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. These men were Green Flake, Hark Lay, and Oscar Crosby.

Dates: 1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Mary Vible : Smyrna to Scipio

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045037]
Identifier: MSS 1024
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography with photographs and genealogical group sheets. Walch writes about Mary Vible Walch Rhoades, the wife of Thomas Rhoades. Mary joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; moved to Utah; settled near Kamas, Utah; and spent her last days in Scipio, Utah.

Dates: 1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

A view from Cape Horn, Sierra Nevada Mountains / C. R. Savage

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232573623]
Identifier: MSS 8633
Scope and Contents

Materials include one photograph of a mountain landscape. Photograph was taken by C. R. Savage. Materials dated approximately 1880.

Dates: approximately 1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Visit of one of the three Nephites

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329952]
Identifier: MSS SC 3078
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm reproduction of a typed manuscript. The item is an account of Thomas Durham, his wife, Carol, and his son, Thomas Jr., when they were travelling from Payson, Utah, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend General Conference of the Mormon Church. They were camped on "this side" [south?] of the Provo River when "a man rode up on a beautiful b---- pony, with four white feet, all so clean. . . . As he rode up, he spoke to Brother Durham, asking his name. Then he told him...
Dates: 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Volume 1, 1862-1945

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8593 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters exchanged between members of Sarah Oakey Sirrine's family, both those that preceded her and those that followed. They were written primarily in Idaho and Arizona and date between 1862 to 1945.

Dates: 1862-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sarah Oakey Sirrine collection / Dawn Curtis collection of Sarah Oakey Sirrine manuscripts

Volume 1, 1840-1923

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8593 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials includes letters, postcards, and other manuscript items collected by Sarah Oakey Sirrine related to her ancestors and herself. Dated 1840 to 1923.

Dates: 1840-1923
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sarah Oakey Sirrine collection / Helen Bateman collection of Sarah Oakey Sirrine manuscripts

Volume 2, 1879-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8593 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters exchanged between members of Sarah Oakey Sirrine's family, both those that preceded her and those that followed. They were written primarily in Idaho and Arizona and date between 1879 to 1974.

Dates: 1879-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sarah Oakey Sirrine collection / Dawn Curtis collection of Sarah Oakey Sirrine manuscripts

Volume 2, 1862-1917

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8593 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials includes letters, postcards, and other manuscript items collected by Sarah Oakey Sirrine related to her ancestors and herself. Dated 1862 to 1917.

Dates: 1862-1917
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sarah Oakey Sirrine collection / Helen Bateman collection of Sarah Oakey Sirrine manuscripts

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