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Expeditions and Adventure

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

Hyrum Kimball letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324664]
Identifier: MSS SC 2537
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated 28 May 1893. The item is addressed to John M. Cannon of Salt Lake City, Utah. Kimball rejoices in being among a "God fearing people" in Canada. He writes about his journey to Raymond and about a storm he encountered on the way. He thanks Cannon for having brought him to that place.

Dates: 1893 May 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Abraham Ledieu memoirs

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310705]
Identifier: MSS SC 1293
Scope and Contents

Undated typescript and photocopy detailing the life of Abraham Ledieu.

Dates: 1850
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Letter to Merle Armitage

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233600]
Identifier: MSS SC 29
Scope and Contents

Typed letter which explains the circumstances surrounding the publishing of an edition of The Travels of Marco Polo edited by Komroff.

Dates: approximately 1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Meriwether Lewis letter to Henry Dearborn

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292363]
Identifier: Vault MSS 567
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated Nov. 9, 1806 and written in Louisville. It is addressed to Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), Secretary of War for the United States. Lewis states that four hundred dollars is due Capt. William Clark (1770-1838) for his services on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean. This payment would be "charged" to Lewis and would be his final "settlement" with the United States relative to the expedition.

Dates: 1806 November 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Albert R. Lyman journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1425
Scope and Contents

Collection includes two sequences of daily journals, his Journal and his Thots as well as an autobiography to 1946.

Dates: 1893-1973
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

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

Eugene Fairfield McPike papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2390
Abstract Contains McPike's genealogy research in the Halley, Pyke and MacPike families (all English, among others) and his research for the publications: Hevelius, Flamsteed and Halley: Three Contemporary Astronomers and Their Mutual Relations (London: Taylor and Francis, 1937), and Correspondence and Papers of Edmond Halley (London: Taylor and Francis, 1937). McPike also collected and wrote about Sir Isaac Newton. The papers also includes McPike's research materials related to his publications on...
Dates: 1898-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Memories of the pony express

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315761]
Identifier: MSS SC 1762
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Ira Nebeker who helped break wild horses for the Pony express and became a good friend of Bill Cody (Buffalo Bill).

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

Heber and Genevieve Moulton collection of Laotian refugee stories and photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6194
Abstract

A collection of escape stories and photos from Laotian refugees living in Fresno, California.

Dates: 1988-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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