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Overland Journeys to the Western United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 209 Collections and/or Records:

John A. Powel journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1199
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1851-1878
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Belinda Marden Pratt autobiographical sketch

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230351162]
Identifier: MSS 5868
Abstract

Handwritten autobiography of Belinda Marden Pratt, 1884.

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

John H. Purdy correspondence to James L. Purdy

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 862
Scope and Contents Handwritten correspondence from John Purdy to his brother, James, about his overland journey by ox team from Columbus, Ohio, to California in 1849. Purdy is an intelligent and detailed writer. He describes various companies' rules and regulations and his attempts to join a suitable group traveling to California. Purdy's company encountered Native Americans and two of his party were killed. He also mentions his visit to Salt Lake City and how the company made their own road to Los Angeles,...
Dates: 1849-1851
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Doreen Rappaport literary manuscripts

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239235788]
Identifier: MSS 8889
Scope and Contents

Collection contains the literary manuscripts of Doreen Rappaport's book, The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Aitkala-Sa. Materials dated approximately 2012-2013.

Dates: approximately 2012-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Life sketch of Lemuel Hardison Redd

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329820]
Identifier: MSS SC 3090
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Lemuel Hardison Redd. "The above sketch of my life was written by my daughters, under my directions. In Lund White Pine County, Nevada. September 1907." Redd was born in North Carolina in 1836. He moved with his family to Salt Lake Valley when he was fourteen years old. They moved to Provo and then to Spanish Fork, Utah. Redd married Kezia Jane Butler on 3 January 1856 and took another wife, Sarah Lousia...
Dates: 1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Samuel Hollister Rogers diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1134
Scope and Contents Materials include original handwritten reminiscences and diaries of Samuel Hollister Rogers from 1841 to 1886. Rogers writes about his life as a Mormon in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. He also tells about his service with the Mormon Battalion, his migration to Utah from California in 1848, his missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his involvement in polygamy. He also talks about his experiences in Salt Lake City, Lehi, and Parowan, Utah, and his pioneering...
Dates: 1841-1886
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Arthur Rothstein photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8376
Scope and Contents

Materials include six Arthur Rothstein photographs from between 1935 and 1937. They are photographs of people during the Depression and the Dustbowl.

Dates: 1935-1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Dennis Rowley research materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6073
Abstract

Collection is composed of Dennis Rowley’s research materials which include correspondence of the creator, notes, photocopied sources, and outlines and drafts of writings. The bulk of the collection is research notes and photocopied sources.

Dates: 1973-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Andrew J. Russell photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8373
Scope and Contents

Materials include 9 copies of photographs taken by Andrew J. Russell between approximately 1850 and 1902. The copies are from the National Archives, Library Congress, and the Union Pacific. There are photographs relating to the Civil War and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

Dates: approximately 1850-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Salt desert trails : a history of the Hastings Cutoff and other early trails which crossed the Great Salt Desert seeking a shorter road to California

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333962]
Identifier: MSS 1165
Scope and Contents

Galley proofs with handwritten corrections made in 1969.

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

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