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Found in 771 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Wood Kane writings, 1856-1921

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains autobiographical and literary writings by Elizabeth Wood Kane. Most of the documents, including travel accounts, focus on her life and experiences. She writes about her husband Thomas L. Kane serving in the Civil War, her experiences with the Mormons in the West, and Also includes family history projects, getting to meet President Ulysses S. Grant, and other family affairs. Materials also include family history writings like the autobiography of her father. Dated 1856-1921.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1856-1921
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers

Elizabeth Wood Kane writings about trip to Mexico, 1896-1897

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232551009], Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains a manuscript relating Kane's experiences while travelling with her son Evan O'Neill Kane to the State Medical Societies to the Pan-American Congress in 1896. Includes copies of correspondence and published articles. Materials date from between 1896 and 1897.

Dates: 1896-1897
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings

Elizabeth Wood Kane writings about Ulysses S. Grant visit, 1869 August 13-1869 August 15

 Sub-Series — Box 32: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232550977], Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include a manuscript written by Elizabeth Wood Kane describing Ulysses S. Grant's visit with the Kane family; there are details about their activities, discussions, and her impressions of the presidential party. Many of their conversations were about politics, religion, and race relations. Dated 1869.

Dates: 1869 August 13-1869 August 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings

Elizabeth Wood Kane writings from Utah trip, 1860-1877

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, notes, clippings, and other materials relating to Kane's visit to Utah in 1872. Includes information on their travels, conditions in Utah, and the publication of her account in the book Twelve Mormon Homes. Materials date from between 1860 and 1877.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1860-1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings

Elizabeth Wood Kane writings on settlement and development of Kane, Pennsylvania, approximately 1866-1896

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, drafts, and source materials related to Kane's history of Kane, Pennsylvania. Includes information on the Kane family's role in settlement and autobiographical writings. Materials date from between approximately 1866 and 1896.

Dates: Majority of material found within approximately 1866-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings

Norma Elliott collection of Jefferson Hunt materials

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232585312]
Identifier: MSS 8665
Content Description

The collection contains biographical sketches of Hunt, along with the research materials that lead to them; genealogy research notes, and Mormon Battallion research and stories. Materials dated approximately 1950 - approximately 1985.

Dates: Approximately 1950-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Norma Larson Elliott papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8264
Scope and Contents Materials include Norma Larson Elliott's Book of Remembrance, correspondence to her from missionary family members, financial records, journal notebooks, and ephemera. Also included is scrapbooks and family history of Norma's siblings, MayBelle, Gladys, and Marsden; history of the towns Lakeside, Snowflake, and Taylor, Arizona; family history and reunions; and personal and family history of both Norma and her husband, John Budge Elliott. Also includes biographies and photographs, Norma's and...
Dates: 1913-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Orson Hyde Elliott autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364256]
Identifier: MSS 2059
Scope and Contents

Writes of his family's conversion to the Mormon Church prior to his birth; move to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1844; Iowa, 1846; and Utah, 1852. Discusses his disillusionment with Mormonism; and travels in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Includes mention of Brigham Young; plural marriage; Corinne, Utah; and several other topics. Some characters and words are difficult to read in this multi-generation photocopy.

Dates: 1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography : Alice Fryer Elsmore

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339670]
Identifier: MSS 2533
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Alice Fryer was born in England in 1853. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah. She married Nephi Elsmore in 1873, and they had seven children. The family lived in American Fork, Utah, and she died in 1935.

Dates: 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Biography : Nephi Elsmore

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339662]
Identifier: MSS 2532
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Nephi Elsmore was born in 1850 in England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1868. He married Alica Ellen Fryer in 1873, and the new couple moved to American Fork, Utah. He died in 1911. Also included is a poem by Laura L. Timpson dedicated to the Elsmore family.

Dates: 1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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