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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Narrative studies of families and the tracing of their lineages and histories. For lineages of people, or purebred animals in tabular or diagrammatic form see [Genealogical tables.]

Found in 636 Collections and/or Records:

Julian William Cummings papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8098
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the life of Julian William Cummings. Most of the materials pertain to his service in the military as a Grasshopper Pilot during World War II. Documents pertaining to this include his own typed reminiscences, drawings and photographs of that time, and official correspondence on his orders. Also includes publication materials for his memoir, “Grasshopper Pilot,” written with his second wife, Gwendolyn Kay Cummings McClellan. Some materials pertain to his...
Dates: 1899-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Julian William Cummings papers

Jan F. Dalby collection on Phil and Barbara Joyce Magnuson Dalby

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8544
Content Description

Contains materials documenting the family history of the Dalby and Magnussen family, including ancestors and descendants information and photographs; and films and scores of music that Phil Dalby wrote, led, and performed. Dated 1921-2014.

Dates: 1921-2014
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jan F. Dalby collection on Phil and Barbara Joyce Magnuson Dalby

Daniel and Lovina Hovey Williams lineage chart, circa 1955-1965

 Item — Box 3: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232480910], Folder: 2, item: 6
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2
Dates: Other: circa 1955-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2337, Emily M. Carlisle papers / Emily M. Carlisle genealogy and family history

Thea Daniel collection on Judd family

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7960
Scope and Contents

Contains a story titled A Little Indian Girl written by Nancy Asay, daughter of Priddy Meeks, and the history of Carlos W. Judd and Esther Brown Judd, and five audio cassettes and one CD of Esther Judd stories she made and told. Dated 1956-2006.

Dates: 1956-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thea Daniel collection on Judd family

Daniel Williams Family Organization bulletin, 1954 September

 File — Box 3: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232480910], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2
Dates: Other: 1954 September
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2337, Emily M. Carlisle papers / Emily M. Carlisle genealogy and family history

Daughters of Utah Pioneers

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8431 Series 1 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Heiner family papers consits of papers dealing with a LDS Stake Center building dedication in Roy, Utah and papers dealing with Daughters of Utah Pioneers.

Dates: approximately 1900-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8431, Heiner family papers / Heiner family papers

David Booth Gottfredson and Irma Grainger Gottfredson family papers, 1898-2008

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7615 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains personal and professional papers of David Booth Gottfredson that include an autobiographical record, several daily planners, and other various documents. The series also includes family history papers for the Gottfredson, Grainger, Bringhurst, Steele, and Salkield families, and personal papers of Irma Grainger Gottfredson that contain mostly correspondence and calendars. Dates are between 1898 and 2008, when some scrapbook and record volumes were updated most recently. Materials...
Dates: 1898-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7615, Gottfredson family papers

David Booth Gottfredson, Jr. papers, 1930-1986

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7615 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings, a photocopied version of the autobiography of David Booth Gottfredson Jr., photographs of his childhood, and a collection of sympathy cards and correspondence following his 1954 death. Also included are David Jr.'s journals from 1950-1953, which contains mostly news reports, current events, and doodles. Materials dated 1930-1986.

Dates: 1930-1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7615, Gottfredson family papers / David Booth Gottfredson and Irma Grainger Gottfredson family papers

Kathryn L. Edwards Dean collection on the Caughron-Edwards family

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232512415]
Identifier: MSS 6093
Abstract

Collection includes materials relating to the Edwards and Caughron family histories.

Dates: 1861-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kathryn L. Edwards Dean collection on the Caughron-Edwards family

Jesse Smith Decker family history

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350073]
Identifier: MSS 4226
Abstract

A book about the ancestors of Louis Addison and Achsah May Hatch Decker, written by Jesse Smith Decker in 1985.

Dates: 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jesse Smith Decker family history

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