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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 639 Collections and/or Records:

Clawson Y. Cannon publications, 1931-1960

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains official publications and articles, most of which were authored by Clawson Y. Cannon and concern animal science, especially dairy husbandry. It also includes radio scripts, research bulletins, and assorted other magazine articles that concern the Cannon family, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, philosophy, and other topics. The materials range from January 1931 to March 1960.

Dates: 1931-1960

Anchor Luke Clegg papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 298
Scope and Contents

Collection includes a typewritten autobiography and family history, newspaper clippings and certificates relating to Clegg's life. Also includes material collected by Clegg relating to the celebration of the Bicentennial in 1976 by the Latter-day Saint Church Provo, Utah Oak Hills 2nd Ward.

Dates: 1976-1978

Clifford / by Susa A. Talmage

 Item — Box 24: Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197227605687], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 14
Dates: approximately 1950-1980; 1884-1931

Clifton G. M. and Irene Pack Kerr certificates and other material, 1906-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8844 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Includes birth and marriage certificates for Clifton and Alta Kerr, a death certificate for Irene Kerr, guestbooks for Clifton Kerr's 80th and 90th birthdays, guestbooks for Clifton and Irene's funeral, photographs of the Kerr's extended family, notebooks pertaining to Clifton Kerr's church service, and a newspaper clipping concerning a hunting contest Mountain Meadows Massacre figure John D. Lee held prior to the Massacre. Materials dated 1906-2000.

Dates: 1906-2000

Clifton G. M. and Irene Pack Kerr histories, 1851-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8844 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Includes a collection of family histories of the Kerr family's ancestors (including biographies of Clifton and Irene's parents), oral histories of family members, journals, autobiographical writings written by Clifton, materials from Clifton's birthday parties/funerals, etc. Materials dated 1851-2000.

Dates: 1851-2000

Clifton G. M. and Irene Pack Kerr photograph albums, 1920-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8844 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes photograph albums of Clifton Kerr's school years and his time serving as a young missionary in the British Isles, Irene's life before her marriage and her yearbook, and family photos including their trips to the Caribbean and the British Isles. Materials dated 1920-1995.

Dates: 1920-1995

Leighton E. Cluff collection

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227657449]
Identifier: MSS 6909
Abstract

A collection of scrapbooks, family history, and a memoir of Leighton E. Cluff.

Dates: 1878-2004

Collection of Granger and Marble family letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239144477]
Identifier: MSS 9718
Scope and Contents Two letters sent by Lydia Granger, plural wife of Hyrum Smith, to Elizabeth "Betsy" Marble, in the care of Levi Marble, sent from Salt Lake City, 1852-1853, providing a detailed testimony of her faith and description of daily life in Utah. Also contains a letter from Albert M. Strobridge to "Elizabeth E. Marble," dated October 17, 1853, New Jersey, a letter from Hannah to Elizabeth E. Marble, dated in May and postmarked June 21 from Fort Hill, Lake County, Illinois, a letter from M. C....
Dates: 1818-1853

Robert Edgar Collet, Jr. papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233632303]
Identifier: MSS 8199
Scope and Contents

Contains records of Robert Edgar Collet, Jr. Includes a family group sheet with their information and dates on their children. Also includes a collection of postcards from Yellowstone, and a few photographs. Dated 1914-2009.

Dates: 1914-2009

Hugh W. Colton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8024
Scope and Contents Contains research materials used by Lee Roderick in his biography of Hugh W. Colton. The collection mainly consists of photocopied newspaper clippings and family history books, but there are also some photographs and ephemera. The photocopied newspaper clippings are typically about Hugh W. Colton and his business ventures with J. Willard Marriott, his experiences in World War II, and his professional life as a county lawyer and rancher in Vernal Utah. Also included in the collection are...
Dates: 1885-2006