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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:

Robert and Meservy family records

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197232560323]
Identifier: MSS 8836
Scope and Contents Collection includes two family record books related to the Meservy and Robert families coming out of the Isle of Jersey. The first record is a copy of a book titled "Genealogie de la Famille Messervy," and is a record of the Messervy family line on the Isle of Jersey extending into France and England as far back as 1400. This genealogical record contains the history of Jersey and possible origins of the Messervy name. Adjacent to the published pedigree charts for the family are records of...
Dates: 1899-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Donald Wilford Robinson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6802
Scope and Contents Collection contains a certificate for the Karl G. Maeser award and sixteen (16) volumes of journals, documenting Donald Wilford Robinson’s mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the southern United States from 1948 to 1950. Donald records each day of his mission in great detail. He relates teaching appointments, street meetings, tracting experiences, scriptures he studied and his own testimony of the gospel. The journals begin with his account of graduation and...
Dates: 1948-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Rock Canyon / by Leslie Liechty, 1978

 File — Box 5: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197230230275], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 1845 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

This article details the beginnings and history of the Rock Canyon Water Company in Utah.

Dates: Other: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Leslie E. Liechty collection of Rock Canyon Water Company materials / Leslie Liechty family history and articles on Rock Canyon area

Twila Porter Rockwell family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7702
Abstract

Collection arranged by subject beginning with Anna Porter Seaman diaries, Norene Porter diaries, then other materials.

Dates: 1896-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Jo Ann Sloan Rogers collection of Charles Ora Card family scrapbooks

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197232578598]
Identifier: MSS 8927
Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks created by Jo Ann Sloan Rogers, a descendant of Charles Ora Card, documenting the history of the Charles Ora Card family and his descendants in Utah, Idaho, and Alberta, Canada. Also includes the Civil War diary of Arthur Calvin Mellette and the biography of Isaac Julian Harvey, a California pioneer. Dated approximately 1842-1968.

Dates: approximately 1842-1968; Majority of material found within 1903-1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Rose M. Hinton family papers, circa 1928-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 14 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains the family journals of the Hinton family. These journals include clippings, photographs, and other documents relating to daily life, childrens' births, education, and careers of Rose Marie and Harvard Hinton. Files include mention of their history in Lehi, Utah, their missions abroad, Harvard's education and career as an attorney, and family events. Various files relate to genealogy, including published histories of the Hinton family in Utah as well as specific histories of...
Dates: circa 1928-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rose M. and Harvard R. Hinton papers

Rose Marie Reid family papers, approximately 1899-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8044 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains clippings and files on Rose Marie Reid's family, including her daughters, Carole Reid Burr and Sharon Reid Alden. Includes a folder of newspaper clippings on the death of her brother and sister-in-law, notes on Reid's ancestors, including Orson Hyde and Matthew Cowley, and Yancey family history. These files also include letters and photographs of their ancestors, of Reid, and her daughters. Dated approximately 1899 to 1998.

Dates: approximately 1899-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Carole Reid Burr and Sharon Reid Alden collection on Rose Marie Reid / Rose Marie Reid personal papers

Rose Marie Reid personal papers, 1899-1998

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8044 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains numerous documents related to the life and family of Rose Marie Reid. Includes a biography of her life, a collection of sympathy cards on her death, photographs of her home in California, information on her family history, and her personal speeches and correspondence. The speeches and correspondence relate to religion, business, and other topics. Dated 1899 to 1998.

Dates: 1899-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Carole Reid Burr and Sharon Reid Alden collection on Rose Marie Reid

Rose Mary Reid tape 1, 1961

 Item — Box 7: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232588811], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 7950 Series 3 Item 1
Dates: 1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Montell Seely papers / Montell Seely sound recordings

Ruff family history collection, approximately 1937-2020

 Series — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239126888], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 9407 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Digital copies of diaries, photographs, letters, autobiographies, articles, poems, and other writings, and ephemera such as clippings, programs and invitations. Also includes artwork and other advertising work by G. Robert Ruff, and his military records. Stored on M-disc and a flash drive. Dated appproximately 1937 to 2020.

Dates: approximately 1937-2020
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / G. Robert Ruff papers

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