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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

John Q. Cannon collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2348
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the 1881 diary of John Q. Cannon, including a typescript, the agenda book of John Q. Cannon (though written in by Annie Wells Cannon), a talk titled, "Spirituality in the Sunday School, and two portraits of John Q. Cannon and George Q. Cannon.

Dates: 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Q. Cannon collection

The challenges and the joys of one lifetime

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340918]
Identifier: MSS SC 2912
Scope and Contents Two-part autobiography written primarily in 1981 and 1995. Part one recalls his early life in Peterson, Utah, 1918-1931; and Morgan, Utah, 1931-1936. Also recounts experiences as undergraduate and graduate student at Brigham Young University, 1936-1942; PhD candidate at Stanford University, 1942-1945; and faculty member and administrator at Brigham Young University, 1945-1983. Part two covers period 1982-1995. Subjects include his participation in BYU study abroad program in Vienna, 1982;...
Dates: 1981-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The challenges and the joys of one lifetime

George H. Hansen photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1628
Abstract

This is primarily a collection of original Hansen prints, slides, and negatives and also includes photographic albums belonging to George Hansen, Afton Allred Hansen, and Bessie Hansen.

Dates: approximately 1896-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George H. Hansen photograph collection

Otto Hilfiker photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3767
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 26 black and white postcards, 14 black and white photographs, and 7 carte-de-visites photographs relating to Otto Hilfiker. Also in the collection is Hilfikerαs marriage license and naturalization certificate. The only individuals identified are Otto Hilfiker, Mrs. Otto Hilfiker, Mrs. Sutter, Dou Linny, Warren Hilfiker, and Theodore Hilfiker. An item description list is in the first folder of the collection.

Dates: 1888-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Otto Hilfiker photograph collection

Ernst Hockle mission diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233633335]
Identifier: MSS 8190
Scope and Contents

Contains a handwritten diary belonging to Ernst Hockle during his missionary service in Germany. Dated 1921.

Dates: 1921
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ernst Hockle mission diary

Samuel Adolf Leschke diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239235887]
Identifier: MSS 8905
Content Description Diary and autobiography by Leschke, beginning in 1845 while he was a weaver apprentice in Germany, until his death in 1889. He includes records of events in his and his family's life, as well as those in the world at the time. Often includes newspaper clippings. Topics include the deaths of children and the associated heartache, working at cloth factories, hardships of unemployment, wedding anniversaries, playing the lottery, and quotes from authors in classic literature at the time, such as...
Dates: 1845-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Samuel Adolf Leschke diary

Reinhard Maeser photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4209
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 33 original black and white photographs and 8 identifying photocopies of the Reinhard Maeser family.

Dates: 1855-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reinhard Maeser photograph collection

Oral history interview with Howard Gonzales

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115543]
Identifier: MSS 9288
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact disc labeled "2015-05-04 Howard Gonzales" which contains an MP3 oral history of his life. The oral history documents his education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, his time in the U.S. military in Germany, his time working for the American government in public finance, and his home and family life in Long beach, California. Dated 2015.

Dates: 2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oral history interview with Howard Gonzales

Ann Pitchforth collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197223103133]
Identifier: MSS 1374
Scope and Contents Collection includes correspondence of Samuel Jackson (born 1764) of Providence Green, Yorkshire, England; of his brothers, Richard and James; and of his son, Samuel (born circa 1803). Also includes letters by Ann Pitchforth, sister-in-law of the latter Samuel Jackson, and by others, mostly members of the Jackson family. The correspondence relates primarily to family and business concerns. Several of the Richard Jackson letters were written from Staten Island, New York, between 1810 and...
Dates: 1793-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ann Pitchforth collection

Sir Benjamin Stone photography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3667
Scope and Contents

714 microfiches contained in 2 hollinger boxes. The microfiches are photographs from around the world including: different cities in England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy, Norway, The Holy Land, Malta, Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Turkey, China, France, Japan, Spain, Finland, South Isles Sea, India, and other miscellaneous photographs.

Dates: approximately 1860-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sir Benjamin Stone photography

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