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Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 552 Collections and/or Records:

W.W. Gavitt Company letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324250]
Identifier: MSS SC 2506
Scope and Contents Six handwritten letters received and two order forms. The letters were sent by J. H. Taylor of Orangeville, Utah; T. M. Smith of Cedar Valley, Utah; Henry Bluemel of Randolph, Utah; and Thaddeus May of Springville, Utah. The medicines sold included "Lightning Pain Extractor" and "Gavitt's Pile Driver." Apparently sales were slow. "The reason that I could not do any more," writes Mr. Smith of Cedar Valley, "... is that they have got this Egyptian Regulater Tea there and they seem to think...
Dates: 1894-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W.W. Gavitt Company letters received

Yerington Consolidated Copper Company superintendent records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8366
Scope and Contents

Contains the notebook of a mine superintendant, with letters to and from the parent company, maps, and employee time and work sheets. Dated 1917-1918.

Dates: 1917-1918
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Yerington Consolidated Copper Company superintendent records

Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237627]
Identifier: MSS SC 730
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed note dated 16 March 1830. Young states he will pay $18.50 with interest for some kitchen chairs.

Dates: 1830
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter to H. B. Clawson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489697]
Identifier: MSS 580
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated February 4, 1873 and addressed to H. B. Clawson. Young writes that a Mr. "Loughery" is not his agent and cannot pay the man's bills. Young also states that "The Company" is "Perfectly able to raise all the money they need to git machienry" for a project in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1873 February 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to H. B. Clawson

LeGrand Young Jr. letters to Fern Scott Young

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232593423]
Identifier: MSS 8780
Content Description

Contains ten handwritten letters from Young to his fiance (and later wife) Fern Tolman Scott. Topics include courtship, working with railroad companies, and setting up their household in Salt Lake City. Many of the letters were written on paper with letterhead for Oregon Short Line Railroad Company and Emigration Canon Railroad Company, both of which Young worked for during this time. Dated 1900-1915.

Dates: 1900-1915
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / LeGrand Young Jr. letters to Fern Scott Young

Estate of Susan Snively Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227637052]
Identifier: MSS 4057
Abstract

Three pages detailing the estate of Susan Snively Young, circa 1899.

Dates: circa 1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Estate of Susan Snively Young

Zane Grey Inc. correspondence with Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. and Walter J. Black, Inc., 1940-1953, 1962-1983

 Collection — Carton 17: [Barcode: 31197239253237], Folder: 6-7
Identifier: MSS 8710
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains Zane Grey and Zane Grey Inc. business records and personal materials. Included are photographs and letters documenting Zane Grey's fishing travels to New Zealand, Oregon, Tahiti, Australia, and many more places. There are also checks, bank statements, letters, and manuscripts relating to Zane Grey's work as an author. Zane Grey's personal life with his family is documented through letters and journal entries. Zane Grey Inc. business records includes bank statements, checks, letters,...
Dates: 1940-1953; 1962-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8710, Zane Grey Inc. records

Zane Grey Inc. records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8710
Scope and Contents Contains Zane Grey and Zane Grey Inc. business records and personal materials. Included are photographs and letters documenting Zane Grey's fishing travels to New Zealand, Oregon, Tahiti, Australia, and many more places. There are also checks, bank statements, letters, and manuscripts relating to Zane Grey's work as an author. Zane Grey's personal life with his family is documented through letters and journal entries. Zane Grey Inc. business records includes bank statements, checks, letters,...
Dates: approximately 1853-2005; Majority of material found within 1894-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey Inc. records

Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution land deed

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605463]
Identifier: MSS 4081
Abstract

A warranty deed between Zion's Co-Operative Mercantile Institution and Jesse Elliot, signed by Zion's Mercantile officials,1882.

Dates: 1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution land deed

Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution legal document

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233267910]
Identifier: MSS 6069
Abstract

Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institution legal document, signed by Wilford Woodruff, dated 1891.

Dates: 1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution legal document

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