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Histories (Literary works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Chronological records of significant events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution, often with an explanation of the causes.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Asay town, now a ghost town, in Garfield County

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325976]
Identifier: MSS SC 2731
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of Asay Town, Utah. The town was founded in 1872 along Asay Creek by Mormons and was later abandoned. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Early history of Emery County mail and mail routes, post offices and post masters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325984]
Identifier: MSS SC 2732
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of mail delivery in Emery County, Utah. Also included is a one-page history of "Cattle Rustling" in Emery County. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

The ghost town of Hillsdale

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313568]
Identifier: MSS SC 1624
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed history of Hillsdale, Utah and of the Johnson and Wilson families who founded it.

Dates: 1969

The ghost town of Hillsdale

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325968]
Identifier: MSS SC 2730
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history Hillsdale, Utah. The town was founded in 1871 by Mormons. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Nancy Jane McCleve Meeks, wife of Dr. Preddy Meeks

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325992]
Identifier: MSS SC 2733
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten biography of Nancy Meeks. She was born in 1840, joined the Mormon Church in 1856, married Phines Cook and later David Riley Russell, migrated to Utah with the second handcart company in 1856, and married Priddy Meeks on 12 Nov. 1856. She lived in Orderville, Utah. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Robbers Roost : Caste Gate payroll robbery

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325950]
Identifier: MSS SC 2729
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of a payroll robbery. Jensen writes a history of outlaws at Robber's Roost, Utah, and tells the story of a payroll robbery in 1897 in which $9000 was stolen by Butch Cassidy and others. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950

Wilsonville : a ghost town of Emery County

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338375]
Identifier: MSS 943
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of Wilsonville, Utah. The town was settled by Mormons. Initially, there were about seven families in the hamlet, not including surrounding farms. The site was later abandoned. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1950