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Politicians -- Utah

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Reed Smoot subject files, 1837-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains research files arranged by subject which pertained to Smoot's career and work. Includes several files on the Mormon church and its history, particularly with polygamy. Also includes many economic papers, agriculture and forestry reports, and war during Smoot's political career. Includes a large book of clippings given to Reed Smoot from the Newspaper Enterprise Association about the Asia-Pacific Defenses era. Materials dated 1837-1966.

Dates: 1837-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reed Smoot papers

Preston D. Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1993
Abstract

The collection consists of papers regarding the life of Preston D. Richards. The collection has correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs and other papers. It specifically deals with his life in terms of his business, church, and personal relations. The collection dates 1894-1970.

Dates: 1894-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Smoot family paintings, approximately 1880-1941

 Series — Box 64: Series 3; Series 13 [Barcode: 31197231029635], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 1187 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact disk with nine digital images of Smoot family paintings. The dates of production are not identified for the paintings.

Dates: approximately 1880-1941
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reed Smoot papers

Reed Smoot papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1187
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, and memorabilia. Most of the materials relate to Smoot's career as a senator and his activities as a church leader. His senatorial materials document his work with the United Sates Tariff Commission, as well as his confirmation hearings. His correspondents include the president of the United States: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover and...
Dates: 1827-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Thomas Nicholls Taylor collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1664
Scope and Contents Contains primarily correspondence and materials related to the professional, personal, and political life of Thomas Nicholls Taylor, including correspondence with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders such as President Heber J. Grant and other prominent Utah businessmen and civic leaders. Also contains business records, such as fliers, circulars, and bulletins, government leaflets, meeting minutes, financial records, Brigham Young University ephemera, clippings, and typed...
Dates: 1900-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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