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Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Rulon Tingey and Josephine Omer Burton family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3135
Scope and Contents

Collection includes the papers of various members of the Burton family from 1834 to 2005, with the bulk of the material focusing on the life of Rulon and Josephine Burton. Materials include journals, personal and family correspondence, literary and manuscript drafts, personal and family scrapbooks, notebooks and other family records.

Dates: 1834-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rulon Tingey and Josephine Omer Burton family papers

Herman Thorup journal

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536322]
Identifier: MSS 3709
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcript of Herman Thorup's journal for the period of 1879 to 1929; documents his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Denmark, as well as his life in Salt Lake City, Utah; his arrest, trial, and imprisonment for "unlawful cohabitation"; his work as a florist and nurseryman; the impact of the Edmunds Tucker Act; Utah politics; his own political activities; his volunteer work; and his family and spiritual life.

Dates: 1879-1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Herman Thorup journal

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