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Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

George Simons letters and sketches

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342906]
Identifier: MSS 753
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and typewritten letters with photocopies of pen-and-ink sketches of buildings constructed by Mormons in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The buildings depicted are the Mormon Tabernacle, Wick's Mill, and Dagger's Saw Mill. One of the letters is dated 1902. The date of the composition of the sketches is unknown.

Dates: 1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Simons letters and sketches

Eliza R. Snow diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331826]
Identifier: MSS SC 3239
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten diary. Snow writes about her life in Nauvoo, Illinois, and her migration across Iowa to Council Bluffs. She left Winter Quarters and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1847. She also describes her life in that city. She also includes many of her poems.

Dates: 1846-1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eliza R. Snow diary

Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiographical writings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2198
Scope and Contents Includes three reminiscent accounts written in 1880, 1885, and 1895, reflecting on her early life in New York state; marriage to Moses Tracy, 1832; conversion to Mormonism, 1834; occasional interactions with Joseph Smith Jr.; and experiences with her husband in New York, 1844. Also includes information on her activities in Kirtland, Ohio; Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Winter Quarters, Nebraska; and Ogden, Utah. She also comments on her emigration to Utah,...
Dates: 1880-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiographical writings

Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2214
Scope and Contents Includes an eighty-two-page holograph, plus a photocopy and a typed copy. Nancy Tracy reflects on her early life in New York state; marriage to Moses Tracy, 1832; conversion to Mormonism, 1834; occasional interactions with Joseph Smith Jr.; and experiences with her husband in New York, 1844. Includes information on her activities in Kirtland, Ohio; Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Winter Quarters, Nebraska; and Ogden, Utah. She also comments on her emigration to...
Dates: 1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography

Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315274]
Identifier: MSS SC 1798
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter to Charles C. Rich concerning the transfer of military equipment to headquarters.

Dates: 1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

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