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Ranching

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

T. C. Abbott papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309509]
Identifier: MSS SC 1168
Scope and Contents Two handwritten reminiscences, a newspaper article, and a postcard. One reminiscence is entitled "The Texas Trail" and contains information about life on the cattle trail and personal recollections of cattle drives from Texas to Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska in the mid to late 1800's. The other reminiscence is entitled "An Indian Raid on the Rosebud, Custer Co., Montana in March 1884" and is an account of dealings between the Cheyenne Indians and local whites. The newspaper gives an...
Dates: 1918-1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / T. C. Abbott papers

About Seander Semmons and his friends of bygone days

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348127]
Identifier: MSS 1355
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten biography composed at an unknown time. Wakefield writes about horse breaking and cattle herding in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Montana.

Dates: approximately 1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / About Seander Semmons and his friends of bygone days

Alta Company Limited articles of incorporation and meeting minutes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343532]
Identifier: MSS 174
Scope and Contents

Handwritten articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings. The items relate to the establishing and functioning of the company. The Mormon Apostle, John W. Taylor, was involved in the proceedings.

Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alta Company Limited articles of incorporation and meeting minutes

Register of Appointment of Elias A. Smith and Jesse W. Fox, Jr. as co-executors of the estate of Brigham Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233592]
Identifier: MSS SC 28
Scope and Contents

Handwritten appointment of Elias A. Smith and Jesse W. Fox, Jr. as coexecutors of the estate of Brigham Young in conjunction with George G. Cannon and Brigham Young [Jr.]. The appointment is signed by seven of Brigham Young's wives.

Dates: 1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Register of Appointment of Elias A. Smith and Jesse W. Fox, Jr. as co-executors of the estate of Brigham Young

Beaver County deeds and business transactions

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343250]
Identifier: MSS 219
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten deeds, financial agreements, and business transactions. The items relate to the sale of property and grazing rights in Beaver County, Utah. Some of the materials deal with the Beaver Coop Cattle Company and the Beaver Arid Farm Company.

Dates: 1870-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Beaver County deeds and business transactions

Book of golden deeds accord to Ora Holman Chipman

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329036]
Identifier: MSS SC 2907
Scope and Contents

Certificate, photographs, letters, and statements commemorating Ora Chipman's service in different endeavors, compiled by the Exchange Club of Salt Lake. Primarily concerns her work with the wool industry, specifically with the Utah Wool Growers Association; service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and community service in American Fork, Utah. Includes a newspaper clipping describing the event.

Dates: 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Book of golden deeds accord to Ora Holman Chipman

Cardon Jones / interviewed by Suzanne Simon, Dorothy Erick, and Elsie Sotomayor

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233632196]
Identifier: MSS 6735
Abstract

Oral history interview with Cardon Jones on July 20, 1970 and July 2, 1971, conducted by Suzanne Simon, Dorothy Erick, and Elsie Sotomayor for the Utah State Historical Society and California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program.

Dates: Publication: 1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Cardon Jones / interviewed by Suzanne Simon, Dorothy Erick, and Elsie Sotomayor

Franklin Hill Harris reminiscence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306042]
Identifier: MSS SC 844
Scope and Contents This document is a handwritten account of an incident which probably happened in 1912. Harris had been hired by a cattleman named Bill McNew to dig two large holes on his ranch roughly sixty miles northeast of El Paso, Texas to catch rainwater to water his cattle. Harris received word that a man who herded goats would kill both him and McNew if the "tank" were excavated.The two men were later confronted by Bob Waley and his wife who were both armed. The action of the incident...
Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Franklin Hill Harris reminiscence

Dan Jones deed transfer

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 27
Scope and Contents

Unsigned and undated deed of transfer of property from Dan Jones to President Brigham Young as the Trustee-in-Trust of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1850-1859
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Dan Jones deed transfer

Elijah Larkin diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 175
Scope and Contents Materials include three volumes of handwritten diaries where Larkin writes about his life in England as a policeman; his immigration to America in 1863 aboard the ship Amazon; and, the overland journey from Florence, Nebraska to Salt Lake City by ox team in the Daniel D. McArthur Company. Larkin includes a description of preparations for the trail, and wrote lengthy and detailed daily entries about the appearance and geography of the overland trail, company discipline, hunting, and births...
Dates: 1854-1867
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elijah Larkin diaries

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