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Nauvoo (Ill.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

Donald Q. Cannon research on Nauvoo, 1962-1993

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Includes research materials collected by Donald Q. Cannon that relate to the city of Nauvoo, Illinois. Nauvoo was founded in 1839 in the area previously known as Commerce, Illinois, by members of the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints. The city served as the center of the Church until 1846, when the main body of Church members left the city due to hostility from the locals. Many important Church events occurred in Nauvoo, including the building of the Nauvoo Temple in 1841. Dated...
Dates: 1962-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6154, Donald Q. Cannon faculty and family papers / Donald Q. Cannon research

Edgar Lyon and family papers, 1915-1971

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2341 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Publications written by the Lyon family.

Dates: Other: 1915-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2341, Thomas Edgar Lyon, Sr. collection

Esaias Edwards autobiography and diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 184
Scope and Contents Handwritten autobiography and diary. The account is retrospective until 1856. Edwards writes extensively about his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1839, life at Nauvoo, Illinois, and the death of two of his wives. There is a lengthy discussion in the opening pages of the diary about astronomy and a family cooperative city, "Edwardsville," which he hoped to build. Edwards made the overland journey from Iowa to Salt Lake City in 1848 by ox team and writes briefly about the scarcity of feed...
Dates: 1856-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Esaias Edwards autobiography and diary

Elders at the first conference at Nauvoo since the expulsion of 1846 : photographed in front of the the Joseph Smith Mansion

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233623732]
Identifier: MSS 2191
Scope and Contents

An oversize photograph, a newspaper clipping entitled: "Mormons Visit Nauvoo". A brief biography of Gilbert Morse Burr (1881-1982), one of the missionaries in the photograph, is enclosed. It was written by his daughter, Ardys Burr Crane.

Dates: 1905 September 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elders at the first conference at Nauvoo since the expulsion of 1846 : photographed in front of the the Joseph Smith Mansion

Orson Hyde Elliott autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364256]
Identifier: MSS 2059
Scope and Contents

Writes of his family's conversion to the Mormon Church prior to his birth; move to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1844; Iowa, 1846; and Utah, 1852. Discusses his disillusionment with Mormonism; and travels in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Includes mention of Brigham Young; plural marriage; Corinne, Utah; and several other topics. Some characters and words are difficult to read in this multi-generation photocopy.

Dates: 1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson Hyde Elliott autobiography

Emmeline B. Wells ledger book, 1892-1895

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31197232549466], Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 805
Scope and Contents

Ledger book used by Emmeline B. Wells to record membership in the Utah Suffrage Association between December 23, 1892 and May 20, 1895 (pages 6-18); and a verbatim handwritten copy of the minutes of the Female Relief Society in Nauvoo, Illinois, taken from the original record created from March 17, 1842 to March 16, 1844.

Dates: 1892-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 805, Emmeline B. Wells collection

Appleton Milo Harmon autobiography and diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 75
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries. Includes several pages of family genealogy. Volume 1 describes Harmon's overland journeys in 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850. Harmon traveled from Nebraska to the Upper Platte Ferry (1847), from Nebraska to Salt Lake City (1848), from Salt Lake City to the Upper Platte Ferry (1849), and from Salt Lake City to the East Coast to serve a mission to England (1850). Harmon writes about weather, Indian encounters, and the nature of the trail. Volume 2 describes Harmon's overland...
Dates: 1850-1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Appleton Milo Harmon autobiography and diary

Harold F. Nufer collection of the Lorin Farr papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4221
Scope and Contents

The collection primarily consists of research materials (photocopies, manuscripts, etc.) compiled by the Winslow Farr Sr. Family Organization and Amy Oaks Long to write a biography of Lorin Farr. However, two original documents, including a ledger containing family biographical information, are also included.

Dates: 1820-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harold F. Nufer collection of the Lorin Farr papers

History of William Adams written by himself January 1894 age 72 years

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329838]
Identifier: MSS SC 3089
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is a 26 page autobiography of William Adams. Adams describes how was born in Ireland on January 8, 1822. He was raised a Protestant but joined the Mormon Church in 1842. He migrated to the United States up the Mississippi River. He settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, where he worked as a stone mason on the Nauvoo Temple. Adams was present at a meeting after the death of Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church. "I heard a voice...
Dates: 1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of William Adams written by himself January 1894 age 72 years

Jacob and Sarah Warnock Scott family history / written and edited by James W. Scott

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115550]
Identifier: MSS 9292
Scope and Contents Contains a compact disc labeled, "Jacob and Sarah Warnock Scott Family History; Written and Edited by James W. Scott; June 2002." The CD contains a PDF document of the family history of James Scott, starting with Jacob and Sarah Warnock Scott when they left Scotland and continuing through their time in Nauvoo. It includes the lives of many of their descendant and documents their experiences as early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their missions, and their...
Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob and Sarah Warnock Scott family history / written and edited by James W. Scott

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