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Found in 870 Collections and/or Records:

E. Dale LeBaron oral history project on Africa

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1937
Scope and Contents

Collection contains recordings and transcriptions of oral history interviews conducted by E. Dale LeBaron while he was visiting Africa. These interviews are with converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from various countries of Africa. The items were transcribed by the College of Religious Instruction at Brigham Young University. Back-up copies of the transcriptions are included on floppy disks. The collection dates from 1979 to 2000.

Dates: 1979-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ann Gordge Lee autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227625453]
Identifier: MSS 5857
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a handwritten, incomplete version of Lee's autobiography. Ann Lee tells about her family's conversion to Mormonism in Australia, their emigration to Utah, and her life as a Mormon woman in southern Utah. She gives details of the brutal activities of Mormon leaders including those of John D. Lee, her husband. She converted to Catholicism later in her life. While the work makes references to historical events, the researcher is cautioned that much of the work seems to be pure...
Dates: 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Abiel Leonard letter to A. P. Stevenson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233616363]
Identifier: MSS 8883
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter from Leonard, missionary bishop of Salt Lake City for the Episcopal Church, to Miss A. P. Stevenson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated January 30, 1900. The letter notes the receipt of a note and gift from Miss Stevenson, mentions an outing he took to rest from his labors, and mentions sending a photograph of himself (not included). The letter is written on "Bishop's House" letterhead, and includes an envelope postmarked January 31, 1900.

Dates: 1900 January 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

J. H. Leonard certificate

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323823]
Identifier: MSS SC 2455
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed certificate dated 11 Nov. 1833. Leonard certifies that Eduard Helmer is a faithful member of the local Presbyterian Church. The certificate is written on two pages of a folded sheet of paper. On the interior portion is found an apparent effort at writing a fictional romantic story.

Dates: 1833 November 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Letter from John

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 3197230324029]
Identifier: MSS SC 2472
Scope and Contents Handwritten letter dated 10 Jan. 1858 and signed with "John." The item was addressed to "Ezekiel & Ellison" and written in Calaveras County, California. John writes about his life in California. "It is a lovely climate ... pass the remainder of my days away out here among the mountains of California with a good mining claim." He comments on the Mormons and their difficulties with the federal government. "I had thought somewhat of joining the Mormons. ... What is your opinion of this...
Dates: 1858 January 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Letter from Millie, Inland, Iowa

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328194]
Identifier: MSS SC 3273
Scope and Contents Letter dated 16 July 1866 from Inland, Iowa. This is a powerful letter of religious zeal from "Millie" to her "Parents, Brothers, and Sisters." In the letter, she describes an elaborate vision she had where God showed her "a cave in the hill." In the cave were some "little casks" and she "saw the rich gleam of gold near them." She also talks of buying some property which is like the one in her vision. It is not clear if the author is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates: 1866
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

G. C. Beamon letter to M. Badger and C. Hall

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241421]
Identifier: MSS SC 459
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a letter from Beamon to Methodist Church leaders in New York, appealing for aid and giving a description of Nauvoo during the exodus of the Mormons.

Dates: 1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Letter to Mrs. Breed

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331511]
Identifier: MSS SC 3027
Scope and Contents

Written by an unidentified missionary, probably Methodist or other Protestant who was preaching in Nephi, Utah. The item discusses the difficulties of missionary work among the Mormons. The letter is incomplete.



Dates: 1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Gus Levene music scores

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233235917]
Identifier: MSS 824
Scope and Contents

Handwritten music scores for the film "In This Holy Place." The item was arranged by Gus Levene. The film was shown at the vistor's center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Louis Ernest Dubois license

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343003]
Identifier: MSS 770
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed license. Such items were issued to transient priests authorizing them to say mass for one month in certain districts. The item is in Latin, and the date of the manuscript is uncertain.

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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