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Religion

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 870 Collections and/or Records:

Methodist Episcopal Church

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335314]
Identifier: MSS SC 3322
Scope and Contents

The Methodist Episcopal Church is an eleven-page paper regarding the history of that faith throughout the world and in Utah. It provides historical background, membership numbers, and a sum of property owned by the church. Additionally, an envelope from H. J. Grand & Co., Insurance and Loan Agents addressed to Rev. T. C. Iliff is contained in the collection.

Dates: 1846

Methodist Episcopal Church minutes

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 842
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten meeting minutes for annual church conferences held in Genesse County, New York, from 1810 to 1828. Also included are photocopies of printed books of meeting minutes covering the years from 1818 to 1830.

Dates: 1810-1830

Grant N. Mildenhall letter and newspaper clippings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323583]
Identifier: MSS SC 2385
Scope and Contents Photocopies of a typewritten letter, photographs, and newspaper clippings. The clippings were taken from the 1877 editions of Salt Lake Tribune newspaper. Mildenhall writes to "Duane" arguing that the whites killed during Utah's Black Hawk War (1865-68) and during other Indian uprisings in Utah were not killed by Indians but by Freemasons and Mormons. Mildenhall says that these and many other killings in Mormon and Utah history were done according to the Mormon doctrine of Blood...
Dates: 1877-1993

Milton V. and Sharon Maureen Backman personal papers, 1943-2013

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, journals, photographs, and other personal items of Milton Vaughn Backman and Sharon Richey Backman. Includes documents pertaining to the various trips the Bachman family made (including to locations like Aruba and Church history sites like Nauvoo, Illinois), family records including birth/death certificates, a list of callings Sharon Richey Backman had, and audio-visual materials including photographs, CDs, and VHS cassettes. Dated 1943-2013.

Dates: 1943-2013

Milton V. Backman Jr. personal papers, 1943-2013

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8785 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, photographs, journals, and other personal memorabilia of Milton Backman. Included documentation are documents pertaining to various vacations/trips Backman made to places such as Aruba and Carthage, Illinois, family records, birth/death/marriage certificates, audio-visual materials including CDs and floppy disks, and biographical information on Backman, his wife, and his parents. Dated 1943-2013.

Dates: 1943-2013

Miscellanies in prose and verse

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 31197233647400]
Identifier: MSS 8412
Scope and Contents Materials include Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, a manuscript written by Abraham Orchard in 1780 in Bath, England. In the preface Orchard reflects on his experiences with sin, repentence, religion, and God. The rest of the manuscript contains poetry, prose, songs, and prayers about marriage, daily life, children, nature, and religion. Only part of the book is filled up and there is a note written by someone else stating when Orchard died. There is no cover on the book, the binding is...
Dates: 1780

A. R. Miskin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8071
Scope and Contents

Contains the personal correspondence of A.R. Miskin, material for the Miskin Scraper Works in Ucon, Idaho, and also contains the family history papers of the A.R. and Lovina Miskin family including family group records, pedigree, charts, photographs, and other material from the Belnap, Hammon, and Miskin families of Utah, Idaho, and Kansas. Dates range from 1850-1998.

Dates: 1850-1998

Zadok C. Mitchell Elder's certificate issued to Caleb E. Summerhays

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227642094]
Identifier: MSS 3999
Scope and Contents

Elder's Certificate, Printed form. Contains information on Caleb E. Summerhays, ordained 20 March 1890, and received into the Sixth Quorum on same day, Salt Lake Stake. Signed by Zadok C. Mitchell, president, and N. Thompson, secretary, 24 March 1890.

Dates: 1890 March 24

June E. and Maida Russell Moody collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8406
Scope and Contents

Contains original documents, letters, and life histories about June and Maida Moody's ancestors and relatives. Most of the documents relate to Ellis Mendenhall Sanders. Also includes a will, notebooks, and other material from other family members, as well as life histories about Milton Moody and Harold Russell written by June Moody and Maida Moody respectively. Dated 1810 to 1985.

Dates: 1810-1985

Mormon Church temple records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2847
Scope and Contents

Handwritten lists of names of people for which temple work was done in various Mormon temples. The work was done for numerous persons from numerous different families.

Dates: 1928-1942; 1928-1942