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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters, 1902-1907

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7952 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains photocopies and transcripts of letters and postcards between Alvin and Amelia Smith, including correspondence from their courtship and during his missionary service in England. The letters discuss routine aspects of missionary work, such as finances and accommodations, investigators, companions and conferences, local attitudes, and events. Also includes descriptions of life in the Smith family, such as births and deaths, weddings, financial circumstances, and events of daily life....
Dates: 1902-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7952, Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters

Amelia Atkins Smith letters, 1905-1907

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7952 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Atkins's letters to her husband Alvin, written during the years he served his mission in London, England. The letters are primarily written from Salt Lake City, Utah. Original enclosures are included. Dated April 18, 1905 - April 19, 1907.

Dates: 1905-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7952, Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters

Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321272]
Identifier: MSS SC 2287
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters and typed copies of correspondence. Salisbury writes to the Mormon Church leaders Brigham Young (1801-1877), Orson Pratt (1811-1881), and John Taylor (1808-1887) requesting funds. One letter in the collection is from Brigham Young. Two of the items were written by Salisbury to her "Dear Sister" (probably her sister-in-law, Samantha) in 1853 and 1854 lamenting the death of a family member, "Jenkins."

Dates: 1853-1879
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence

Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7952
Scope and Contents Contains letters and postcards between the Alvin and Amelia Smith, including correspondence from their courtship and during his missionary service in England. The letters discuss routine aspects of missionary work, such as finances and accommodations, investigators, companions and conferences, local attitudes, and events. Also includes descriptions of life in the Smith family, such as births and deaths, weddings, financial circumstances, and events of daily life. Accompanying the letters are...
Dates: 1902-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters

Hyrum Jenkins Smith diaries and correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231211019]
Identifier: MSS 1631
Scope and Contents

Diaries and correspondence. Hyrum's correspondence is between family members and church leaders including his father, who was serving as a mission president in Canada, and Frederick Madison Smith (1874-1946), historian for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Dates: 1835-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hyrum Jenkins Smith diaries and correspondence

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Collection 3
Archival Object 2
 
Subject
Letters 4
Immigration and American Expansion 3
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- England 3
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- England -- Correspondence 3
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- England -- Photographs 3
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Postcards 3
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Photocopies 2
Photographs 2
Transcripts 2
Businessmen -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Church Government 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Correspondence 1
Diaries 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Canada 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Hancock County -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Correspondence 1
Material Types 1
Pamphlets 1
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