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Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:

E. Kent Kane research on Thomas L. Kane, 1846-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 9 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, biographical sketches, clippings, and notes gathered by Kane on the life of Thomas L. Kane (1822-1883). Materials date from between 1846 and 1977.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1846-1977

Elisha Kent Kane papers, 1869-1929

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 7 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, notes, pamphlets, clippings, and other materials by Kane. Materials document his activities, including his work at the hospital and his family relationships. Materials date from between 1869 and 1929.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1869-1929

Elisha Kent Kane papers, 1936, 1891

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains four papers related to the life and activities of Kane. These include an unsent letter written by Elisha expressing his affection for one "Florence," a typed statement expressing his resolution not to court Zella Hays for three months in an effort to overcome his feelings for her, and noting his mother's disdain for those feelings, and two papers concerning camping. Materials date between 1891 and 1936.

Dates: Other: 1936; Other: 1891

Elizabeth D. Kane correspondence, 1912

 Sub-Series — Box 40: Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232551066]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 7 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter from Kane relating to a family outing. Item dates from 1912.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1912

Elizabeth Wood Kane autobiography, 1869

 Sub-Series — Box 31: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232550969], Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a typescript copy of Elizabeth Wood Kane's autobiography, "The Story of the Mother of the Regiment". It focuses on on Elizabeth's life during the Utah War and the Civil War. She also writes about the founding of Kane, Pennsylvania and about her husband, Thomas L. Kane, going to Utah in 1857 and fighting in the Civil War. There are some marginal notes and underlining by Elizabeth's son, Elisha Kent Kane. Dated 1869.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1869

Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence, 1857-1894

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232551009], Folder: 9-14
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence by Kane written between 1857 and 1894. Most of the letters are to members of the Kane family, and include information on family activities and travels. Also includes correspondence related to Kane's research on Silas Freeman.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1857-1894

Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence and other material, 1830-1909

 Sub-Series — Box 25: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232550886]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, programs, and other material by Kane. The correspondence is primarily with family members, and deals with concerns. Also includes materials related to her work with the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Materials date from between 1830 and 1909.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1909

Elizabeth Wood Kane history of the settlement of Kane, Pennsylvania, 1868-1869

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains two copies of Kane's two-volume history of the settlement of Kane, Pennsylvania. One is a hand-written manuscript, while the other is a carbon-copy of a typeset edition. The book is about the founding of Kane, Pennsylvania by Kane and her husband in the mid-1800s. It mostly relates personal experiences relating to her time there, and is dedicated to her grandchildren. Items date from about 1868.

Dates: Other: 1868-1869

Elizabeth Wood Kane journals, 1853-1909

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains original and typescript copies of journals by Elizabeth Wood Kane, as well as letters, clippings, and ephemera found in the volumes. The journals describe family activities, her travels, and her work in the temperance movement. Materials date from between 1853 and 1909.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1853-1909

Elizabeth Wood Kane papers, 1830-1921

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains Kane's manuscripts, including her fourteen diaries, beginning in 1853 and ending in 1909, although there are numerous gaps in their coverage. The first nine date before her husband's death, and include accounts of his life. Also includes the papers of her father, William Wood, as well as Kane's mostly unpublished work.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1921

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Type
Archival Object 85
Collection 5
 
Subject
Utah -- History -- 19th century 49
Utah -- History -- 19th century -- Photographs 49
Letters 43
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 34
Immigration and American Expansion 33
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Pioneers 33
Kane (Pa.) -- History 31
Photographs 28
Kane (Pa.) -- Photographs 17
Notes 17
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 15
Utah -- Photographs 15
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 13
Mormons -- Photographs 13
Manuscripts 12
Latter Day Saints 11
Home and Family 10
Latter Day Saint churches 10
Social Life and Customs 10
Diaries 8
Kane (Pa.) 6
Articles 5
Biographies 5
Books 5
Business enterprises -- Pennsylvania 4
Photograph albums 4
Account books 3
Pamphlets 3
Autobiographies 2
Buildings -- Utah -- Photographs 2
Camping 2
England -- Photographs 2
Lithographs 2
Maps 2
Material Types 2
Plants -- Specimens 2
Programs 2
Railroads -- Pennsylvania 2
Real estate development -- Pennsylvania 2
Receipts (Acknowledgments) 2
Scotland -- Photographs 2
Typescripts 2
Women physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Kane 2
Alaska -- Discovery and exploration 1
Archives -- Acquisitions 1
Bank statements 1
Bills 1
Book covers 1
Buildings -- Photographs 1
Business cards 1
CD-ROMs 1
Cambridge (England) -- Photographs 1
Cooking, American 1
Correspondence 1
Daybooks 1
Deeds 1
Drafts (Documents) 1
England -- Description and travel 1
Etchings (Prints) 1
Financial records 1
France -- Description and travel 1
Genealogies 1
German poetry 1
Home economics 1
Images 1
Insurance 1
Kane (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs 1
Lists 1
Manuscripts for publication 1
Mexico -- Colonization 1
Mexico -- Description and travel 1
New York (N.Y.) -- Photographs 1
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Photographs 1
Notebooks 1
Obituaries -- United States 1
Oxford (England) -- Photographs 1
Passports 1
Pennsylvania -- Politics and government 1
Periodicals 1
Persons -- Photographs 1
Philosophy 1
Printed ephemera 1
Recipes 1
Religion 1
Research (Documents) 1
Silk industry -- Utah 1
Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
Temperance -- United States 1
Transcripts 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 1
Utah -- Description and travel 1
Washington (D.C.) -- Photographs 1
West (U.S.) 1
West (U.S.) -- Politics and government 1
Wills 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
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