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Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:

Harriet Amelia Kane papers, 1870-1891

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to the life and activities of Kane. These consist primarily of a series of composition books and two letters. The composition books contain mostly letters written by Harriet to her mother, father, and others, but later volumes include medical notes. The letters concern family matters, and a purchase made by a friend on Harriet's behalf. Materials date between 1870 and 1891.

Dates: Other: 1870-1891

John K. Kane papers on ancestors and relatives, 1773-1916

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains genealogical information, biographies, correspondence, receipts, and other materials related to Kane's ancestors and other members of the extended Kane family. Items document personal activities, family relations, business ventures and transactions, and other topics. Materials date from between 1773 and 1916.

Dates: 1773-1916

Kane family business and financial records, 1886-1943

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, bills, receipts, statements, ledgers, and other material relating to the Kane family's business activities. Includes information on the Kane Plumbing Company, Kane Gas Light & Heating, Kane Summit Hospital, and Kushequa Brick Company, as well as other enterprises. Materials date from between 1886 and 1943.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1886-1943

Kane family business correspondence, 1958-1965

 Sub-Series — Box 40: Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232551066]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 7 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence by members of the Kane family with various organizations, including letters from the Library of Congress inviting the family to donate the papers of Elisha Kent Kane. Materials date from between approximately 1958 and 1965.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1958-1965

Kane family business papers, 1844-1943

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, clippings, maps, and financial records relating to core family business activities, including the development of western Pennsylvania, the history of town of Kane, railroad investments, and other businesses. Materials date from between 1844 and 1943.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1943

Kane family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3190
Abstract The Thomas L. and Elizabeth W. Kane family collection, 1835-1931, contains a series of materials relating primarily to Thomas, Elizabeth, and three of their four children: Harriet Amelia Kane, Elisha Kent Kane, and Evan O'Neill Kane. Among these is an American Civil War pocketbook kept by Thomas L. Kane; an original patriarchal blessing given to Thomas at Council Bluffs by Mormon patriarch John Smith and recorded by Wilford Woodruff; a letter sent from Brigham Young to Thomas when the latter...
Dates: approximately 1835-1931

Kane family encased photographs, approximately 1845-1865

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 12 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains encased photographs, including ambrotypes and tintypes, collected by the Kane family. Most of the images are not identified. Materials date from between about 1845 and 1865.

Dates: approximately 1845-1865

Kane family ledgers, 1913-1931

 Sub-Series — Box 67: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197232570041]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 11 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains ledgers maintained by the family, dating from between 1913 and 1931. Includes information on personal finances, as well as family-owned enterprises.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1913-1931

Kane family letterbook covers and bindings, 1855-1859

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 11 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains the covers and bindings of letterbooks and other volumes previously owned by the Kane family. Materials date from between 1855 and 1859.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1855-1859

Kane family lithographs, date of production not identified

 Sub-Series — Box 63: Series 1; Series 3; Series 4; Series 11 [Barcode: 31197232570009]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains lithographic images of Thomas L. Kane and Brigham Young. Materials date from the mid- to late-1800s.

Dates: Majority of material found within date of production not identified

Additional filters:

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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