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Young, John W. (John Willard), 1844-1924

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1844 - 1924

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Deseret Museum receipt book and miscellaneous correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1383
Scope and Contents

Receipt book for donations and deposits to the Deseret Museum and 20 letters and other miscellaneous items relating to museum business and acquisitions. Several of the items are written by or are about John W. Young, the museum's proprietor; Joseph L. Barfoot, the museum's curator; and James E. Talmage, a scientist and lecturer associated with the museum.

Dates: 1870-1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Deseret Museum receipt book and miscellaneous correspondence

J. Wesley Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312818]
Identifier: MSS SC 1450
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of handwritten letter by J. Wesley Young in New York to his sister Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding in California. Young informs his sister of the death of their father John W. Young on March 10, 1924.

Dates: 1924
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. Wesley Young letter

John W. Young letter press book

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286845]
Identifier: Vault MSS 156
Scope and Contents

Letter press copies of handwritten letters and carbon copies of typewritten letters. The materials are dated from 17 May 1887 to August 1888 and deal with a wide range of business matters.

Dates: 1887-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John W. Young letter press book

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Correspondence 2
Businessmen -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Apostles 1
Latter Day Saints -- New York (State) -- History 1
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Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
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