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Contains 53 Results:

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 February 26

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter written to Orson F. Whitney's mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, apologizing for the lateness of his letter and telling her about his studies. Dated February 26, 1877.

Dates: 1877 February 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 April 4

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter written to Orson F. Whitney's mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he appreciates her more now that he's out on his own and saying that his friends haven't been writing him as much . Dated April 4, 1877.

Dates: 1877 April 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 June 8

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, recounting an experience where he testified of the gospel to a woman in Ohio. Dated June 8, 1877.

Dates: 1877 June 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 July 15

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he is glad she was baptized for her health. Dated July 15, 1877.

Dates: 1877 July 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Horace K. and Helen Mar Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Horace K. Whitney, 1877 August 9

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter from Orson F. Whitney to his father, Horace K. Whitney. Dated August 9, 1877.

Dates: 1877 August 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 September 28

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, describing his feelings about God and the gospel. He quotes something Wilford Woodruff, his mission president at the time told them about how to be a better missionary. Dated September 28, 1877.

Dates: 1877 September 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 October 5

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney saying that he's completed the eleventh month of his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated October 5, 1877.

Dates: 1877 October 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 November 12

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he ran into some old friends of his father's. Dated November 12, 1877.

Dates: 1877 November 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1877 November 28

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, saying that he's never been better physically or mentally than he is now and that he is traveling to Elyria soon. Dated November 28, 1877.

Dates: 1877 November 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

Orson F. Whitney letter to Helen Mar Whitney, 1878 January 17

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 15 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter from Orson F. Whitney to his mother, Helen Mar Kimball Whitney. The letter describes a situation that Orson recently defused where Brother Sharp's daughter married a Chinese man and Sharp was so angry that he was threatening violence toward his wife and daughter. Orson had to step in to show Sharp the error of his ways and urge him toward forgiveness. Dated January 17, 1878.

Dates: 1878 January 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 15, Orson F. Whitney papers / Orson F. Whitney correspondence / Orson F. Whitney correspondence with family / Orson F. Whitney letters to Helen Mar, Horace K., and Charles Spaulding Whitney

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