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Myron Alma Abbott autobiography
File — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 661
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography of Abbott written in 1917. Includes a description of Abbott's life including his birth in Weber County, and life in Tocquerville and Plymouth, Utah, before moving to Bunkerville, Nevada, in 1877. He describes the stay of the Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff, when he was in Bunkerville while dodging federal officials for polygamy. Also includes Abbott's marriage to Mary Leavitt in 1881 and life in Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, from 1886-1910, where he was involved...
Dates:
1917
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Bateman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 128
Scope and Contents
Contains materials documenting Samuel Bateman's personal and family life. Included are some of Bateman's handwritten diaries for the years 1886-1888, 1899-1901, and 1901-1909. Also included are typescripts, microfilm, and scanned copies of these diaries, and typescripts of some correspondence to and from Samuel Bateman, dated 1868-1886. His correspondence discusses guarding John Taylor and his friendship with Wilford Woodruff, who were both Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dates:
1868-2016
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Thomas Walter Brookbank reminiscences
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 799
Scope and Contents
Consists of three separate manuscripts: "Religious Experiences of Thomas Walter Brookbank," "Travels and Threads of Experience," and "A Soldier's Recollections." These autobiographies recount the author's early life and conversion to Mormonism, his experiences in the Civil War (1861-1865), life in Utah and the Mormon settlements in eastern Arizona, and missionary activities in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Great Britain.
Dates:
1922
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
David John Buerger term papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1465
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typed term papers entitled "Brigham Young University: The Unvarnished Reality," and "Politics and Inspiration: An Historical Analysis of the Woodruff Manifesto." The items are controversial works on the role of education in the Mormon Church and the changes in the Mormon doctrine of "plural marriage."
Dates:
1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Bush family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2217
Abstract
This collection, containing letters, journals, newspaper articles, and other family correspondence, has been organized into folders by year, starting in 1846 and ending in 1960.
Dates:
1846-1960
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Q. Cannon letter to Wilford Woodruff
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 743
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter to Wilford Woodruff written from the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. The item expresses Cannon's concern about a bill before Congress that would "Bind the Mormon people hand and foot" in order to "dispose of them" Cannon argues for constitutional rights for the Mormons, self-government in Utah, and victory in the "war against us."
Dates:
1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
C. W. Carter composite photograph of Salt Lake Temple
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8233
Scope and Contents
Photograph by Carter from 1892 containing images taken during the construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle and the Salt Lake Temple, with the dates of the pictures. It also contains portraits of Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff and some short quotes about the construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple.
Dates:
approximately 1892
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
H. H. Cluff cartes-de-visite and tintypes
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 282
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 170 photographs and four tintypes. All images are cartes-de-visite of Provo and Utah residents. Includes images of Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, and Emma Smith. Collection also includes a photocopy of the complete album as originally created by H.H. Cluff, available in the collection case file.
Dates:
approximately 1860-1916
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Copies of revelations
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1857
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten booklets. One booklet is a list of people which were persecuted and imprisoned for polygamy in Utah and Idaho. The other item includes copies of a "revelation" (26 Jan. 1880) by the Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff, concerning obedience to the Mormon Church and an excerpt from his journal on the dedication of the St. George Temple in 1877; a list of 28 women believed to have been "sealed" to Joseph Smith (1805-1844); "testimonies" of Mormon Church members; a "revelation"...
Dates:
1869-1900
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Crockwell & Ottinger photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS P 31
Scope and Contents
Collection includes six silver gelatin print photographs by Crockwell & Ottinger taken between 1883 and 1886. Includes an image of Wilford Woodruff, as well as Utah landscapes.
Dates:
1883-1886
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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