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File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 60
Scope and Contents
Typescript (plus carbon copy) of an autobiography written by Watkins which gives a life history from his birth until his arrival in Utah in 1852. Also includes a typewritten biography of Watkins from 1852 to his death, written by his daughter, Aurilla Watkins Whipple. Also includes a typescript of Watkins' certificate of United States citizenship and a letter from the donor.
Dates:
1827-1911
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 604
Scope and Contents
40 portraits of people from around the end of the 19th century. The photographs are mainly taken in Iowa, but they are also taken in Illinois and Missouri.
Dates:
ca 1820-1929
Collection
Identifier: MSS 9381
Scope and Contents
Contains letters sent by WWII naval officer William Graydon Watrous to his family, while serving in the war in India and other locations. Also includes a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by his mother, Adeline Ruland Watrous, during the war. Also includes military documention and research collected by his son, Steven B. Watrous, and by William Graydon Watrous on William's service. Materials dated 1940 to 2007.
Dates:
1940-2007
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7997
Scope and Contents
Contains accounts of Jack Watson's shepherding in Tooele County, biographical information (like date of birth, parents' names, wives' and children's names), and ledgers for his financial accounts. Includes his written reflections on life events, such as the death of his daughter Phyllis, and daily interactions. Contains financial ledgers for individuals, including P. P. Anderson, Andrew Larsen, Ed Madsen, and others and sheets tracking their purchases and his own (buying goods like leather...
Dates:
1886-1943
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 302
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed bill of sale in Spanish (1 page). Watson affirms that she has sold a mulatto slave to Frost Thorn, in the "Free State of Coahuila & Texas District of Aise." The item is dated 9 June 1832.
Dates:
1832 June 9
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8095
Scope and Contents
Contains a letter from Watson written to his daughter, Grace B. Lewis, in 1906 regarding affairs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite).
Dates:
1906
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2268
Abstract
This collection, containing letters and newspaper articles, has been organized into folders by year, starting in 1860 and going through 1922.
Dates:
1860-1922
Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 40
Scope and Contents
Thirteen handwritten and signed letters from G.D. (George Darling) Watt, twelve of which are addressed to his wife, Martha D. Watt, also referred to by George as "Mattie." Ten of the items are the originals while the remaining three are photostat copies. George Watt, a polygamist, writes about family matters and relationships with his wives, his activities in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper, the Church of Zion, and his employment with Brigham Young, the second president...
Dates:
1867-1875
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 486
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary and prison records. Watts kept the diary while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bristol, England, area in 1875. Also included are records relating to Watts' incarceration in the Utah prison for polygamy in 1888. Watts compiled a list of 668 men imprisoned for polygamy from 1884 to 1889. He included the date of sentencing, the length of the sentence, and the age of the prisoners. He also lists each man's home town. Also...
Dates:
1875-1889
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8469
Dates:
approximately 1854-1856
