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File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2273
Scope and Contents
Typewritten talk given in the fall of 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rebecca Bean lived in the Joseph Smith house from 1915 to 1939. She talks about the anit-Mormon sentiments of many of her neighbors and tells about how she and her husband, Willard Washington Bean, coped with these issues.
Dates:
1964
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1529
Scope and Contents
Softbound photocopy of a typewritten autobiography which includes a newsclipping from "The Church News." Willard W. Bean served the Mormon Church for 29 years and acquired many properties for the Mormon Church in New York State, including the Hill Cumorah.
Dates:
1880-1978
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2271
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography, a newspaper clipping, a Mormon Church blessing, and an essay. Also included are photocopies of handwritten letters received by Bean. These items include letters received from Mormon Church leaders Heber J. Grant and J. Golden Kimball. Bean was a missionary to the Southern States and lived in Palmyra, New York from 1915 to 1939.
Dates:
1893-1978
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9352
Scope and Contents
Contains a ward history titled, "Brief History of Tremonton Second Ward," compiled by the Tremonton Second Ward historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dated 1984. The history includes photographs, descriptions of the families in the ward, and the history and organization of previous wards. There are images of the members of the bishoprics ranging from 1927 to 1984. There are also two record books in the collection titled "Division Supervisors Roll and Record Book of...
Dates:
approximately 1954-1984
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 339
Abstract
Handwritten letters, family histories, genealogies, deeds, wills, cash receipts, statements, mementoes, and a draft exemption of Joseph Weaver. The materials were created by the Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio. Joseph Weaver was exempted from the draft during the American Civil War because he was able to get a substitute. This Joseph Weaver may have been Joseph Myrtle Weaver (1832-1913), an American author.
Dates:
1816-1901
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2293
Scope and Contents
George Beard materials: 7 cartons of art and art history books, ca. 1850s to 1920s; 1 carton of glass plates (exposed and unopened boxes); 2 cartons of photographic prints by Beard (early 20th century); Two cartons containing two early 20th c. cameras; 1 artist's easel and 1 camera tripod; 5 paintings (some may be by Paul Beard); 1 carton of lithographic prints. Paul Beard materials: 3 hand made musical intruments and ca. 1930s adding machine. Coalville Cooperative Records: (later Paul's...
Dates:
1850-1949
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9440
Scope and Contents
Travel diary kept by George Beard during a plein air painting and photography trip from Coleville, Utah, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the Grand Tetons. Includes brief entries from August 15 to October 10, 1889. Some entries mention photographs taken at different places, along with a corresponding number. A list of photographs taken is at the end of the diary, and images captured include Jackson Lake, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon of the Snake River, Smith's Lake, and Smith Fork. Also includes...
Dates:
1889 August-October
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 3
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of pictorial landscapes from Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Also includes photographs of the Beard family and other individuals.
Dates:
approximately 1880-1949
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1451
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts and photocopies collected by Davies while researching and writing a biography entitled, "George Beard, Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera," privately published, ca. 1974. Collection includes Beard's memoirs and correspondence, news clippings and biographies about him, a transcript of his funeral service, Beard family histories, photographs, and a short color film made by KSL-TV regarding Beard's life. Papers include materials authored by Lovenia Bullock Beard, Edna Beard Taylor,...
Dates:
1916-1974
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 328
Scope and Contents
Holograph documents (plus photocopies) which describe Beard's conversion to Mormonism, immigration to Utah, missionary experiences in England, and genealogical and historical information on Thomas Beard and his family. Reminiscence dated 1862.
Dates:
1887-1889
