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Eliza Ann Bennion diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1128
Scope and Contents Includes a 149-page holograph diary kept by Eliza Ann Bennion from 1871 to 1876, while living on the "Bennion Ranch" near Vernon, in Rush Valley, Utah. Records the daily activities of a young woman in 19th century Utah, including helping her mother, doing chores, and going to church and school. She also tells of visits to family members in Taylorsville, Utah. Most entries are brief and recount simple incidents. Also includes a typed transcript, dated 1996, prepared by her granddaughter, Dawn...
Dates: 1871-1876; 1996

Bennion family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1472
Scope and Contents Collection consists of materials by and about the John Bennion family residing in the Taylorsville, Utah, area in the mid to late 19th century. Of particular focus are the missionary diaries of John Bennion, his son Samuel Roberts Bennion, and Samuel's daughter Laura Bennion Dimond. Also includes genealogical information about the Bennion family's ancestors and family history documents and information about their descendants. Primarily consists of original journals, photographs and...
Dates: approximately 1842-1971

Bennion family record book

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1944
Scope and Contents

Handwritten record book of the Bennion family. The item contains lists of family members, financial records, reports on family reunions, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1904-1946

Howard S. Bennion genealogies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1889
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, family group sheets, parish registers, maps, notes, and genealogies. The materials relate to Bennion's genealogy and his efforts to learn more about his ancestors.

Dates: 1913-1967

Ira Bennion diary

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1943
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Bennion records his activities from the time he left Salt Lake City, Utah through his first year as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England.

Dates: 1894

John E. Bennion diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 981
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten diaries. Bennion writes about his life in the Taylorsville area of Utah and in Rush Valley and Long Valley, Utah. He also lived for a time in Nevada. Bennion was married polygamously, participated in the Utah War of 1857-1858, had an encounter with an Indian in 1858, saw the first handcart company arrive in Salt Lake City in 1856, served on a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and participated in many other activities.

Dates: 1855-1877

John E. Bennion letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2710
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters written from Nauvoo, Illinois. Bennion writes to family members concerning plans of his parents to migrate to the United States from England, the need for a strong family organization, and the economic and social conditions in Nauvoo.

Dates: 1843-1844

Mervyn Sharp Bennion

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2138
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Mervyn Bennion. Mervyn was born and raised in Vernon, Utah, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was the Captain on board the U.S.S. West Virginia at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was killed in the attack.

Dates: circa 1960

Ezra Taft Benson address

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2877
Scope and Contents

A handwritten copy of a speech delivered while Benson was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Concerns government and individuals and specifically refers to post-World-War-II Russia. Includes two transcriptions of the speech, one handwritten and one typed; the latter was prepared by the Brigham Young University Department of Special collections and Manuscripts.

Dates: approximately 1950

Ezra Taft Benson letter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1260
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 31 July 1963 and addressed to Joseph Fielding Smith (1876-1972). The document concerns the book "The Politician," by Robert Welch and refers to a "Socialist-Communist" conspiracy against the United States.

Dates: 1963 July 31

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