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Eliza Ann Bennion diary
Bennion family papers
Bennion family record book
Handwritten record book of the Bennion family. The item contains lists of family members, financial records, reports on family reunions, and miscellaneous materials.
Howard S. Bennion genealogies
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.
Ira Bennion diary
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.
John E. Bennion diaries
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.
John E. Bennion letters
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.
Mervyn Sharp Bennion
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.
Ezra Taft Benson address
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.
Ezra Taft Benson letter
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.