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Huntington Chapter collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1271
Abstract
Collection is comprised of typewritten biographies of residents of Huntington, Utah. Also included are several documents pertaining to the history of Huntington, Utah.
Dates:
1900-1960
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Oliver Boardman Huntington papers
Collection — Box: 3
Identifier: MSS 162
Scope and Contents
Collection contains diaries, ephemera, and patriarchal blessings produced by Oliver Boardman Huntington and his son, Oliver B. Huntington. Items document the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Latter-day Saint exodus to the West, and the establishment and early development of Utah. Materials date from between 1843 and 1932.
Transcriptions of most items also available.
Dates:
1843-1932
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Hyde family biographies
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 897
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of typewritten manuscripts. It includes the bound diary of William Hyde (1818-1874) and biographies of Rosel Hyde (1816-1903) and Heman Hyde (1788-1869). Also within the collection are Hyde family genealogies.William Hyde joined the Mormon Church in 1834, served in the "Mormon Battalion," came first to Utah in 1847, had three wives, and settled in Hyde Park, Utah where he served as the Mormon bishop. Rosel Hyde came to Utah in 1849, had...
Dates:
1970-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Isaiah Kempton letter to Asenath F. Sprague
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 687
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter from Kempton at Sunbury, Ohio to his sister-in-law Asenath Sweet of Strong, Maine. The letter discusses the Mormon migration and polygamy.
Dates:
1848
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Richard W. Jackson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3701
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of manuscript versions of religious articles produced by Jackson, including writings on the Creation, the Flood, the Crucifixion, and the Mormon pioneers. Also included is a translation of the Aalborn, Denmark History and the Writings of John Mills Wooley. Materials are dated 1976-2003.
Dates:
1976-2003
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ann Prior Jarvis autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3096
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Ann Prior Jarvis. Ann was born in England and joined the Mormon Church in 1848. Ann writes about an experience in which her daughter lived when she was expected to die. The doctor "came in the parlour as usual and he spoke very low and said: 'She is gone,' then I said, 'Yes sir, she is gone--into the kitchen.' He went with me into the kitchen. I know the change was so great he was frightened." She...
Dates:
approximately 1885
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Frederick Jarvis life sketch
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3099
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of George Frederick Jarvis, who was born on 16 June 1847 in Stepney, England. The item was written in the third person. Jarvis migrated to the United States with his family and came to Utah in 1860. He had problems with his feet while walking to Utah. He lived in Salt Lake City until 1861 when his family moved to St. George, Utah. He participated in military actions against Indians, married Eleanor Cannon on...
Dates:
approximately 1920
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Jenkins autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2641
Scope and Contents
Typewritten autobiography. Jenkins writes about his family joining the Mormon Church in England, their migration to Mosquito Creek, Iowa, where they lived for eleven years. Jenkins migrated to Farmington, Utah. He participated in the "Morrisite War" of 1862, helped other Mormons come to Utah, was married to three women, hid from federal officials who pursued him for "unlawful cohabitation," and served five months in jail on a charge of polygamy.
Dates:
approximately 1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Bengt Johnson autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 917
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a holograph autobiography. Bengt Johnson Sr. was a Swedish convert to the Mormon Church and was baptized in 1854. He came to Utah in 1862 and settled in Provo. His account largely tells of his adjustment to Mormonism.
Dates:
1910
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Chasta Johnson family history
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8460
Scope and Contents
Contains a family history written by Chasta Johnson. It outlines her ancestors' experiences joining the Church in England, moving to America, their struggle with persecution, pioneer expedition, and missionary work. She discusses how many of her relatives were the first Mormon missionaries to circumnavigate the globe, spending much of their time in Calcutta. Materials are dated approximately 1930-1950.
Dates:
Approximately 1930-1950
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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